Senate Bill No. 584

(By Senators Love, Helmick, Sharpe and Edgell)

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[Introduced February 13, 2002; referred to the Committee

on Finance.]

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A BILL finding and declaring certain claims against the state and its agencies to be moral obligations of the state and directing the auditor to issue warrants for the payment thereof.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE.
§1. Finding and declaring certain claims against the adjutant general; air quality board; alcohol beverage control administration; appraisers licencing board; attorney general; auditor's office; board of accountancy; board of coal mine health and safety; board of embalmers and funeral directors; board of landscape architects; West Virginia state board of examiners for licensed practical nurses; board of optometry; board of pharmacy; board of physical therapy; board of professional engineers; board of psychologists; board of radiologic technologists; West Virginia board of examiners for registered professional nurses; West Virginia board of respiratory care; board of risk and insurance management; board of social work examiners; board of veterinary medicine; bureau of employment programs; bureau of senior services; consolidated public retirement board; department of administration; department of agriculture; department of education; department of education and the arts; department of health and human resources; department of military affairs and public safety; department of tax and revenue; West Virginia development office; division of banking; division of corrections; division of criminal justice services; division of culture and history; division of environmental protection; division of finance; division of forestry; division of highways; division of juvenile services; division of labor; division of motor vehicles; division of natural resources; division of personnel; division of protective services; West Virginia development office-division of tourism; educational broadcasting authority; environmental quality board; fire commission; division of general services; geological and economic survey; governor's office; education and state employees' grievance board; West Virginia health care authority; higher education policy commission; hospital finance authority; human rights commission; division of human services; division of information services and communications; insurance commissioner; joint expenses; library commission; lottery commission; massage therapy licensure board; division of miners health safety and training; municipal bond commission; office of emergency services; West Virginia prosecuting attorneys institute; public defender services; public employees insurance agency; public service commission; division of public transit; racing commission; real estate commission; regional jail and correctional facility authority; division of rehabilitation services; secretary of state; solid waste management board; supreme court; treasurer's office; division of veterans' affairs; veterans' home; water development authority; workers' compensation; ethics commission; West Virginia network; West Virginia parole board and the West Virginia state police to be moral obligations of the state and directing payment thereof.

The Legislature has considered the findings of fact and recommendations reported to it by the court of claims concerning various claims against the state and agencies thereof, and in respect to each of the following claims the Legislature adopts those findings of fact as its own, and in respect of certain claims herein, the Legislature has independently made findings of fact and determinations of award and hereby declares it to be the moral obligation of the state to pay each such claim in the amount specified below and directs the auditor to issue warrants for the payment thereof out of any fund appropriated and available for the purpose.
(a) Claims against the Adjutant General:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

 (1) AT&T Corporation$178.83
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$352.48
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(3) AT&T Corporation$6,644.47
(4) Citizens Communications Company of
West Virginia$8,133.32
(5) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$30,264.07
(b) Claim against the Air Quality Board:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$6.68
(c) Claims against the Alcohol Beverage Control Administration:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$1,545.33
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$10,053.99
(TO BE PAID FROM SPECIAL REVENUE FUND)

(3) Division of Highways$1,179.38
(4) Gordon W. Lewis, Jr., and Lilly M. Lewis$58,750.75
(d) Claims against the Appraisers Licensing Board:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$175.53
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$406.44
(e) Claims against the Attorney General:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

 (1) AT&T Corporation$5,387.80
(2) Euro Suites Hotel$225.00
(3) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$10,812.35
(f) Claims against the Auditor's Office:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$3,882.71
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$11,430.64
(g) Claims against the Board of Accountancy:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$41.88
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$81.56
(h) Claims against the Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) Citizens Communications Company
of West Virginia$2,039.35
(i) Claims against the Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND )

(1) AT&T Corporation$68.67
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$137.87
(j) Claims against the Board of Landscape Architects:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$128.22
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$295.63
(k) Claims against the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$112.76
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$268.36
(l) Claims against the Board of Optometry:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$157.19
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$379.67
(m) Claims against the Board of Pharmacy:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$302.86
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$657.50
(n) Claims against the Board of Physical Therapy:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$182.91
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$373.72
(o) Claims against the Board of Professional Engineers:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$57.60
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$132.74
(p) Claims against the Board of Psychologists:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$111.19
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$152.56
(q) Claims against the Board of Radiologic Technologists:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$2.56
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$83.18
(r) Claims against the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$321.74
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$707.91
(s)Claims against the Board of Respiratory Care:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$56.60
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$1,715.76
(t) Claims against the Board of Risk and Insurance Management:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$556.68
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$1,353.68
(u) Claims against the Board of Social Work Examiners:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$308.45
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$620.42
(v) Claims against the Board of Veterinary Medicine:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$79.05
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$89.95
(w) Claims against the Bureau of Employment Programs:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$37,545.69
(2) Citizens Communications Company
of West Virginia$47,070.16

