Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 505 ILCS 125/7

  • 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
     The Department shall have no authority to incur any obligation or liability against the State of Illinois under this Act for the expenditure of funds other than the expenditure of funds payable from the Soil Conservation Fund, pursuant to appropriations made therefor.