The Governor may, before final action thereon by the General Assembly, amend or supplement the Budget Appropriation Bill to correct an error or oversight or in case of an emergency, by delivering such an amendment or supplement to both Houses. The amendment or supplement shall thereby become a part of the Budget Appropriation Bill as an addition to the items of the Bill or as a modification or substitution for any item of the Bill such amendment or supplement may affect.

37 Del. Laws, c. 81, § ?14; Code 1935, § ?5412; 29 Del. C. 1953, § ?6338;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 6338

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • 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
  • Budget: includes the complete financial plan of the State as evidenced by all appropriations and allowances made and estimates of revenue approved by the General Assembly, including, in addition to the general budget of appropriations adopted by the General Assembly and approved by the Governor, all other appropriations and allowances authorized by law which have been or shall be made to any agency of this State which is supported in whole or in part out of the revenues, taxes, licenses, fees, permits, fines and from other sources including any agency which is empowered by statute to collect and expend revenues by the use of special funds by whatever name known whether or not specifically appropriated by the General Assembly, and includes the budgets and the revenues and expenditures of all agencies to which moneys are appropriated by supplementary appropriations or otherwise. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 6301
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
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