(3) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$140,167.14
(x) Claims against the Bureau of Senior Services:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$1,627.37
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$3,156.34
(y) Claims against the Consolidated Public Retirement Board:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$3,058.18
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$5,107.34
(z) Claims against the Department of Administration:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$14,633.20
(2) Citizens Communications Company
of West Virginia$23,779.19
(3) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$27,684.20
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

 (4) AT&T Corporation$658.44
(5) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$1,231.29
(aa) Claims against the Department of Agriculture:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$7,178.18
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$16,447.84
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(3) AT&T Corporation$1,203.58
(4) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$3,333.02
(TO BE PAID FROM SPECIAL REVENUE FUND)

(5) Bruceton Ag Services, Inc.$1,583.40
(bb) Claims against the Department of Education:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$10,863.10
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$22,706.66
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(3) AT&T Corporation$8,780.14
(4) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$17,874.40
(cc) Claims against the Department of Education and the Arts:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

 (1) AT&T Corporation$35.59
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$784.52
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

 (3) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$11,629.00
(dd) Claims against the Department of Health and Human Resources:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$51,414.02
(2) Citizens Communications Company
of West Virginia$71,548.86
(3) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$137,654.01
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(4) AT&T Corporation$12,418.07
(5) Citizens Communications Company
of West Virginia$20,941.12
(6) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$35,031.44
(ee) Claims against the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$115.12
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$206.93
(ff) Claims against the Department of Tax & Revenue:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$13,840.40
(2) Citizens Communications Company
of West Virginia$3,315.84
(3) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$155,497.91
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(4) Citizens Communications Company
of West Virginia$160,724.29
(5) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$23,078.49
(gg) Claims against the West Virginia Development Office:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$9,721.29
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$19,543.20
(hh) Claims against the Division of Banking:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$778.55
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$1,474.49
 (TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)
(3) WV State College/WV EDNET$45.75
(ii) Claims against the Division of Corrections:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) Alltel Corporation$600.00
(2) AT&T Corporation$15,267.54
(3) vaya, Inc.$62.61
(4) Barbour County Commission$8,714.00
(5) Center for Family Medicine$3,960.00
(6) Citizens Communications Company
of West Virginia$34,785.55
(7) Com-Tec, Incorporated$3,413.04
(8) Correctional Food Service Management$3,489.02
(9) Division of Environmental Protection$189.00
(10) Division of Highways$539.80
(11) Flat Iron Drug Store, Inc.$103.59
(12) Aubrey N. Jackson, DDS$256.00
(13) Marion County Commission$1,089.92
(14) Mason County Commission$3,200.00
(15) Tony McFarlin$993.10
(16) Radiology, Inc.$67.00
(17) Randolph County Commission$800.00
(18) Regional Jail and Correctional
Facility Authority$1,712,838.00
(19) Robert C. Byrd Clinic$21.00
(20) James Timothy Samples$383.44
(21) Statewide Service, Inc.$2,838.19
(22) Taylor County Emergency Squad$470.00
(23) USA Clean - Carman$240.00
(24) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$43,939.11
(25) WV Correctional Industries$2,072.00
(26) West Group, A Thomson Company$161.00
(27) Wood County Commission$43,015.51
(28) John Workman$17.75
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(29) AT&T Corporation$1,293.12
(30) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$2,182.40
(jj) Claims against the Division of Criminal Justice Services:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$23.86
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$22.60
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(3) AT&T Corporation$1,487.61
(4) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$3,373.67
(kk) Claims against the Division of Culture and History:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$3,025.37
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$7,062.10
(3)Wiseman Construction, Inc.$80,212.00
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(4) AT&T Corporation$145.87
(ll) Claims against the Division of Environmental Protection:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

 (1) AT&T Corporation$5,898.89
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$13.42
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(3) AT&T Corporation$10,191.90
(4) Citizens Communications Company
of West Virginia$22,626.36
(5) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$50,535.97
(mm) Claims against the Division of Finance:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$2,918.18
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$5,855.83
(nn) Claims against the Division of Forestry:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$3,838.83
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$17,241.65
(oo) Claims against the Division of Highways:
(TO BE PAID FROM STATE ROAD FUND)


