H. B. 2564
(By Delegates Michael, Doyle, Campbell, Pettit,
Warner and Farris)

(Originating in the Committee on Finance)

[March 14, 1997]

A BILL making a supplementary appropriation 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 administration, public defender services, account no. fund 0226, fiscal year 1997, organization 0221, all supplementing and amending the appropriation for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven.

Whereas, The governor submitted to the Legislature the executive budget document, dated the twelfth day of February, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven, which included a statement of the state fund, general revenue, setting forth therein the cash balance and investments as of the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-six, and further included the estimate of revenues for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven, less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular appropriations for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven; and.
Whereas, It thus appearing from the governor's executive budget document there now remains an unappropriated 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 total appropriation for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven, to account no. fund 0226, fiscal year 1997, organization 0221, be supplemented and amended by increasing the total appropriation by three million four hundred thousand dollars as follows:
TITLE II--APPROPRIATIONS.
Sec. 1. Appropriations from general revenue.
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION
29--Public Defender Services
(WV Code Chapter 29)
Account No.
Fund 0226 FY 1997 Org 0221
General Act-Revenue
ivityFund
5Appointed Counsel Fees and
6 Public Defender Corporations (R)127$3,400,000
The purpose of this bill is to increase the appropriation for appointed counsel fees and public defender corporations by adding three million four hundred thousand dollars to the existing appropriation for expenditure during the fiscal year one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven.