CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Senate has approved House changes that place Future Fund growth on hold.

The bill will now skim 3 percent from all severance taxes on coal, oil, natural gas, minerals and timber for the Future Fund only when the state’s rainy day fund is at least 13.5 percent of the general revenue. Until then funds are diverted to the rainy day fund.

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