(1)
Dennis Albright and Elizabeth Brooks$250.00
(2) Barry M. Alford$2,201.00
(3) AT&T Corporation$72,093.53
(4) James N. Bartram, dba B&M Wrecker Service$4,031.30
(5) John Bettem III$482.51
(6) Kellie M. Bettinger$1,060.00
(7) Carlene Bragg$89.50
(8) Gary H. (B.C.) Braithwaite$119.31
(9) Etta M. Branham$6,000.00
(10) Dottie Carpenter$250.00
(11) Tammy Jo Carpenter$237.13
(12) Melissa D. Christian$730.00
(13) Citizens Communications Company
of West Virginia$59,852.44
(14) Robert D. Cleek$250.00
(15) Alfred E. Collins$7,800.00
(16) Nancy C. Collins$76,800.00
(17) Ronald Colpo, Sr.$264.00
(18) James D. Cox$91.63
(19) Katrina S. Craddock$200.00
(20) Amanda D. Cross$631.76
(21) Michael Thomas Darden and Lisa Darden$284.84
(22) Nancy L. Faulkner$290.31
(23) Westley Fraley$285.11
(24) Jesse Freeman$700.00
(25) John F. Godbey$106.00
(26) Robert W. Golden and Linda L. Golden$250.00
(27) Silas Thomas Hall$911.69
(28) Patty L. Harrington and Paul K. Harrington$286.96
(29) Peter D. Hopper and Kathleen F. Hopper$272.39
(30) Eleanor Jacob$450.00
(31) Ramesh Jain$423.81
(32) Tony L. Jeffrey$225.00
(33) Arthur J. Karlen, Jr.$347.36
(34) William D. Kelley and Janet Kelley$39,220.00
(35) James Lamont$3,714.06
(36) Martha Leatherman$2,000.00
(37) Steven D. Leftwich$339.84
(38) Drusilla Marie Lemley$1,254.09
(39) David Joseph Marino$182.27
(40) Brenda K. Marshall$198.18
(41) Violet Maynard$500.00
(42) David Ryan Mick$862.70
(43) Stanley D. Miller$67.43
(44) Rose Anna Morris$500.00
(45) Renee L. Myers and Galen R. Myers$708.45
(46) Mary Katherine O'Neal$3,000.00
(47) Morris H. Pettus$167.48
(48) Katy L. Prichard and Charles E. Prichard$6,000.00
(49) Ann R. Roberts$89.04
(50) Ralph Sprigle and Cheryl Sprigle$813.86
(51) Rebecca Stalnaker-Jones$181.26
(52) Richard L. Stroupe, Sr. and
Bonnie Sue Stroupe. . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,489.49
(53) Becky Tallman$100.00
(54) Tire Centers, Inc.$32,112.56
(55) Truth Ministries, Inc., dba Faith Mission$505.30
(56) William E. Ullum and Loretta Ullum$3,680.00
(57) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$252,363.62
(58) Gerald J. Warner$250.00
(59) Mindy Weasenforth$858.44
(60) Henry S. Williams$208.50
(61) Steven G. Woodall$3,551.22
(62) Thomas L. Young$180.00
(pp) Claims against the Division of Juvenile Services:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) Alltel Corporation$66.52
(2) AT&T Corporation$6,861.45
(3) Brewer & Company of West Virginia, Inc.$500.00
(4) Charleston Psychiatric Group, Inc.$1,300.00
(5) Department of Administration$7,649.73
(6) Division of Lifelong Learning -
Ohio University$3,700.00
(7) EMP of Kanawha County$930.30
(8) Emergency Medicine Physicians
of Ohio County, PLLC$ 1,346.40
(9) Kanawha Valley Radiologists, Inc.$116.00
(10) Carlos Naranjo, M.D.$185.00
(11)\ Ohio Valley Medical Center$416.58
(12) Patterson's Drug Store, Inc.$702.15
(13) Pitney Bowes Credit Corporation$639.02
(14) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$13,922.05
(15) West Virginia Correctional Industries$320.00
(qq) Claims against the Division of Labor:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

 (1) AT&T Corporation$7,427.59
(2) Ralph O. Smith$1,000.00
(3) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$12,151.65
(rr) Claims against the Division of Motor Vehicles:
(TO BE PAID FROM STATE ROAD FUND)

