H. B. 2575

(By Delegates Burke, Browning, Warner, Doyle,
Miller, Walters and Wallace)

(Originating in the House Committee on Finance)
[February 17, 1995]


A BILL supplementing, amending, reducing and transfering betwen items of the existing appropriations within the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety, Division of Corrections, Correctional Units, "former" Account No. 3770, "WVFIMS" Account No. Fund 0450 FY 1995 Org. 0608, and making a supplementary appropriation of public money out of the treasury from the balance of all general revenues remaining unappropriated for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, one thousand nine hundred ninety-five, to the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety, Division of Corrections, Correctional Units, Account No. Fund 0407 FY 1995 Org.0506, chapter one, acts of the Legislature, first extraordinary session, one thousand nine hundred ninety- four, known as the "Budget Bill".
Whereas, The Governor submitted to the Legislature the Executive Budget Document, dated January 12, 1994, which included a statement of the state fund, general revenue, setting forth therein the cash balance and investments as of July 1, 1994, and further included the estimate of revenues for fiscal year 1994- 95, less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular appropriations for fiscal year 1994-95;
Whereas, The Legislature has heretofore and during the first extraordinary session, 1994, enacted a Budget Bill for fiscal year 1994-95 and certain supplementary appropriation bills for such fiscal year, all well within the governor's estimates of available revenues, thereby leaving revenues for further appropriation; and
Whereas, It thus appearing from the aforesaid and the Governor's Executive Budget Document that a sufficient balance of general revenue is available for further supplementary appropriation for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, one thousand nine hundred ninety-five; therefore,
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the items of the total appropriations within the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety, Division of Corrections, Correctional Units, "former" Account No. 3770, "WVFIMS" Account No. Fund 0450 FY 1995 Org. 0608, chapter one, acts of the Legislature, first extraordinary session, one thousand nine hundred ninety-four, be supplemented, amended, reduced, and transferred to read as follows:
TITLE II-APPROPRIATIONS
Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.
66-Division of Corrections-
Correctional Units
(WV Code Chapters 25, 28, 49 and 62)
"Former Account No. 3770
"WVFIMS" Account No.
Fund 0450 FY 1995 Org 0608
1.Personal Services ............ 001 $10,189,883
2.Annual Increment ............. 004 164,942
3.Employee Benefits ............ 010 3,909,562
4.Unclassified ................. 099 5,773,628
5.Payment to Counties and/or
6.Regional Jails .......... 229 3,584,000
7.Denmar Facility .............. 448 2,000,000
8.WV Penitentiary Transistion .. 532 5,204,430
9.Mt. Olive Correctional Complex 533 9,844,798
10.Northern Correctional Facility 534 4,423,440
11.Inmate Medical Expense ....... 535 2,259,100
12.Total.................... $ 47,353,783
The purpose of this bill is to supplement, amend, reduce and transfer between existing line items in the aforesaid accounts for the designated spending unit, and to further supplement the aforesaid account by making a supplementary appropriation from the balance of general revenue in the amount of $500,000.00 to the aforesaid account.