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
State Law
Alaska
means the diversion, impounding, or withdrawal of a quantity of water from a source of water for a beneficial use or the reservation of water under Alaska Stat Alaska Statutes 46.15.260
Kentucky
means an authorization by the General Assembly to expend a sum of money not in excess of the sum specified, for the purposes specified in the authorization and under the procedure prescribed in this chapter Kentucky Statutes 48.010
means an authorization by the General Assembly to expend, from public funds, a sum of money not in excess of the sum specified, for the purposes specified in the authorization and under the procedure prescribed in KRS Chapter 48 Kentucky Statutes 446.010
Louisiana
means an authorization by the legislature to a budget unit for a program to expend from public funds a sum of money, for purposes designated, under the procedure prescribed in this Chapter Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:2
Utah
means a legislative authorization to make expenditures and to incur obligations for specific purposes Utah Code 51-5-3
means an allocation of money by the board of trustees for a specific purpose Utah Code 17B-1-601
means an allocation of money by the governing board in a budget for a specific purpose Utah Code 11-13-501
means an allocation of money by the governing body for a specific purpose Utah Code 10-6-106
means an allocation of money for a specific purpose Utah Code 17-36-3
Washington
means the maximum authorization during a given fiscal period to incur expenditures Washington Code 28A.505.010