Terms Used In Missouri Laws 33.195

  • 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

If a warrant or check in payment therefor cannot be delivered or if the commissioner of administration finds that, for any reason, the warrant or check cannot legally be paid, the amount thereof shall be removed as an encumbrance against the appropriation and allotment on which the warrant is drawn and appropriate entries shall be made on the general accounting books to restore the amount of the warrant or check to the fund on which it is drawn and to the appropriation and allotment thereof.