Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 53:5A-39

  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
Regular interest charges payable, the creation and maintenance of reserves in the Contingent Reserve Fund, the maintenance of retirement reserves as provided for in this act and the payment of all retirement allowances and other benefits granted by the board of trustees under the provisions of this act are hereby made obligations of the State. All income, interest and dividends derived from deposits and investments authorized by this act shall be used for the payment of these obligations of the State.

Upon the basis of each actuarial determination and appraisal provided for in this act an itemized estimate of the amounts necessary to be appropriated by the State to the various funds to provide for payment in full during the ensuing fiscal year of the obligations of the State accruing during that year shall be submitted by the retirement system to the Governor so that it may be included in the budget request submitted by the Governor to Legislature. The Legislature shall make an appropriation sufficient to provide for such obligations of the State. The amounts so appropriated shall be paid into the various funds created by this act.

L.1965, c. 89, s. 39, eff. July 1, 1965.