W. Va. Code § 5B-2-16
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Investment Fund
West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 5B — Economic Development Act of 1985 · Status: effective
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(a) The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Investment Fund is hereby created. The fund shall be administered by the Division of Economic Development and shall consist of all moneys made available for the purposes and from the sources set forth in this section of the code.
(b) The fund consists of moneys received from the following sources:
(1) All appropriations provided by the Legislature;
(2) Any moneys available from external sources; and
(3) All interest and other income earned from investment of moneys in the fund.
(c) The Division of Economic Development shall use moneys in the fund to support entrepreneurship, creation of business startups, improvements in workforce participation, and attracting individuals to relocate to West Virginia.
(d) Any balance, including accrued interest and any other returns, in the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Investment Fund at the end of each fiscal year may not expire to the General Revenue Fund but remain in the fund and be expended for the purposes provided by this section.
(e) Fund balances may be invested with the state’s Consolidated Investment Fund. Earnings on the investments shall be used solely for the purposes defined in §5B-2-16(c) of this code.