(a) If moneys received by a State agency and deposited pursuant to this Act are determined to be subject to refund due to an overpayment or erroneous payment, the Comptroller, upon receipt of such documentation as he may require from the agency making the deposit, shall issue a refund from the fund into which the agency deposited such moneys in accordance with this Section.
     (b) Refunds shall be made pursuant to this Section only on behalf of State agencies for which the General Assembly has not enacted a current fiscal year appropriation for refunds and only in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each such agency for each fiscal year.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 30 ILCS 230/2e

  • 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
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     (c) For the purpose of making refunds in accordance with this Section, there are hereby appropriated to the Comptroller from the funds into which deposits are made pursuant to this Act on a continuing basis sums equal to amounts from time to time refunded pursuant to this Section.
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