Senate Bill No. 543

(By Senators Whitlow, Anderson, Wagner, Chafin, Manchin, Helmick, Ross and Oliverio)

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[Introduced February 20, 1995; referred to the Committee
on Finance.]
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A BILL making a supplementary appropriation out of moneys, remaining unappropriated for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-five, to the department of transportation, "former" account no. 5376, "WVFIMS" account no. fund 0500, fiscal year 1995, organization 0801, supplementing and amending chapter one, acts of the Legislature, first extraordinary session, one thousand nine hundred ninety-four, known as the budget bill, by adding thereto a new line item of appropriation.

Whereas, It appears that there remains an unappropriated balance in the general revenue fund available for appropriation during the fiscal year 1994-1995, a part of which balance is hereby appropriated by the terms of this supplementary appropriation bill; therefore
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the total appropriation to "Former" account no., 5376, "WVFIMS" account no. fund 0500, fiscal year 1995, organization 0801, department of transportation, for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-five, as appropriated by chapter one, acts of the Legislature, first extraordinary session, one thousand nine hundred ninety-four, known as the budget bill, be supplemented and amended by adding thereto a new line item to thereafter read as follows:
TITLE II - APPROPRIATIONS.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

88--Department of Transportation

(WV Code Chapter 5F)

"Former" Account No. 5376

"WVFIMS" Account No.

Fund 0500 FY 1995 Org 0801

3a. Purchase of the Pocahontas and Bluestone branches of Norfolk Southern Railway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500,000
The purpose of this supplementary appropriation is to supplement and amend this account in the budget bill for fiscal year 1994-1995, by adding a new line item of appropriation in the amount of one million five hundred thousand dollars, to be available for expenditure upon the passage of the bill.