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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
FIRST EXTRAORDINARY SESSION
                Introduced House Bill 108
     BY DELEGATES HANSHAW (MR. SPEAKER) AND
                  HORNBUCKLE
          (BY REQUEST OF THE EXECUTIVE)
            [Introduced May 19, 2024]
     Intr HB 108
  A BILL supplementing and amending the appropriations of public moneys out of the Treasury
         from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated balance in the State Fund,
         General Revenue, to the Department of Veterans’ Assistance, fund 0456, fiscal year 2024,
         organization 0613, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year
         ending June 30, 2024, by increasing existing items of appropriation.
         WHEREAS, The Governor submitted the Executive Budget Document to the Legislature
  on January 10, 2024, containing a statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, setting forth
  therein the cash balance as of July 1, 2023, and further included the estimate of revenue for the
  fiscal year 2024, less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular and surplus
  appropriations for the fiscal year 2024, and further included recommended supplemental
  appropriations from the balance of the State Fund, General Revenue;
         WHEREAS, The Governor submitted to the Legislature an Executive Message dated May
  19, 2024, which included a revised estimate of revenues for the State Fund, General Revenue,
  for the fiscal year 2024; and
        WHEREAS, It appears from the Executive Budget document, Statement of the State
 Fund, General Revenue and the Executive message, there remains an unappropriated balance
 in the State 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 0456, fiscal
  year 2024, organization 0613, be supplemented and amended by increasing an existing item of
  appropriation as follows:
                                  TITLE II – APPROPRIATIONS.
         Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.
                          DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS’ ASSISTANCE
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     Intr HB 108
                                       92 - Department of Veterans’ Assistance
                                                 (W.V. Code Chapter 9A)
                                              Fund 0456 FY 2024 Org 0613
                                                                                                  General
                                                                                       Appro-     Revenue
                                                                                       priation Fund
 13 Directed Transfer ..............................................................   70000      2,000,000
              NOTE: The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to increase an existing item of appropriation in the aforesaid account for the designated spending unit for expenditure during the fiscal year 2024.
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