H. B. 2908
(By Delegates Doyle, Michael, Laird, Compton, Farris, Campbell
and Leach)
(Originating in the Committee on Finance)
[April 8, 1997]
A BILL making a supplementary appropriation of public moneys out
of the treasury from the balance of moneys remaining as an
unappropriated surplus balance in the lottery net profits
fund, to the department of education and the arts,
educational broadcasting authority, account no. fund 3586,
fiscal year 1997, organization 0439, all supplementing and
amending the appropriation for the fiscal year ending the
thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety- seven.
Whereas, The governor submitted to the Legislature the
executive budget document, dated the twelfth day of February, one
thousand nine hundred ninety-seven, which included a statement of
the lottery net profits fund, setting forth therein the cash
balance and investments as of the first day of July, one thousand
nine hundred ninety-six, and further included the estimate of
revenues for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June,
one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven, less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular appropriations for the fiscal year
ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven; and
Whereas, It thus appearing from the governor's executive
budget document there now remains an unappropriated surplus
balance in the state treasury which is available for
appropriation during the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of
June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven; therefore
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That chapter eight, acts of the Legislature, regular
session, one thousand nine hundred ninety-six, known as the
b"Budget Bbill", be supplemented and amended by adding to Ttitle two
thereof, a new section, designated section eight-a, as follows:
TITLE II--APPROPRIATIONS.
Sec. 8a. Appropriations from lottery net profit surplus.
267a--Educational Broadcasting Authority
(WV Code Chapter 10)
"WVFIMS" Account no.
Fund 3586 FY 1997 Org 0439
Act-Lottery
ivityFunds
1 Capital Improvements-600
Capitol Street-Total-Surplus (R)723$1,200,000
Any unexpended balance remaining in the appropriation for
capital improvements-600 Capitol Street-total-surplus (fund 3586,
activity 723) at the close of the fiscal year ending the
thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven, is
hereby reappropriated for expenditure during the fiscal year
ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred
ninety-eight.
The purpose of this bill is to supplement the budget act for
the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand
nine hundred ninety-seven, by providing for a new item of
appropriation to be established therein to appropriate lottery
net profit surplus funds available in the fiscal year ending the
thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven, to
provide funding in the amount of one million two hundred thousand
dollars for the capital improvements at 600 Capitol Street.