Senate Bill No. 536

(By Senators Craigo, Anderson, Bailey, Chafin, Helmick, Jackson, Love, Macnaughtan, Plymale, Prezioso, Sharpe, Walker, Boley, Dugan, McKenzie, Minear and Sprouse)

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[Originating in the Committee on Finance;


reported March 26, 1997.]

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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 military affairs and public safety, division of corrections - correctional units, account no. fund 0450, fiscal year 1997, organization 0608, 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 the fiscal year 1996- 97, less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular appropriations for fiscal year 1996-97.
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 0450, fiscal year 1997, organization 0608, be supplemented and amended by increasing the total appropriation by three million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars as follows:
TITLE II--APPROPRIATIONS.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC SAFETY

61--Division of Corrections--

Correctional Units

(WV Code Chapters 25, 28, 49 and 62)

Account No.

Fund 0450 FY 1997 Org 0608

General
Act-Revenue
ivityFund
5Payment to Counties and/or
6 Regional Jails229$2,400,000
10Inmate Medical Expense5351,350,000
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 three million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars to the existing appropriation for expenditure during the fiscal year one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven.