Senate Bill No. 783

(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 12, 1998.]

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A BILL making a supplementary appropriation from the balance of moneys remaining unappropriated for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety- eight, in the department of health and human resources, division of human services - medical services trust fund, account no. fund 5185, fiscal year 1998, organization 0511, 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 has established that there now remains an unappropriated balance in the department of health and human resources, division of human services - medical services trust fund, account no. fund 5185, fiscal year 1998, organization 0511, available for expenditure 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 5185, fiscal year 1998, organization 0511, be supplemented and amended by increasing the total appropriation by fourteen million dollars in a new line item as follows:
TITLE II--APPROPRIATIONS.

Sec. 3. Appropriations from other funds.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES

131--Human Services--

Medical Services Trust Fund

(WV Code Chapter 9)

Account No.

Fund 5185 FY 1998 Org 0511

Act-Other
ivity Funds

4c Medical Services
4d Payment Backlog260 $14,000,000
The purpose of this supplementary appropriation bill is to supplement this fund in the budget act for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety- eight, by adding fourteen million dollars to a new item of appropriation for medical services payment backlog for expenditure during fiscal year one thousand nine hundred ninety- eight.