WEST virginia legislature

2021 third extraordinary session

Introduced

Senate Bill 3038

By Senators Blair (Mr. President) and Baldwin
(By Request of the Executive)

[Introduced October 15, 2021]

A BILL making a supplementary appropriation 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 Economic Development, Department of Economic Development – Office of the Secretary, fund 0256, fiscal year 2022, organization 0307, by supplementing and amending Chapter 11, Acts of the Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, known as the Budget Bill, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.

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 2022 less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular appropriations for the fiscal year 2022; 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 further included an estimate of revenues for the fiscal year 2022 less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular appropriations for the fiscal year 2022; and

WHEREAS, It appears from the Executive Message dated June 24, 2021, Statement of the State Fund, General Revenue there remains an unappropriated balance in the State Treasury which is available for appropriation during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022; therefore

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That Chapter 11, Acts of the Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, known as the budget bill, be supplemented and amended by adding a new item of appropriation to Title II, Section 1 thereof, the following:

Title II – Appropriations.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

 department of economic development

42 – Department of Economic Develompent –

Office of the Secretary

(WV Code Chapter 5B)

Fund 0256 FY 2022 Org 0307

                                                                                                                             General

                                                                                                            Appro-    Revenue

                                                                                                           priation         Fund

8     Directed Transfer................................................................         70000         $       10,000,000

       The above appropriation for Directed Transfer, (fund 0256, appropriation 70000), shall be transferred to the West Virginia Department of Economic Development (fund 3160).

NOTE: The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to increase an existing item of appropriation from the State Fund, General Revenue for the fiscal year 2022.