Terms Used In Michigan Laws 38.68a

  • 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.
   In addition to the amount appropriated in part 1 of 2001 PA 83 for retirement services, there is appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, $2,100,000.00 in pension trust funds to the department of management and budget, retirement services, for administration of the changes created by House Bill No. 5732 of the 91st Legislature. The unexpended portion of this appropriation is considered a work project appropriation. The project will be accomplished by the use of department personnel and contracting with private consultants with an estimated completion date of September 30, 2003.