H. B. 2222
(By Delegates Kiss, Doyle, Petersen,
Leach, Walters, Wallace and Miller)
(Originating in the House Committee on Finance)
[January 23, 1995]
A BILL 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
Geological and Economic Survey, Account No. Fund 0253 FY 1995
Org 0306, 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 Account no. Fund 0253 FY 1995 Org 0306, chapter one, acts
of the Legislature, first extraordinary session, one thousand nine
hundred ninety-four, known as the Budget Bill, be supplemented by
adding thereto the following sums to the designated line items:
TITLE II--APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 1. Appropriations from General Revenue
46--Geological and Economic Survey
(WV Code Chapter 29)
"Former" Account No. 5200
"WVFIMS" Account No.
Fund 0253 FY 1995 Org 0306
4a.Mineral Mapping System (R) . . . . . . 610$1,500,000
4b.Geographic Information System (R) . . 611 500,000
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,000,000
The purpose of this bill is to supplement the aforesaid
account and items therein, with such amount being available for
expenditure upon the effective date of this bill and in the fiscal year 1994-95, thereby making the amount available for expenditure
from the above-referenced account during said fiscal year ending
June thirtieth, one thousand nine hundred ninety-five, a total of
$3,611,971.00. Any unexpended balances remaining in the
appropriation for Mineral Mapping System (fund 0253, activity 610)
and Geographic Information System (fund 0253, activity 611) at the
close of the fiscal year 1994-95 is hereby reappropriated for
expenditure during fiscal year 1995-96.
Note:The purpose of this bill is to provide a
supplementary appropriation to the geological and economic survey
to fund mineral mapping and geographic information systems. The
rationale for this appropriation is to establish a definitive
geological and economic data bank for the state and to create a
system for mapping minerals for the Tax Department to use to
implement a state-wide system of asssessing mineral interests.