WEST virginia legislature

2023 first extRaordinary session

Introduced

House Bill 122

By Delegates Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) and Skaff
[By Request of the Executive]

[Introduced ; Referred

 to the Committee on the ]

A BILL supplementing and amending the appropriations of public moneys out of the Treasury from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, to the Department of Homeland Security, Division of Emergency Management, fund 0443, fiscal year 2024, organization 0606 by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.

Whereas, The Governor submitted an Executive Message to the Legislature on August 6, 2023, which included 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

Whereas, It appears from the Governor's Statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, there now remains an unappropriated surplus balance in the 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 0443, fiscal year 2024, organization 0606, be supplemented and amended to read as follows:

Title II – Appropriations.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

73 - Division of Emergency Management

(W.V. Code Chapter 15)

Fund 0443 FY 2024 Org 0606

General

Appro- Revenue

priation Fund

1 Personal Services and Employee Benefits 00100 $ 2,228,903

2 Salary and Benefits of Cabinet Secretary and

3    Agency Heads 00201 61,250

4 Unclassified 09900 21,022

5 Current Expenses 13000 51,065

6 Repairs and Alterations 06400 600

7 Radiological Emergency Preparedness 55400 17,052

8 SIRN…. 55401 600,000

9 Directed Transfer – Surplus 70099 12,000,000

10 Federal Funds/Grant Match (R) 74900 1,488,195

11 Mine and Industrial Accident Rapid

12         Response Call Center 78100 504,586

13 Early Warning Flood System (R) 87700 1,298,686

14 BRIM Premium 91300 96,529

15             Total $ 18,367,888

16 Any unexpended balances remaining in the appropriations for Federal Funds/Grant Match 17 (fund 0443, appropriation 74900), Early Warning Flood System (fund 0443, appropriation

18 87700), and Disaster Mitigation (fund 0443, appropriation 95200) at the close of the fiscal year 19 2023 are hereby reappropriated for expenditure during the fiscal year 2024.

20 From the above appropriation for Directed Transfer – Surplus (fund 0443, appropriation 21 70099) $3,000,000 shall be transferred to the Growth County Fire Protection Fund (fund xxxx) 22 and $3,000,000 shall be transferred to the County Fire Protection Fund (fund xxxx) and $6,000,000 shall be transferred to the Fire Protection Fund (fund 7158).

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