H. B. 4358


(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegate Ashley)
[By Request of the Executive]
[Introduced February 12, 1998; referred to the
Committee on Finance.]



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 bureau of commerce -- division of natural resources, account no. fund 0265, fiscal year 1998, organization 0310, all supplementing, amending the appropriation for fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-eight.

Whereas, The governor submitted to the Legislature the executive budget document, dated January 14, 1998, which included a statement of the state fund, general revenue, setting forth therein the cash balance and investments as of July 1, 1997, and further included the estimate of revenues for fiscal year 1997-98, less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular appropriations for fiscal year 1997-98; and
Whereas, It 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-eight; 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-eight, to account no. fund 0265, fiscal year 1998, organization 0310, be supplemented and amended by increasing the total appropriation by six hundred eighteen thousand one hundred ninety-eight dollars as follows:
TITLE II--APPROPRIATIONS.

Sec. 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

BUREAU OF COMMERCE

79--Division of Natural Resources--

(WV Code Chapter 20)

Account No.

Fund 0265 FY 1998 Org 0310

General
Act-Revenue
ivity Fund

1 Personal Services001$556,109
3 Employee Benefits010 62,089
The purpose of this bill is to supplement this account in the budget act for fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-eight, by adding five hundred fifty-six thousand one hundred nine dollars to an existing appropriation for personal services and sixty-two thousand eighty-nine dollars to employee benefits for minimum wage increases for expenditure during fiscal year one thousand nine hundred ninety-eight.