WEST virginia legislature

2019 regular session

Originating

Senate Bill 677

By Senators Blair, Boley, Hamilton, Maroney, Roberts, Swope, Sypolt, Takubo, Tarr, Facemire, Ihlenfeld, Palumbo, Prezioso, Stollings, and Unger

[Originating in the Committee on Finance; Reported on March 6, 2019]

A BILL supplementing and amending by increasing existing items of appropriation and adding a new item of appropriation of public moneys out of the Treasury in the State Fund, General Revenue, to the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Health, Central Office, fund 0407, fiscal year 2019, organization 0506; and to the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Human Services, fund 0403, fiscal year 2019, organization 0511, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019.

            Whereas, The Governor submitted to the Legislature a statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, dated January 9, 2019, setting forth therein the cash balance as of July 1, 2018; and further included the estimate of revenues for the fiscal year 2019, less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular appropriations for fiscal year 2019; and

Whereas, It appears from the Governor’s statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, and Executive Message, there now remains an unappropriated balance in the State Treasury which is available for appropriation during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019; therefore

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, to fund 0407, fiscal year 2019, organization 0506, be supplemented and amended by increasing an existing item of appropriation and adding a new item of appropriation as follows:

Title II – Appropriations.

Sec. 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES

57 – Division of Health –

Central Office

(WV Code Chapter 16)

Fund 0407 FY 2019 Org 0506

24   Health Right Free Clinics............................................................ 72700          $          1,000,000

24a Office of Medical Cannabis......................................................... #####                        269,202

And, That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, to fund 0403, fiscal year 2019, 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 Chapters 9, 48, and 49)

Fund 0403 FY 2019 Org 0511

                                                                                                                                               General

                                                                                                            Appro-                       Revenue

                                                                                                           priation                         Fund

7     Social Services............................................................................ 19500          $        23,579,700

NOTE: The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to increase existing items of appropriation and add a new item of appropriation in the aforesaid accounts for the designated spending units for the fiscal year 2019.