West Virginia Code Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, Etc. § 5-1D-1. Findings and purposes

The Legislature finds and declares that fiscal risk analysis and management is essential to finding practical solutions to the everyday problems of government and that the management goals and purposes of government would be furthered by the development of a consistent set of fiscal risk analysis and management principles. Therefore, it is the purpose of this article to create, as an integral part of the office of the governor, the office of fiscal risk analysis and management, with the authority to advise and make recommendations to all state spending units on fiscal risk analysis and management functions and decisions with potential long term fiscal impact of an amount of at least one million dollars: Provided, That the authority shall advise and make recommendations to the public employees insurance agency, the consolidated public retirement board, workers' compensation and the board of risk and insurance management on fiscal risk analysis and management functions and decisions with potential long term fiscal impact of any increases of program costs in excess of five percent.