The participating states agree to do the following:
        (1) Make available to each other and to a consulting
    
firm representing a participating state or the compact assistance that is available, including personnel, equipment, office space, machinery, computers, engineering, and technical advice, and services.
        (2) Provide financial assistance for the
    
implementation of the feasibility study that is available. Notwithstanding any other provision of the compact, the obligation of the State of Illinois to make funds available under the compact and to make payments under the compact shall be subject to appropriation by the General Assembly.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 45 ILCS 77/20

  • 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
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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
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