WEST virginia legislature

2024 first extraordinary session

Introduced

House Bill 108

By Delegates Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) and Hornbuckle

(By Request of the Executive)

[Introduced May 19, 2024]

A BILL supplementing and amending the appropriations of public moneys out of the Treasury from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, to the Department of Veterans’ Assistance, fund 0456, fiscal year 2024, organization 0613, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, by increasing existing items of appropriation.

WHEREAS, The Governor submitted the Executive Budget Document to the Legislature on January 10, 2024, containing a statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, setting forth therein the cash balance as of July 1, 2023, and further included the estimate of revenue for the fiscal year 2024, less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular and surplus appropriations for the fiscal year 2024, and further included recommended supplemental appropriations from the balance of the State Fund, General Revenue;

WHEREAS, The Governor submitted to the Legislature an Executive Message dated May 19, 2024, which included a revised estimate of revenues for the State Fund, General Revenue, for the fiscal year 2024; and

WHEREAS, It appears from the Executive Budget document, Statement of the State Fund, General Revenue and the Executive message, there remains an unappropriated balance in the State Treasury which is available for appropriation during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024; therefore

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, to fund 0456, fiscal year 2024, organization 0613, be supplemented and amended by increasing an existing item of appropriation as follows:

Title II – Appropriations.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS’ ASSISTANCE

92 - Department of Veterans’ Assistance

(W.V. Code Chapter 9A)

Fund 0456 FY 2024 Org 0613

       General

Appro- Revenue

priation Fund

13 Directed Transfer 70000 2,000,000

NOTE: The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to increase an existing item of appropriation in the aforesaid account for the designated spending unit for expenditure during the fiscal year 2024.