Senate Bill No. 782

(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 10, 1998.]

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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 agriculture, account no. fund 0131, fiscal year 1998, organization 1400, all supplementing and amending the appropriation for the 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 the fiscal year 1997-98, less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular appropriations for the 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 the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-eight, to account no. fund 0131, fiscal year 1998, organization 1400, be supplemented and amended by increasing the total appropriation by ninety-five thousand eight hundred fifteen dollars in the line item as follows:
TITLE II--APPROPRIATIONS.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

EXECUTIVE

13--Department of Agriculture

(WV Code Chapter 19)

Account No.

Fund 0131 FY 1998 Org 1400

General
Act-Revenue
ivity Fund
1Personal Services 001$ 45,333
4Employee Benefits01016,982
5Unclassified (R)09933,500
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-eight, by adding ninety- five thousand eight hundred fifteen dollars to a new appropriation for the operation of Moorefield agriculture center for expenditure during fiscal year one thousand nine hundred ninety-eight.