WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2023 FIRST EXTRAORDINARY SESSION
Introduced House Bill 129
By Delegates Kelly and Skaff
(By Request of the Executive)
[Introduced August 6, 2023; referred to the Committee on Finance]
 Introduced HB 129
1 A BILL supplementing and amending Chapter 11, Acts of the Legislature, Regular Session, 2023,
2 known as the budget bill, as amended, in Title II from the appropriations of public moneys
3 out of the Treasury in the State Fund, General Revenue, to the Department of Economic
4 Development – Office of the Secretary, fund 0256, fiscal year 2024, organization 0307, by
5 supplementing and amending the 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:
4 That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, to fund 0256, fiscal
5 year 2024, organization 0307, be supplemented and amended to read as follows:
6 TITLE II – APPROPRIATIONS.
7 Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.
8 DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1
 Introduced HB 129
9 42 – Department of Economic Development –
10 Office of the Secretary
11 (W.V. Code Chapter 5B)
12 Fund 0256 FY 2024 Org 0307
13 1 Personal Services and Employee Benefits................... 00100 $ 4,261,881
14 2 Unclassified................................................................... 09900 108,055
15 3 Current Expenses.......................................................... 13000 4,738,464
16 4 National Youth Science Camp....................................... 13200 241,570
17 5 Local Economic Development Partnerships (R)............ 13300 1,250,000
18 6 ARC Assessment.......................................................... 13600 152,585
19 7 Marshall University Research Corporation.................... 80701 500,000
20 8 Global Economic Development Partnerships (R).......... 20201 150,000
21 9 Guaranteed Work Force Grant (R)................................ 24200 988,088
22 10 Directed Transfer........................................................... 70000 15,000,000
23 10a Directed Transfer – Surplus........................................... 70099 25,000,000
24 11 Mainstreet Program....................................................... 79400 173,222
25 12 BRIM Premium.............................................................. 91300 3,157
26 13 Hatfield McCoy Recreational Trail................................. 96000 198,415
27 14 Total............................................................................... $ 52,765,437
28 15 Any unexpended balances remaining in the appropriations for Unclassified – Surplus 16
29 (fund 0256, appropriation 09700), Partnership Grants (fund 0256, appropriation 13100), 17
30 Local Economic Development Partnerships (fund 0256, appropriation 13300), Global
31 18 Economic Development Partnerships (fund 0256, appropriation 20201), and Guaranteed
32 19 Work Force Grant (fund 0256, appropriation 24200) at the close of the fiscal year 2023
33 20 are hereby reappropriated for expenditure during the fiscal year 2024.
2
 Introduced HB 129
34 21 From the above appropriation for Current Expenses (fund 0256, appropriation 13000),
35 22 $50,000 shall be used for the Western Potomac Economic Partnership, $100,000 shall be
36 23 used for Advantage Valley, $750,000 shall be used for the Robert C. Byrd Institute,
37 24 $548,915 shall be used for West Virginia University, and $298,915 shall be used for
38 25 Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College for the Mine Training and
39 26 Energy Technologies Academy.
40 27 The above appropriation to Local Economic Development Partnerships (fund 0256,
41 28 appropriation 13300) shall be used by the Department of Economic Development for the
42 29 award of funding assistance to county and regional economic development corporations
43 30 or authorities participating in the Certified Development Community Program developed
44 31 under the provisions of W.V. Code §5B-2-14. The Department of Economic Development
45 32 shall award the funding assistance through a matching grant program, based upon a
46 33 formula whereby funding assistance may not exceed $30,000 per county served by an
47 34 economic development or redevelopment corporation or authority.
48 35 The above appropriation for Directed Transfer (fund 0256, appropriation 70000) shall 36
49 be transferred to the Economic Enhancement Grant Fund (fund 3382).
50 37 The above appropriation for Directed Transfer – Surplus (fund 0256, appropriation
51 38 70099) shall be transferred to the Economic Development Fund (fund 9060).
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.
3