HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 203

(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegate Trump)

[By Request of the Executive]

[Introduced June 9, 2002; referred to the Committee on Finance.]

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Providing for the issuance of not to exceed three billion nine hundred million dollars of bonds pursuant to article eight, chapter twelve of the code of West Virginia.

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That pension bonds in the principal amount not to exceed three billion nine hundred million dollars are authorized to be sold by the Governor during the time period set forth in section four, article eight, chapter twelve of the code of West Virginia; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the terms of the bonds shall be determined by the Governor and as set forth in the trust indenture approved by the Governor; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Governor shall sell the bonds herein mentioned at such time or times in such amounts, not exceeding the aggregate principal amount described above, at such prices during the fiscal year as he may determine necessary to provide funds for the purposes set forth below: Provided, That before the sale of any such bonds the Governor shall deliver the written findings required by section five, article eight, chapter twelve of the code of West Virginia; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the net proceeds of sales of all bonds herein authorized shall be paid to the consolidated public retirement board pursuant to section seven, article eight, chapter twelve of the code of West Virginia and used for the purposes set forth in article eight of said chapter.