WEST virginia legislature

2024 REGULAR session

Introduced

House Bill 5483

By Delegates Coop-Gonzalez, Ridenour, Foster, and Foggin

Introduced February 06, 2024; Referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL supplementing and amending the appropriations 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 State of Texas for the acquisition of razor wire for the border, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.

Whereas, The Governor submitted an Executive Message to the Legislature on January 10, 2024, which included a Statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, setting forth therein the cash balance as of July 1, 2023, and further included the estimate of revenue for the fiscal year 2024, less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular and surplus appropriations for the fiscal year 2024, 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 Fund, General Revenue, there now remains an unappropriated surplus balance in the Treasury which is available for appropriation during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024; therefore

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, to fund acquisition by the state of Texas for razor wire at the southern border be supplemented and amended by creating a new item of appropriation as follows:

Title II – Appropriations.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

The State of Texas for acquisition of razor wire for the border

General

Appro- Revenue

priation Fund

7a State of Texas Razor Wire for the Border

Surplus……    xxxxx $100,000

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to make a supplementary appropriation to send to the state of Texas for acquiring more razor wire for the southern border.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.