Terms Used In California Codes > Welfare and Institutions Code > Division 9 > Part 3 > Chapter 3 > Article 5 - Payment of Aid

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• 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
• city: includes city, county, and city and county. See California Streets and Highways Code 31504
• City funds: means any city funds, other than district funds, which are unencumbered and are available for use pursuant to this chapter. See California Streets and Highways Code 31900
• commission: means the California Transportation Commission. See California Streets and Highways Code 22
• County: includes "city and county. See California Streets and Highways Code 14
• District funds: means any unencumbered and available funds of the city received or collected for the use of the district, including moneys derived from taxes or other revenues pursuant to this part. See California Streets and Highways Code 31900
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• legislative body: means :

  California Streets and Highways Code 31503

• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• maintenance: includes any of the following:

  California Streets and Highways Code 27

• New property: means any or all of the following:

  California Streets and Highways Code 31900

• Old property: means any or all of the following:

  California Streets and Highways Code 31900

• parking places: includes parking lots, garages, buildings, and other improvements for the parking of motor vehicles. See California Streets and Highways Code 31502
• Person: means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, organization, limited liability company, or business trust. See California Streets and Highways Code 19
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• substitution: means the replacement of old property by new property. See California Streets and Highways Code 31900
• Substitution proceeding: means a proceeding taken under or pursuant to this chapter. See California Streets and Highways Code 31900