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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 4. The Legislature » Article 11. Legislative Appropriation of Federal Funds

§4-11-1. Legislative Findings and Purpose

The Legislature finds and declares that in order to carry out its responsibility for the enactment of all appropriations needed for the operation of state government, the Legislature needs continuous and accurate accounts of the amounts and purposes of all federal funds being requested, received or expended by the various agencies and departments of the […]

§4-11-2. Definitions

As used in this article: “Federal funds” means any financial assistance made to a spending unit by the United States government, whether a loan, grant, block grant, subsidy, augmentation, reimbursement or any other form of such assistance, including “federal-matching funds”; “Federal-matching funds” means federal funds of a specified amount or proportion for which a specified […]

§4-11-3. Receipt of Federal Funds and Required Deposit in State Treasury

Unless contrary to federal law, all federal funds received by a spending unit shall be deposited in and credited to special fund accounts as provided by 12-2-2 of this code and shall be available for appropriation by the Legislature as part of the state budget in accordance with Article X of the Constitution of this […]

§4-11-4. Inclusion of Federal Funds in State Budget and the Budget Bill

Pursuant to article 5-1A-1 et seq., and 11B-2-1 et seq. of this code, the Governor shall itemize in the state budget and in the budget bill, on a line-item basis, separately, for each spending unit, the amount and purpose of all federal funds received or anticipated for expenditure, with a reference to the account number, […]

§4-11-5. Legislative Appropriation Authority

(a) No spending unit may make expenditures of any federal funds, whether such funds are advanced prior to expenditure or as reimbursement, unless such expenditures are made pursuant to specific appropriations by the Legislature, except as may be hereinafter provided. (b) To the extent not precluded by the terms and conditions under which federal funds […]

§4-11-6. Exclusions

The following are excluded from the provisions of this article: (1) Federal funds received by state institutions of higher education or by students or faculty members of such institutions for instructional or research purposes and federal funds received for student scholarships or grants-in-aid;

§4-11-7. Conflict With Other Statutory Provisions

If there is any conflict between the provisions of this article and any other provision of law, including this code, relating to receiving or expending federal funds, the provisions of this article shall govern and control.