(a) There is hereby created in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the State Treasury Operations Fund, which shall be used exclusively for the operations of the Office of the State Treasurer. This fund may receive general fund appropriations, amounts from the Unclaimed Property Reserve Fund, and any other receipts. All unobligated amounts remaining in this special fund at the end of any fiscal year of the State of Alabama shall remain in this special fund and be available for use for the operations of the office. No funds shall be expended for any purpose whatsoever unless the same have been allotted and budgeted in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 41, and only in amounts and for the purposes provided by the Legislature in the general appropriation bill or as otherwise provided by statute.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 36-17-20

  • 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.
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(b) Should the funds provided to the State Treasurer through the State Treasury Operations Fund be insufficient to properly operate the office, the State Treasurer shall request a sufficient appropriation from any state funds.
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