Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 855/2

  • 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
     The Department of Natural Resources is authorized to accept funds directly from the Congress or from agencies of the Federal Government which may make funds available, either through appropriation or otherwise, for acquisition of land in connection with the development and establishment of wild or scenic river areas under the Water and Conservation Fund Act, the Act of May 28, 1963 or other Act of Congress.