ENROLLED

Senate Bill No. 2

(By Senators Tomblin, Mr. President, and Boley,

By Request of the Executive)

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[Passed July 16, 1996; in effect from passage.]

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AN ACT expiring funds to the unappropriated surplus balance in the state fund, general revenue, for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety- seven, in the amount of eighteen million dollars from the revenue shortfall reserve fund, account no. fund 2038, organization 0201, activity 999, and making a supplementary appropriation of public moneys out of the treasury from the unappropriated surplus balance for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety- seven, to the governor's office, civil contingent fund, account no. fund 0105, fiscal year 1997, organization 0100.

Whereas, The Legislature finds that it anticipates that the funds available to assist flood victims and to fund other needed infrastructure and other projects throughout the state will fall short of that needed during the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven; and
Whereas, The revenue shortfall reserve fund has a sufficient balance available for appropriation in the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven; and
Whereas, By the provisions of this legislation there now remains an unappropriated surplus balance in the state treasury which is available for appropriation during the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven; therefore
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the balance of funds in the revenue shortfall reserve fund, account no. fund 2038, organization 0201, activity 999, be decreased by expiring the amount of eighteen million dollars to the unappropriated surplus balance of the state fund, general revenue, and that the total appropriation for fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven, to account no. fund 0105, fiscal year 1997, organization 0100, be supplemented and amended by increasing the total appropriation by eighteen million dollars as follows:
TITLE II--APPROPRIATIONS.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

8--Governor's Office

Civil Contingent Fund

(WV Code Chapter 5)

Account No.

Fund 0105 FY 1997 Org 0100

Act-General
ivity Revenue
Fund

1 Civil Contingent Fund-Surplus (R) 263 $ 18,000,000
The purpose of this bill is to expire the sum of eighteen million dollars from the revenue shortfall reserve fund, account no. fund 2038, organization 0201, activity 999, and to supplement the governor's office, civil contingent fund, account no. fund 0105, fiscal year 1997, organization 0100, in the budget act for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven, by adding eighteen million dollars to the existing appropriation.