The general appropriation act shall include a provision that delineates the revenue and expenditure estimates for the following three years. The expenditure estimates shall be based on existing statutory funding requirements. Before the adoption of the general appropriation act, the legislature shall discuss the estimates in a public hearing.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 35-125

  • 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