Terms Used In Alabama Code 41-4-289

  • 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.
  • 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
  • User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.
  • 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

All user fees collected, direct appropriations, and other funds received under the provisions of this article shall be deposited into a revolving fund in the State Treasury designated as the Telecommunications Revolving Fund, and the Director of Finance is authorized to make deposits and expenditures from time to time from such fund to carry out the purposes of this article. All balances of revenue, income and receipts remaining in the Telecommunications Revolving Fund at the end of the fiscal year shall carry over to the next fiscal year and shall not revert to the State General Fund or any other fund under the provisions of Section 41-4-93.