Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40A:4-55.3

  • 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
When any such appropriation is financed from surplus funds available, at least 1/3 of the amount thereof shall be included in each annual budget until the appropriation has been fully provided for.

L.1961, c. 22, p. 107, s. 3, eff. May 9, 1961.