2005 West Virginia Code - §28-5B-13. — Appropriation for buildings, equipment, etc.; self- liquidating contracts.

§28-5B-13. Appropriation for buildings, equipment, etc.; self- liquidating contracts.

In order to carry out the provisions of this article there is hereby appropriated out of the moneys in the state fund, general revenue, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of fifty thousand dollars, and the commissioner of the division of corrections is authorized to expend such moneys from such appropriation as may be necessary to erect buildings, to purchase equipment, to procure tools, supplies and materials, to purchase, install or replace equipment, to employ personnel, and otherwise to defray the necessary expenses incident to the employment of convicts as herein provided, and further to aid in the above purposes the commissioner of the division of corrections is empowered to enter into contracts and agreements with any person or persons upon a self-liquidating basis respecting the acquisition and purchase of any such equipment, tools, supplies and materials, to the end that the same may be paid for over a period of not exceeding three years, and the aggregate amount of such purchases or acquisitions not to exceed one million dollars, such amounts to be payable solely out of the revenues derived from the activities authorized by this article. Nothing in this section shall be so construed or interpreted as to authorize or permit the incurring of a state debt of any kind or nature as contemplated by the constitution of this state in relation to such debt.