C West Virginia doesn't have a long-term plan for capital management. A two-year statewide capital budget is presented to the legislature annually. The legislators don't change many of the governor's recommendations, although they regularly add a few pork projects. Estimates are made of the extent to which capital construction will affect future expenses, but these aren't really utilized in determining which projects are recommended for funding. West Virginia's Department of Transportation does a pretty good job at providing maintenance money.
Funds come from dedicated tax revenues, so no general funds have to be used.
Thanks to vehicle prices and sales increasing over the past several years, the maintenance fund has been growing. On the facilities side, maintenance is a bit weaker. But the legislature has been loath to appropriate the necessary money. West Virginia also deserves credit for keeping up with salary adjustments to aid in recruitment and retention. In 1999, pay-grade increases were made for 701 of the state's 821 job titles.