Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 30 ILCS 105/24.2

  • 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 item “operation of automotive equipment”, when used in an appropriation act, means and includes all expenditures incurred in the operation, maintenance and repair of automotive equipment, including expenditures for motor fuel, tires, oil, electric vehicle batteries, electric vehicle components, electric vehicle diagnostic tools, repair parts, and other articles which, except for the operation of this Section, would be classified as “commodities” or “contractual services”, but not including expenditures for the purchase or rental of equipment.