Iowa Code 8.2 – Definitions
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When used in this chapter:
1. “Block grant” means funds from the federal government awarded in broad program areas within which the state is given considerable latitude in determining how funds are used and for which the state develops its own plan for spending according to general federal guidelines. “Block grant” does not include education research grants.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 8.2
- 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: means the budget document required by this chapter to be transmitted to the legislature. See Iowa Code 8.2
- Code: means the Code of Iowa. See Iowa Code 8.2
- Donor: The person who makes a gift.
- Government: means the government of the state of Iowa. See Iowa Code 8.2
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Special fund: means any and all government fees and other revenue receipts earmarked to finance a governmental agency to which no general fund appropriation is made by the state. See Iowa Code 8.2
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
- State funds: means any and all moneys appropriated by the legislature, or money collected by or for the state, or an agency thereof, pursuant to authority granted by any of its laws. See Iowa Code 8.2
2. “Budget” means the budget document required by this chapter to be transmitted to the legislature.
3. “Categorical grant” means federal funds applied for and received by the state which are in the form of entitlements, formula grants, discretionary grants, open-ended entitlements or another form that may be used only for specific narrowly defined activities except funds for student aid and assistance; grants, contracts and cooperative agreements for research and training for which no appropriated matching funds are required; and reimbursements for services rendered.
4. “Code” or “the Code” means the Code of Iowa.
5. The terms “department and establishment” and “department” or “establishment”, mean any executive department, commission, board, institution, bureau, office, or other agency of the state government, by whatever name called, that uses, expends, or receives any state funds, including the state department of transportation, except for funds which are required to match federal aid allotted to the state by the federal government for highway special purposes, but excluding the courts and the legislature.
6. “Government” means the government of the state of Iowa.
7. “Private trust funds” means any and all endowment funds and any and all moneys received by a department or establishment from private persons to be held in trust and expended as directed by the donor.
8. “Repayment receipts” means those moneys collected by a department or establishment that supplement an appropriation made by the legislature.
9. “Special fund” means any and all government fees and other revenue receipts earmarked to finance a governmental agency to which no general fund appropriation is made by the state.
10. “State funds” means any and all moneys appropriated by the legislature, or money collected by or for the state, or an agency thereof, pursuant to authority granted by any of its laws.
11. “Unencumbered balance” means the unobligated balance of an appropriation after charging thereto all unpaid liabilities for goods and services and all contracts or agreements payable from an appropriation or a special fund.