WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2022 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 4836

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

[Introduced February 25, 2022; Referred to the Committee on Finance]

A BILL supplementing and amending the appropriations of public moneys out of the Treasury in the State Fund, General Revenue, by decreasing items of appropriation to the Department of Economic Development - Office of the Secretary, fund 0256, fiscal year 2022, organization 0307; and by increasing items of appropriation to the Department of Commerce - Office of the Secretary, fund 0606, fiscal year 2022, organization 0327 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.

WHEREAS, The Governor submitted the Executive Budget Document to the Legislature on January 12, 2022, containing a statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, setting forth therein the cash balance as of July 1, 2021, and further included the revised estimate of revenue for the fiscal year 2022, less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular and surplus appropriations for the fiscal year 2022; and

WHEREAS, It appears from the Governor’s Statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, there now remains an unappropriated balance in the Treasury which is available for appropriation during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022; therefore

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

            That the total appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, to fund 0256, fiscal year 2022, organization 0307 be supplemented and amended by decreasing existing items of appropriation as follows:

Title II – Appropriations.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

42 – Department of Economic Development –

Office of the Secretary

(WV Code Chapter 5B)

Fund 0256 FY 2022 Org 0307

1     Personal Services and Employee Benefits........................         00100         $       686,550

3     Current Expenses...............................................................         13000                121,300

            And, That the total appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, to fund 0606, fiscal year 2022, organization 0327 be supplemented and amended by increasing existing items of appropriation as follows:

Title II – Appropriations.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

39 – Department of Commerce –

Office of the Secretary

(WV Code Chapter 19)

Fund 0606 FY 2022 Org 0327

                                                                                                                             General

                                                                                                            Appro-    Revenue

                                                                                                           priation         Fund

1     Personal Services and Employee Benefits........................         00100         $       686,550

5     Current Expenses...............................................................         13000                121,300

NOTE: The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to decrease and increase existing items of appropriation from the State Fund, General Revenue for the fiscal year 2022.

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