WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2023 FIRST EXTRAORDINARY SESSION
Introduced House Bill 141
By Delegates Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) and Skaff
(By Request of the Executive)
[Introduced August 6, 2023; referred to the Committee on Finance.]
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1 A BILL supplementing and amending the appropriations of public moneys out of the Treasury from
2 the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund,
3 General Revenue, to the Department of Homeland Security, West Virginia State Police,
4 fund 0453, fiscal year 2024, organization 0612, by supplementing and amending the
5 appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.
1 WHEREAS, The Governor submitted to the Legislature the Executive Budget Document
2 dated January 11, 2023, which included a statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, setting
3 forth therein the cash balance as of July 1, 2022, and further included an estimate of revenues for
4 the fiscal years 2023 and 2024, less net appropriation balances forwarded for fiscal year 2023 and
5 regular and surplus appropriations appropriated and recommended for the fiscal years 2023 and
6 2024: and
1 WHEREAS, The Governor submitted to the Legislature an Executive Message, dated
2 August 6, 2023, which included an updated Statement of the State Fund, General Revenue,
3 setting forth therein the cash balance as of July 1, 2023 and further included a revised estimate of
4 revenues for the fiscal year 2024, less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular and
5 surplus appropriations for the fiscal year 2024; and
1 WHEREAS, It appears from the Executive Message dated August 6, 2023, Statement of
2 the State Fund, General Revenue, there now remains an unappropriated surplus balance in the
3 Treasury which is available for appropriation during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024; therefore Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
1 That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, to fund 0453, fiscal
2 year 2024, organization 0612, be supplemented and amended by adding a new item of
3 appropriation as follows:
4 TITLE II – APPROPRIATIONS.
5 Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.
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6 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
7 78 – West Virginia State Police
8 (W.V. Code Chapter 15)
9 Fund 0453 FY 2024 Org 0612
10 General
11 Appro- Revenue
12 priation Fund
13 5a Current Expenses – Surplus............................................... 13099 1,000,000
NOTE: The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to supplement, amend and add a new item of appropriation in the aforesaid account for the designated spending unit for expenditure during the fiscal year 2024.
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