Terms Used In Michigan Laws 445.321

  • 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.
  (1) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, $100,000.00 is appropriated from the general fund to the department of attorney general to develop and implement a public consumer education program to provide general information and advice regarding the advertising and pricing requirements of this act and the remedies available to consumers under this act.
  (2) The attorney general shall establish and maintain an internet website available to the public that provides general information and advice regarding the advertising and pricing requirements of this act and the remedies available to consumers under this act.
  (3) The appropriation made and the expenditures authorized under this section and the department of attorney general are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.