WEST virginia legislature

2021 second extraordinary session

Introduced

House Bill 208

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

[Introduced June 24, 2021; Referred to the Committee on Finance]

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 Transportation, State Rail Authority, fund 0506, fiscal year 2021, organization 0804, by supplementing and amending Chapter 11, Acts of the Legislature, Regular Session, 2020, known as the budget bill for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021.

WHEREAS, The Governor submitted to the Legislature the Executive Budget document, dated February 10, 2021, which included a Statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, setting forth therein the cash balance as of July 1, 2020, and further included an estimate of revenues for the fiscal year 2021, less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular appropriations for the fiscal year 2021; and

WHEREAS, The Governor submitted to the Legislature an Executive Message dated June 7, 2021 which included a revised estimate of revenues for the State Fund, General Revenue and a statement of the State Fund, General Revenue for the fiscal year 2021; and

WHEREAS, The Governor submitted to the Legislature an Executive Message dated June 24, 2021, which included a revised estimate of revenues for the State Fund, General Revenue and a statement of the State Fund, General Revenue for the fiscal year 2021; and

WHEREAS, It appears from the Statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, and Executive messages, there remains an unappropriated balance in the State Treasury which is available for appropriation during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021; therefore

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That Chapter 11, Acts of the Legislature, Regular Session, 2020, known as the budget bill

 fund 0506, fiscal year 2021, organization 0804, be supplemented and amended to read as follows:

Title II – Appropriations.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

 department of Transportation

78 – State Rail Authority

 (WV Code Chapter 29)

Fund 0506 FY 2021 Org 0804

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     General

                                                                                                     Appro-                                                                                                  Revenue

                                                                                                    priation                                                                                                        Fund

1   Personal Services and Employee Benefits...........................         00100..................................................................................... $     361,627

2   Current Expenses..................................................................         13000.....................................................................................      3,837,707

3   Other Assets (R)....................................................................         69000.....................................................................................      1,270,019

4   BRIM Premium......................................................................         91300.....................................................................................      201,541

5          Total................................................................................                    $     5,670,894

6          From the above appropriation for Current Expenses (fund 0506, appropriation 13000),

7       $3,550,000 shall be transferred to the State Rail Authority – Commuter Rail Access Fund

 8     (fund 8402).

9          Any unexpended balance remaining in the appropriation Other Assets (fund 0506,

10    appropriation 69000) at the close of the fiscal year 2020 is hereby reappropriated for

 11   expenditure during the fiscal year 2021.

NOTE: The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to amend an existing item of appropriation in the aforesaid account from the State Fund, General Revenue, for the fiscal year 2021.