Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS 32-206

  • 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
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
The Governor shall include in the annual State budget bill an appropriation that is sufficient to pay the employer contributions for participating employees required under § 32-205 of this subtitle.