WEST virginia legislature

2026 regular session

Committee Substitute

for

Senate Bill 875

By Senators Smith (Mr. President) and Woelfel

[By Request of the executive]

[Reported February 13, 2026, from the Committee on Finance]

A BILL making a supplementary appropriation of federal funds out of the Treasury from the balance of federal moneys remaining unappropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, to the Department of Commerce, Division of Forestry, fund 8703, fiscal year 2026, organization 0305, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

WHEREAS, The Governor has established the availability of federal funds for expenditure in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, which are hereby appropriated by the terms of this supplementary appropriation bill; therefore

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, to fund 8703, fiscal year 2026, organization 0305, be supplemented and amended by increasing existing items of appropriation as follows:

Title II – Appropriations.

Sec. 6. Appropriations of federal funds.

 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

379 - Division of Forestry

(W.V. Code Chapter 19)

Fund 8703 FY 2026 Org 0305

Appro- Federal

priation Funds

1 Personal Services and Employee Benefits 00100 $ 250,000

5 Current Expenses 13000 250,000