H. B. 2897


(By Delegates Proudfoot, Michael, Doyle, Leach, Farris, Seacrist and Cann)

(Originating in the Committee on Finance)


[April 8, 1997]



A BILL reducing, expiring and transferring public moneys out of the treasury from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated balance in the state fund, general revenue, to the solid waste management board, account no. fund 3288, fiscal year 1997, organization 0312, 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 the statement of the state fund, general revenue, setting forth therein the cash balances 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 fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven,; and
Whereas, It thus appears 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 amount of one million dollars from the unappropriated surplus balance be expired and transferred to account no. fund 3288, fiscal year 1997, organization 0312, and that the total appropriations for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven, be supplemented and amended by increasing the total appropriation by one million dollars as follows:
TITLE II--APPROPRIATIONS.

Section 3. Appropriations from other funds.

171--Solid Waste Management Board

(WV Code Chapter 20)

Account No.

Fund 3288 FY 1997 Org 0312

General
Act-Revenue
ivityFund
4 Landfill Assistance488$1,000,000
Any unexpended balance remaining in the appropriation for Landfill Assistance (fund 04163288, activity 528488) at the close of the fiscal year 1996-97 is hereby reappropriated for expenditure during the fiscal year 1997-98.
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 one million dollars to the existing appropriation for expenditure during the fiscal year one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven.
The appropriation is to be used to make a loan or loans for landfill assistance.