(1) The local government payment fund is hereby created. Money appropriated to the fund by the legislature shall be reserved for use in a fiscal year when additional state payments to units of local government are necessary to meet the requirements of section 349.
  (2) The amounts recommended by the governor or appropriated by the legislature into the fund described in subsection (1) shall be considered, for purposes of fulfilling the requirements of section 349, as state spending to be paid to units of local government.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 18.1498

  • 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