WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2023 FIRST EXTRAORDINARY SESSION
Introduced House Bill 134
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 Arts, Culture, and History, Division of Culture and
4 History, fund 0293, fiscal year 2024, organization 0432, by supplementing and amending
5 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:
1 That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, to fund 0293, fiscal
2 year 2024, organization 0432, be supplemented and amended by adding new items of
3 appropriation as follows:
4 TITLE II – APPROPRIATIONS.
5 Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.
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6 DEPARTMENT OF ARTS, CULTURE, AND HISTORY
7 50 – Division of Culture and History
8 (W.V. Code Chapter 29)
9 Fund 0433 FY 2024 Org 0603
10 General
11 Appro- Revenue
12 priation Fund
13 5a Current Expenses – Surplus............................................... 13099 1,000,000
14 11a Capital Outlay, Repairs, and Equipment – Surplus............ 67700 3,000,000
NOTE: The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to supplement, amend and add new items of appropriation in the aforesaid account for the designated spending unit for expenditure during the fiscal year 2024.
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