Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 85 > Chapter 3 - Atmospheric Water Weather Modification

• 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
• Authority: means a county weather modification authority established pursuant to 85-3-411 or 85-3-413 through 85-3-415. See Montana Code 85-3-401
• Commissioner: means a county weather modification authority commissioner appointed pursuant to 85-3-411 or 85-3-413 through 85-3-415. See Montana Code 85-3-401
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• 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.
• Local government: means any city, town, county, consolidated city-county, or school district. See Montana Code 7-6-1101
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Ordinance: means an ordinance or resolution of the local government. See Montana Code 7-6-1101
• Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
• Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.