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_ 52 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 49. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 end of each fiscal year, including interest thereon, shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon receipt of amounts from a settlement, judgment, verdict, or other court order relating to consumer protection claims regarding the marketing and distribution of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) products toward youth, such amounts shall be deposited into the Fund. Any amounts appropriated from the Fund shall be used, to the maximum extent possible, for efforts to prevent, abate, and cease the use of ENDS and other related nicotine products. I. Out of this appropriation, $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the second year from the Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Fund shall be transferred to the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth to support a youth vaping prevention campaign. J. Out of this appropriation, $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the second year from the Commonwealth Opioid Abatement and Remediation Fund shall be transferred to the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth to address the opioid crisis through a marketing campaign and classroom-based programmatic efforts. K. Out of this appropriation, $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000 the second year from the general fund is designated for supporting group violence intervention efforts as defined in Item 394, subection N of this act. 50. Medicaid Program Services (45600) $14,429,831 $14,429,831 Medicaid Fraud Investigation and Prosecution (45614) $14,429,831 $14,429,831 Fund Sources: Special $3,826,794 $3,826,794 Federal Trust $10,603,037 $10,603,037 Authority: Title 32.1, Chapter 9, Code of Virginia. 51. Regulation of Business Practices (55200) $6,786,546 $6,786,546 Regulatory and Consumer Advocacy (55201) $6,786,546 $6,786,546 Fund Sources: General $4,491,015 $4,491,015 Special $2,295,531 $2,295,531 Authority: Title 2.2, Chapter 5, Code of Virginia. Included in this Item is $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 the second year from special funds for the Regulatory, Consumer Advocacy, Litigation, and Enforcement Revolving Trust Fund as established in Item 48 of Chapter 966 of the Acts of Assembly 1994 and amended herein. The Department of Law is authorized to deposit to the fund any fees, civil penalties, costs, recoveries, or other moneys which from time to time may become available as a result of regulatory and consumer advocacy litigation, litigation in which the Office of the Attorney General participates, or civil enforcement efforts including, but not limited to, those brought pursuant to Article 1 (§ 3.2-4200 et seq.) and Article 3 (§ 3.2-4204 et seq.) of Chapter 42 of Title 3.2 of the Code of Virginia. The Department of Law is also authorized to deposit to the fund any attorneys' fees which from time to time may be obtained. Any deposit to, and interest earnings on, the fund shall be retained in the fund, provided, however, that any amounts contained in the fund that exceed $1,250,000 on the final day of the fiscal year shall be deposited to the credit of the general fund. In addition to the uses of the fund permitted by Item 48 of Chapter 966 of the Acts of Assembly of 1994, the fund may be used to pay costs associated with enforcement efforts pursuant to Article 1 (§ 3.2-4200 et seq.) and Article 3 (§ 3.2-4204 et seq.) of Chapter 42 of Title 3.2 of the Code of Virginia, costs associated with litigation initiated by the Office of the Attorney General, and costs associated with civil commitment procedures pursuant to Chapter 9 of Title 37.2 of the Code of Virginia. 52. Any judgment rendered pursuant to the Virginia Tort Claims Act shall be paid out of the state treasury under the direction of the Attorney General. Claims against agencies funded solely from the general fund shall be paid from the general fund. Claims against agencies funded by both general and nongeneral funds shall be paid from a combination of funds based upon the appropriations from such funds.