H. B. 3020

(By Delegates E. Nelson, Ashley, Anderson, Williams, A. Evans, Boggs, Hamilton, L. Phillips, Butler, Espinosa, O’Neal)

(Originating in the House Committee on Finance)

[March 5, 2015]

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 State Fund, General Revenue, to the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety, Division of Corrections - Correctional Units, fund 0450, fiscal year 2015, organization 0608, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015.

            WHEREAS, The Governor submitted to the Legislature the Executive Budget document, dated January 14, 2015, which included a Statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, setting forth therein the cash balance as of July 1, 2014, and further included the estimate of revenues for the fiscal year 2015, less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular appropriations for the fiscal year 2015 and further included recommended expirations to the surplus balance of the State Fund General Revenue; and

            WHEREAS, It appears from the Executive Budget document, Statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, and the passage of House Bill No. 2769 and House Bill No. 2772 during the 2015 Regular Session of the Legislature, there now remains an unappropriated surplus balance in the State Treasury which is available for appropriation during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015; therefore

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

            That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, to fund 0450, fiscal year 2015, organization 0608, be supplemented and amended by adding a new item of appropriation as follows:

TITLE II - APPROPRIATIONS.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

AND PUBLIC SAFETY

73-Division of Corrections-

Correctional Units

(WV Code Chapters 25, 28, 49 and 62)

Fund 0450 FY 2015 Org 0608

                                                                                                                                      General

                                                                                                       Approp-               Revenue

                                                                                                         riation                   Fund

21a      Security System

21b       Improvements - Surplus (R). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    75501        $         7,100,000

            Any unexpended balance remaining in the above appropriation for Security System Improvement - Surplus (fund 0450, appropriation 75501) at the close of the fiscal year 2015 is hereby reappropriated for expenditure during the fiscal year 2016.

            The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to supplement, amend, and add an item of appropriation in the aforesaid account for the designated spending unit for expenditure during the fiscal year 2015.