WEST virginia legislature

2020 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 4490

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

[Introduced January 23, 2020; Referred to the Committee on Finance]

A BILL expiring funds to the unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 in the amount of $30,658,000 from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated balance in the State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund and making a supplementary appropriation of public moneys out of the Treasury from the unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 to the Department of Administration – Public Defender Services, fund 0226, fiscal year 2020, organization 0221; to the Department of Health and Human Resources – Division of Human Services, fund 0403, fiscal year 2020, organization 0511, and to the Department of Veterans’ Assistance – Department of Veterans’ Assistance, fund 0456, fiscal year 2020, organization 0613.

Whereas, The Governor submitted the Executive Budget Document to the Legislature on January 8, 2020, containing a statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, setting forth therein the cash balance as of July 1, 2019, and further included the estimate of revenue for the fiscal year 2020, less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular and surplus appropriations for the fiscal year 2020, and further included recommended expirations to the unappropriated surplus balance of the State Fund General Revenue; and

Whereas, It appears from the Governor’s Statement of the State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund, there now remains an unappropriated balance in the State Treasury which is available for expiration during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020; and

Whereas, It appears from the Governor’s Statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, and this legislation, there now remains an unappropriated surplus balance in the Treasury which is available for appropriation during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020; therefore

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the balance of the funds remaining as an unappropriated balance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 in the State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund be decreased by expiring the amount of $30,658,000 to the unappropriated surplus balance of the State Fund, General Revenue to be available for appropriation during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020;

And, that the total appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, to fund 0226, fiscal year 2020, organization 0221, be supplemented and amended by increasing an existing item appropriation as follows:

Title II – Appropriations.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

department of administration

27 – Public Defender Services

 (WV Code Chapter 29)

Fund 0226 FY 2020 Org 0221

                                                                                                                                               General

                                                                                                            Appro-                       Revenue                                                                                                           priation                         Fund

5     Appointed Counsel Fees – Surplus............................................ 43500          $        20,000,000

And, That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, to fund 0403, fiscal year 2020, organization 0511, be supplemented and amended by increasing an existing item of appropriation as follows:

Title II – Appropriations.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

Department of Health and human Resources

61 – Division of Human Services

 (WV Code Chapter 9, 48 and 49)

Fund 0403 FY 2020 Org 0511

                                                                                                                                               General

                                                                                                            Appro-                       Revenue                                                                                                           priation                         Fund

5     Medical Services – Surplus......................................................... 63300          $          5,158,000

And, That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, to fund 0456, fiscal year 2020, organization 0613, be supplemented and amended by increasing an existing item of appropriation as follows:

Title II – Appropriations.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

department of veterans’ assistance

83 – Department of Veterans’ Assistance

 (WV Code Chapter 9A)

Fund 0456 FY 2020 Org 0613

                                                                                                                                               General

                                                                                                            Appro-                       Revenue

                                                                                                           priation                         Fund

6     Veterans’ Nursing Home – Surplus (R)...................................... 29100          $          5,500,000

            Any unexpended balance remaining in the appropriation for Veterans’ Nursing Home – Surplus (fund 0456, appropriation 29100) at the close of the fiscal year 2020 is hereby reappropriated for expenditure during the fiscal year 2021.

NOTE: The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to expire funds from the aforesaid accounts to the unappropriated surplus balance of the State Fund, General Revenue for expenditure during the fiscal year 2020.