Terms Used In Alabama Code 40-17-363

  • 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.
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

There is appropriated to the Department of Revenue, as a first charge against the revenues collected under the provisions of this article for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), to be utilized for the implementation and administration of this article, and every year thereafter as a first charge against the revenues collected under the provisions of this article, an amount of revenue shall be appropriated to the department to offset its costs in the administration of this article.