Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:27D-118.39

  • 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
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.

8. The board shall exercise general fiscal oversight over a municipality that receives discretionary aid pursuant to this act and may:

a. Require the director to return a budget if it is determined that the local tax burden is unreasonably high;

b. Require the inclusion of line items supporting budget detail; and

c. Permit the cancellation of appropriation reserves on the same schedule as transfers, with a revised annual financial statement forwarded to the director upon the cancellation.

L.1991,c.63,s.8.