(1) “Detroit consumer price index” means the most comprehensive index of consumer prices available for the Detroit area from the bureau of labor statistics of the United States department of labor or its successor.
  (2) “Open-end appropriation” means an annual appropriation without a specific sum, for a state budget purpose.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 18.1303

  • 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 the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  (3) “Personal income” means as defined by the bureau of economic analysis of the United States department of commerce or its successor.
  (4) “Program” means the activities and financial resources applied to a public policy intention as approved by the legislature.
  (5) “Proportion” means the proportion of total state spending from state sources paid to all units of local government in a fiscal year, and shall be calculated by dividing a fiscal year’s state spending from state sources paid to units of local government by total state spending from state sources for the same fiscal period.
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