(a) The secretary shall supervise and control the expenditure of appropriations made by the Legislature excluding those made to the Legislature and those made to the judicial branch of the state government.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 11B-2-10

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10

(b) The expenditure of an appropriation made by the Legislature, except made for the Legislature itself and the judicial branch of state government, shall be conditioned upon compliance by the spending unit with the provisions of this article.

(c) An appropriation made by the Legislature, except made for the Legislature itself and the judicial branch of state government, shall be expended only in accordance with this article.