 (1) AT&T Corporation$11,291.61
(2) Citizens Communications Company
of West Virginia$53,990.29
(3) Myra K. Rine$120.00
(4) Jose Antonio Santiago$1,200.00
(5) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$40,461.30
(ss) Claims against the Division of Natural Resources:
(TO BE PAID FROM SPECIAL REVENUE FUND)

 (1) Alltel Corporation$6,916.59
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(2) AT&T Corporation$20,437.25
(3) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$46,991.75
(tt) Claims against the Division of Personnel:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$1,559.13
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$3,302.08
(uu) Claims against the Division of Protective Services:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$164.33
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$166.74
(vv) Claims against the West Virginia Development Office-Division of Tourism:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$2,856.77
(2) Citizens Communications Company
of West Virginia$5,163.50
(3) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$6,280.75
(ww) Claims against Educational Broadcasting Authority:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$1,371.66
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$31,299.68
(xx) Claims against the Environmental Quality Board:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$130.47
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$321.47
(yy) Claims against the Fire Commission:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$2,349.07
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$5,110.03
(zz) Claims against the Division of General Services:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$426.84
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$1,087.71
(aaa) Claims against Geological and Economic Survey:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$662.01
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$1,640.64
(bbb) Claims against the Governor's Office:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$9,338.87
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$27,197.22
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(3) AT&T Corporation$2,004.91
(4) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$1,755.72
(ccc) Claims against the Education and State Employees' Grievance Board:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$1,556.40
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$4,360.70
(ddd) Claims against West Virginia Health Care Authority:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$907.67
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$1,775.11
(eee) Claims against the Higher Education Policy Commission:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

 (1) AT&T Corporation$18,718.23
(2) Citizens Communications Company
of West Virginia$13,066.33
(3) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$409,689.75
(TO BE PAID FROM SPECIAL REVENUE FUND)

(4) Grant Kevins$350.00
(5) Jon Scragg$300.00
(fff)Claims against the Hospital Finance Authority:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$18.43
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$39.42
(ggg) Claims against the Human Rights Commission:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$1,135.38
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$2,419.90
(hhh) Claim against Division of Human Services:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$79,671.83
(2) Citizens Communications Company
of West Virginia$190,136.63
(3) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$267,613.58
(iii) Claims against Division of Information Services and Communications:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$1,545.55
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$38,825.02
(jjj) Claims against the Insurance Commissioner:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$1,421.31
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$2,999.10
(kkk) Claims against Joint Expenses:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$326.93
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$727.42
(lll) Claims against the Library Commission:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$4,889.31
(2) Citizens Communications Company
of West Virginia$70,637.76
(3) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$29,779.86
(mmm) Claims against the Lottery Commission:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$4,457.06
(2) Citizens Communications Company
of West Virginia$3,695.88
(3) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$9,853.64
(nnn) Claims against the Massage Therapy Licensure Board:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$150.11
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$160.03
(ooo) Claims against Division of Miners Health Safety & Training:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$1,782.68
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$5,978.87
(ppp) Claims against the Municipal Bond Commission:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$61.94
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$115.96
(qqq) Claims against the Office of Emergency Services:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$873.24
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$1,759.05
(rrr) Claims against the West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Institute:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$961.30
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$1,840.05
(sss) Claims against Public Defender Services:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$1,707.43
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$5,077.05
(ttt) Claims against the Public Employees Insurance Agency:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$4,862.30
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$10,848.87
(uuu) Claims against the Public Service Commission:
(TO BE PAID FROM SPECIAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) Allegheny Voice & Data, Inc.$1,031.86
(2) Division of Highways$100.72
(3) Johnson Controls, Inc.$2,504.25
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(4) AT&T Corporation$7,515.64
(5) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$20,992.47
(vvv) Claims against Division of Public Transit:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$419.18
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$852.95
(www) Claims against the Racing Commission:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$700.73
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$1,323.61
(TO BE PAID FROM SPECIAL REVENUE FUND)

(3) Jon Day, DVM$8,280.00
(4) Mark Dunnett$2,125.00
(xxx) Claims against the Real Estate Commission:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$275.73
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$564.75
(yyy) Claims against the Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$6,808.40
(2) Citizens Communications Company
of West Virginia$1,026.68
(3) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$16,131.31
(TO BE PAID FROM SPECIAL REVENUE)

