WEST virginia legislature

2023 first extraordinary session

Enrolled

Senate Bill 1026

By Senators Blair (Mr. President) and Woelfel

[By Request of the Executive]

[Passed August 8, 2023; in effect from passage]

AN ACT supplementing and amending the appropriations 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 Transportation – Division of Highways, fund 0620, fiscal year 2024, organization 0803, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.

WHEREAS, The Governor submitted to the Legislature the Executive Budget Document dated January 11, 2023, which included a statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, setting forth therein the cash balance as of July 1, 2022, and further included an estimate of revenues for the fiscal years 2023 and 2024, less net appropriation balances forwarded for fiscal year 2023 and regular and surplus appropriations appropriated and recommended for the fiscal years 2023 and 2024: and

WHEREAS, The Governor submitted to the Legislature an Executive Message, dated August 6, 2023, which included an updated Statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, setting forth therein the cash balance as of July 1, 2023 and further included a revised estimate of revenues for the fiscal year 2024, less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular and surplus appropriations for the fiscal year 2024; and

WHEREAS, It appears from the Executive Message dated August 6, 2023, Statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, there now remains an unappropriated surplus balance in the Treasury which is available for appropriation during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024; therefore

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That Chapter 11, Acts of the Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, known as the budget bill, be supplemented and amended by adding a new item of appropriation to Title II, Section 1 thereof, the following:

Title II – Appropriations.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

87a – Division of Highways

(W.V. Code Chapter 17 and 17C)

Fund 0620 FY 2024 Org 0803

General

Appro- Revenue

priation Fund

1 Directed Transfer - Surplus 70099 $ 150,000,000

2 The above appropriation for Directed transfer – Surplus (fund 0620, appropriation

3 70099) shall be transferred to the cash balance of the State Road Fund to be utilized by

4 the Division of Highways.