WEST virginia legislature

2023 FIRST EXTRAORDINARY session

Introduced

House Bill 143

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

[Introduced August 6, 2023; Referred to the Committee on Finance]

A BILL supplementing and amending the appropriations 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 Health and Human Resources, fund 0525, fiscal year 2024, organization 0506 by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.

WHEREAS, The Governor submitted to the Legislature the Executive Budget Document dated January 11, 2023, which included a 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 years 2023 and 2024, less net appropriation balances forwarded for fiscal year 2023 and regular and surplus appropriations appropriated and recommended for the fiscal years 2023 and 2024: and

WHEREAS, The Governor submitted to the Legislature an Executive Message, dated August 6, 2023, which included an updated Statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, setting forth therein the cash balance as of July 1, 2023, and further included a revised estimate of revenues for the fiscal year 2024, less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular and surplus appropriations for the fiscal year 2024; and

WHEREAS, It appears from the Executive Message dated August 6, 2023, Statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, there now remains an unappropriated surplus balance in the Treasury which is available for appropriation during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024; therefore

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, to fund 0525, fiscal year 2024, organization 0506, be supplemented and amended by adding a new item of appropriation as follows:

Title II – Appropriations.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

DEPARTMENT OF health and human resources

58 – Consolidated Medical Services Fund

 (W.V. Code Chapter 16)

Fund 0525 FY 2024 Org 0506

General

Appro- Revenue

priation Fund

5a Behavioral Health Program – Surplus 63100 5,225,000

NOTE: The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to add a new item of appropriation in the aforesaid account for the designated spending unit for expenditure during the fiscal year 2024.