Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:31-5

  • 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
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
All moneys received by any department, institution, commission, board, committee or official of this state from any source whatever, in payment for or on account of any loss sustained by reason of the loss, destruction, or damage, by fire, earthquake, cyclone, burglary or otherwise, of any state institution, buildings or property, in the custody or control of such department, institution, commission, board, committee or official shall be deposited with the state treasurer and may be credited to the appropriation made to such department, institution, commission, board, committee or official to be used for the purpose of repairing and restoring the institutions, buildings or property so lost, destroyed or damaged.