WEST virginia legislature

2022 fourth extraordinary session

Introduced

House Bill 402

By Delegates Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) and Skaff
By Request of the Executive

[Introduced September 12, 2022; Referred
to the Committee on Finance]

A BILL making a supplementary appropriation by adding a new item of appropriation and increasing the expenditure 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 Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, fund 0620, fiscal year 2023, organization 0803, by supplementing and amending Chapter 11, Acts of the Legislature, Regular Session, 2022, known as the budget bill for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.

WHEREAS, The Governor submitted to the Legislature the Executive Budget document, dated January 12, 2022, which included a Statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, setting forth therein the cash balance as of July 1, 2021, and further included an estimate of revenues for the fiscal years 2022 and 2023 less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular appropriations for the fiscal years 2022 and 2023; and

WHEREAS, The Governor submitted to the Legislature an Executive Message dated September 12, 2022, which included an updated Statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, setting forth therein the cash balance as of July 1, 2022, and further included an estimate of revenues for the fiscal year 2023 less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular appropriations for the fiscal year 2023; and

WHEREAS, It appears from the Executive Message dated September 12, 2022, Statement of the State Fund, General Revenue there remains an unappropriated surplus balance in the State Treasury which is available for appropriation during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023; therefore

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That Chapter 11, Acts of the Legislature, Regular Session, 2022, known as the budget bill, be supplemented and amended by adding a new item of appropriation to Title II, Section 1 thereof, the following:

Title II – Appropriations.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIOn

77a – Division of Highways

 (WV Code Chapters 17 and 17C)

Fund 0620 FY 2023 Org 0803

                                                                                                                             General

                                                                                                            Appro-    Revenue

                                                                                                           priation         Fund

1     Directed Transfer - Surplus.................................................         70099         $       150,000,000

       The above appropriation shall be transferred to the Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, fund 9017.

NOTE: The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to add a new item of appropriation from the State Fund, General Revenue unappropriated surplus for the fiscal year 2023.