H. B. 2868
(By Delegates Michael, Doyle, Kelley,
Jenkins, Farris, Walters and Facemyer)

(Originating in the Committee on Finance)
(March 28, 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 education and the arts, division of culture and history, account no. fund 0293 fiscal year 1997, organization 0432, 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 February 12, 1997, which included a statement of the state fund, general revenue, setting forth therein the cash balance and investments as of July 1, 1996, and further included the estimate of revenues for fiscal year 1996-97, less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular appropriations for fiscal year 1996-97; 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 fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven, to account no. fund 0293, fiscal year 1997, organization 0432, be supplemented and amended by increasing the total appropriation by forty-two thousand nine hundred seventy-eight dollars as follows:
TITLE II--APPROPRIATIONS.
Sec. 1. Appropriations from general revenue.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE ARTS
42-Division of Culture and History
(WV Code Chapter 29)
Account No.
Fund 0293 FY 1997 Org 0432
General
Act-Revenue
ivityFund
5.Fairs and Festivals 122$42,978
The purpose of this bill is to supplement this account in the budget act for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven, by adding forty-two thousand nine hundred seventy-eight dollars to the existing appropriation for expenditure during fiscal year one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven.