New Jersey Statutes 40A:4-46. Emergency appropriations
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40A:4-46
- 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
- budget: means the budget of a local unit. See New Jersey Statutes 40A:1-1
- local unit: means a county or municipality. See New Jersey Statutes 40A:1-1
A local unit may make emergency appropriations, after the adoption of a budget, for a purpose which is not foreseen at the time of the adoption thereof, or for which adequate provision was not made therein. Such an appropriation shall be made to meet a pressing need for public expenditure to protect or promote the public health, safety, morals or welfare or to provide temporary housing or public assistance prior to the next succeeding fiscal year.
L.1960, c. 169, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1962.