(4) Harold Billingsley$123.00
(5) Mark E. Ingram$79.50
(6) Lawrence Morris$200.00
(7) Sonya Simms$23.90
(zzz) Claim against Division of Rehabilitation Services:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$22,846.04
(2) Citizens Communications Company
of West Virginia$25,264.82
(3) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$95,481.05
(aaaa) Claims against the Secretary of State:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$2,658.90
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$4,699.93
(bbbb) Claims against the Solid Waste Management Board:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$283.50
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$12,229.38
(cccc) Claims against the Supreme Court:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$5,298.15
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$10,632.84
(dddd) Claims against the Treasurer's Office:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$1,275.32
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$20,560.22
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(3) AT&T Corporation$2,564.33
(4) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$5,234.34
(eeee) Claims against Division of Veterans' Affairs:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$1,489.00
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$3,524.84
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(3) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$2,373.15
(ffff) Claims against Veterans' Home:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$218.83
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$523.85
(gggg) Claims against the Water Development Authority:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$485.82
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$2,896.07
(hhhh) Claims against Workers' Compensation:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$45,801.44
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$108,005.93
(iiii) Claims against the Ethics Commission:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$248.16
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$486.19
(jjjj) Claims against the WV Network:
(TO BE PAID FROM NON GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$167.75
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$46,368.11
(kkkk) Claims against the WV Parole Board:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$666.12
(2) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$1,268.63
(llll) Claims against the WV State Police:
(TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND)

(1) AT&T Corporation$25,967.08
(2) Citizens Communications Company
of West Virginia$3,255.22
(3) Verizon West Virginia, Inc.$59,346.45
The Legislature finds that the above moral obligations and the appropriations made in satisfaction thereof shall be the full compensation for all claimants, and that prior to the payments to any claimant provided for in this bill, the court of claims shall receive a release from said claimant releasing any and all claims for moral obligations arising from the matters considered by the Legislature in the finding of the moral obligations and the making of the appropriations for said claimant. The court of claims shall deliver all releases obtained from claimants to the department against which the claim was allowed.
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(NOTE: The purpose of this bill is for the Legislature to find and declare the existence of a moral obligation to pay, with public moneys, each of the claims herein against specified state agencies and the state of West Virginia, by the named claimants, payable from the specified funds and in the amounts of the awards made.

A second and separate bill (either supplementary appropriation bill or a section of the budget bill) will actually appropriate the moneys herein awarded and permit payment in current fiscal year 2002 and through 2003.
The totals, as to type of funds and amounts of awards in the bill, are:
(1) General Revenue Funds of $ 3,425,603.60
(2) Special Revenue Funds of$ 83,548.35
(3) State Road Funds of$ 702,428.57
(4) Non General Revenue Funds of$ 1,896,887.44)
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FINANCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS


The Committee on Finance moved to amend the bill on pages one through three, by striking out the section caption and inserting in lieu thereof a new section caption, to read as follows:

§1. Finding and declaring certain claims against the adjutant general; air quality board; alcohol beverage control administration; appraisers licencing board; attorney general; auditor's office; board of accountancy; board of coal mine health and safety; board of embalmers and funeral directors; board of architects; West Virginia state board of examiners for licensed practical nurses; board of optometry; board of pharmacy; board of physical therapy; board of professional engineers; board of psychologists; board of radiologic technologists; West Virginia board of examiners for registered professional nurses; West Virginia board of respiratory care; board of risk and insurance management; board of social work examiners; board of veterinary medicine; bureau of employment programs; bureau of senior services; consolidated public retirement board; department of administration; department of agriculture; department of education; department of education and the arts; department of health and human resources; department of military affairs and public safety; department of tax and revenue; West Virginia development office; division of banking; division of corrections; division of criminal justice services; division of culture and history; division of environmental protection; division of finance; division of forestry; division of highways; division of juvenile services; division of labor; division of motor vehicles; division of natural resources; division of personnel; division of protective services; West Virginia development office-division of tourism; educational broadcasting authority; environmental quality board; fire commission; division of general services; geological and economic survey; governor's office; education and state employees' grievance board; West Virginia health care authority; higher education policy commission; hospital finance authority; human rights commission; division of human services; division of information services and communications; insurance commissioner; joint expenses; library commission; lottery commission; massage therapy licensure board; division of miners health safety and training; municipal bond commission; office of emergency services; West Virginia prosecuting attorneys institute; public defender services; public employees insurance agency; public service commission; division of public transit; racing commission; real estate commission; regional jail and correctional facility authority; division of rehabilitation services; secretary of state; solid waste management board; supreme court; treasurer's office; division of veterans' affairs; veterans' home; water development authority; workers' compensation; ethics commission; West Virginia network; West Virginia parole board and the West Virginia state police to be moral obligations of the state and directing payment thereof.;


And,

On page six, section one, line five, by striking out the word "Landscape".