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
Researcher: means an individual who:
(a)
on May 8, 2018, is employed, alone or as part of a research team, by the university;
(b)
before May 8, 2018, received funding from USTAR for some or all of the researcher's startup costs or salary;
(c)
was recruited to become a member of the university's faculty; and
(d)
after May 8, 2018, receives some or all of the researcher's start up costs or salary from a legislative appropriation to the university for that purpose. See Utah Code 53B-18-1601
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
USTAR: means the Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative, which was repealed in 2020. See Utah Code 53B-18-1601
(a)
on May 8, 2018, is employed, alone or as part of a research team, by the university;
(b)
before May 8, 2018, received funding from USTAR for some or all of the researcher‘s startup costs or salary;
(c)
was recruited to become a member of the university’s faculty; and
(d)
after May 8, 2018, receives some or all of the researcher’s start up costs or salary from a legislative appropriation to the university for that purpose.
(2)
“University” means Utah StateUniversity.
(3)
“USTAR” means the Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative, which was repealed in 2020.
