Terms Used In Alabama Code 41-7A-48

  • 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

For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, the aggregate cap of incentives granted under this article shall not exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000) for all qualified production companies. For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, the aggregate cap of incentives granted under this article shall not exceed seven million five hundred thousand dollars ($7,500,000) for all qualified production companies. For fiscal years ending September 30, 2011, and September 30, 2012, the aggregate cap of incentives granted under this article shall not exceed ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for all qualified production companies. For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, the aggregate cap of incentives granted under this article shall not exceed fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000). For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, the aggregate cap of incentives granted under this article shall not exceed fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) and for all subsequent fiscal years thereafter, the aggregate cap of incentives granted under this article shall not exceed twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) for all qualified production companies.