§ 2. Such balances, public taxes, arrears of taxes, and moneys derived from all other sources as are not segregated by law to other funds, which funds are defined by the State Comptroller, pursuant to § 2.1-196.1, Code of Virginia, shall establish and constitute the general fund of the state treasury.
§ 3. The appropriations made in this act from the general fund are based upon the following:
| | First Year | Second Year | Total |
| Unappropriated Unreserved Balance, June 30, 1998 | $494,988,993 | | $494,988,993 |
| | $970,516,000 | | $970,516,000 |
| Additions to Balance | $168,259,374 | $106,167,584 | $274,426,958 |
| | ($223,470,025) | $197,753,019 | ($25,717,006) |
| Official Revenue Estimates | $9,102,661,246 | $9,599,111,332 | $18,701,772,578 |
| | $9,547,421,289 | $10,005,571,837 | $19,552,993,126 |
| Transfers | $399,440,073 | $414,057,432 | $813,497,505 |
| | $384,240,766 | $408,986,132 | $793,226,898 |
| Total General Fund Revenues Available for Appropriation | $10,165,349,686 | $10,119,336,348 | $20,284,686,034 |
| | $10,678,708,030 | $10,612,310,988 | $21,291,019,018 |
The appropriations made in this act from nongeneral fund revenues are based upon the following:
| Balance, June 30, 1998 | $956,286,143 | | $956,286,143 |
| | $1,413,346,003 | | $1,413,346,003 |
| Official Revenue Estimates | $9,785,440,489 | $10,007,087,094 | $19,792,527,583 |
| | $9,970,902,559 | $10,298,289,042 | $20,269,191,601 |
| Bond Proceeds | $241,862,500 | $3,113,000 | $244,975,500 |
| | $256,117,500 | $13,263,000 | $269,380,500 |
| Total Nongeneral Fund Revenues Available for Appropriation | $10,983,589,132 | $10,010,200,094 | $20,993,789,226 |
| | $11,640,366,102 | $10,311,552,042 | $21,951,918,144 |
| TOTAL PROJECTED REVENUES | $21,148,938,818 | $20,129,536,442 | $41,278,475,260 |
| | $22,319,074,132 | $20,923,863,030 | $43,242,937,162 |
§ 4. Nongeneral fund revenues which are not otherwise segregated pursuant to this act shall be segregated in accordance with the acts respectively establishing them.
§ 5. The sums herein appropriated are appropriated from the fund sources designated in the respective items of this act.
§ 6. When used in this act the term:
A. "Current biennium" means the period from the first day of July 1998, through the thirtieth day of June 2000, inclusive.
B. "Previous biennium" means the period from the first day of July 1996, through the thirtieth day of June 1998, inclusive.
C. "Next biennium" means the period from the first day of July 2000, through the thirtieth day of June 2002, inclusive.
D. "State agency" means a court, department, institution, office, board, council or other unit of state government located in the legislative, judicial, or executive departments or group of independent agencies, or central appropriations, as shown in this act, and which is designated in this act by title and a three-digit agency code.
E. "Nonstate agency" means an organization or entity as defined in § 2.1-394.1 D, Code of Virginia.
F. "Authority" sets forth the general enabling statute, either state or federal, for the operation of the program for which appropriations are shown.
G. "Discretionary" means there is no continuing statutory authority which infers or requires state funding for programs for which the appropriations are shown.
H. "Appropriation" shall include both the funds authorized for expenditure and the corresponding level of full-time equivalent employment.
I. "Sum sufficient" identifies an appropriation for which the Governor is authorized to exceed the amount shown in the Appropriation Act if required to carry out the purpose for which the appropriation is made.
J. "Item Details" indicates that, except as provided in § 6 H above, the numbers shown under the columns labeled Item Details are for information reference only.
K. Unless otherwise defined, terms used in this act dealing with budgeting, planning and related management actions are defined in the instructions for preparation of the Executive Budget.
§ 7. The total appropriations from all sources in this act have been allocated as follows:
BIENNIUM 1998 - 00
| | General | Nongeneral | |
| | Fund | Fund | Total |
| OPERATING EXPENSES | $19,955,155,690 | $19,633,568,657 | $39,588,724,347 |
| | $20,885,517,693 | $20,209,740,581 | $41,095,258,274 |
| LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT | $93,913,869 | $6,042,410 | $99,956,279 |
| | $95,797,414 | $6,047,446 | $101,844,860 |
| JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT | $438,366,465 | $18,676,624 | $457,043,089 |
| | $451,546,005 | $18,771,515 | $470,317,520 |
| EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT | $19,376,332,098 | $19,288,852,268 | $38,665,184,366 |
| | $20,274,829,336 | $19,861,695,108 | $40,136,524,444 |
| INDEPENDENT AGENCIES | | $319,997,355 | $319,997,355 |
| | $701,550 | $323,226,512 | $323,928,062 |
| STATE GRANTS TO NONSTATE AGENCIES | $46,543,258 | | $46,543,258 |
| | $62,643,388 | | $62,643,388 |
| CAPITAL OUTLAY EXPENSES | $323,905,730 | $564,239,500 | $888,145,230 |
| | $403,780,137 | $691,883,123 | $1,095,663,260 |
| TOTAL | $20,279,061,420 | $20,197,808,157 | $40,476,869,577 |
| | $21,289,297,830 | $20,901,623,704 | $42,190,921,534 |
§ 8. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "1999 Appropriation Act."
3. That the second enactment of Chapter 289 of the 1989 Acts of Assembly, as amended and reenacted by Chapter 888 of the 1990 Acts of Assembly, Chapters 385 and 401 of the 1992 Acts of Assembly, Chapters 139 and 147 of the 1994 Acts of Assembly, and Chapters 375 and 458 of the 1996 Acts of Assembly, is amended and reenacted as follows:
2. That the provisions of this act shall become effective on January 1, 1999 2001.