Funds appropriated for local assistance grants pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5096.231 shall be encumbered by the recipient within three years of the date when the appropriation became effective, regardless of the date when each project was approved pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 5096.236.

(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 5, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 18 at the June 5, 1984, election.)

Terms Used In California Public Resources Code 5096.234

  • 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