WEST virginia legislature
2017 regular session
Introduced
Senate Bill 304
By Senators Carmichael (Mr. President) and Prezioso
(By Request of the Executive)
[Introduced February 14,
2017; Referred
to the Committee on Finance]
A BILL expiring funds to the unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, in the amount of $2,700,000 from the Department of Revenue, Office of the Secretary – Revenue Shortfall Reserve Fund, fund 7005, fiscal year 2017, organization 0701, and making a supplementary appropriation of public moneys out of the Treasury from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, to the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Health – Central Office, fund 0407, fiscal year 2017, organization 0506, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017.
Whereas, The Governor submitted to the Legislature, the Executive Budget document dated February 8, 2017, which included a statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, setting forth therein the cash balance as of July 1, 2016, and further included the estimate of revenues for the fiscal year 2017, less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular appropriations for the fiscal year 2017 and further included recommended expirations to the surplus balance of the State Fund, General Revenue; and
Whereas, It appears from the Executive Budget document, Statement of the State Fund, General Revenue and this legislation, there now remains an unappropriated surplus balance in the State Treasury which is available for appropriation during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017; therefore
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the balance of the funds available for expenditure in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, in the Department of Revenue, Office of the Secretary – Revenue Shortfall Reserve Fund, fund 7005, fiscal year 2017, organization 0701, be decreased by expiring the amount of $2,700,000 to the unappropriated surplus balance of the State Fund, General Revenue to be available for appropriation during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017.
And, That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, to fund 0407, fiscal year 2017, organization 0506, be supplemented and amended by increasing existing items of appropriation and adding a new item of appropriation as follows:
Title II – Appropriations.
Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES.
60 – Division of Health
Central Office
(WV Code Chapter 16)
Fund 0407 FY 2017 Org 0506
General
Appro- Revenue
priation Fund
2 Chief Medical Examiner – Surplus.............................................. 04599 $ 499,045
8 Early Intervention – Surplus........................................................ 22399 2,089,176
21a Capital Outlay, Repairs, and Equipment – Surplus (R).............. 67700 263,340
Any unexpended balance remaining in the appropriation for Capital Outlay, Repairs, and Equipment – Surplus (fund 0407, appropriation 67700) at the close of the fiscal year 2017 is hereby reappropriated for expenditure during the fiscal year 2018.
NOTE: The purpose of supplemental appropriation bill is to expire funds to the surplus balance of General Revenue and to supplement, amend, add and increase items of appropriation in the aforesaid account for the designated spending unit for expenditure during the fiscal year 2017.