a. “Base year” means the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year for which an appropriation or expenditure is to be made; and

b. “Appropriations” means the aggregate amounts appropriated by the State in the general appropriation law and all other laws supplementing the general appropriation law appropriating money for any purpose in any fiscal year, exclusive of appropriations of the following: money appropriated for payment by the State as State aid to counties, municipalities, local school districts, or other instrumentalities, or on behalf of counties, municipalities, school districts, or other instrumentalities; money appropriated for payment by the State as grants to individuals, public agencies or private agencies for benefits to which the recipients are entitled by law or regulation, for the provision of services for which the State has a primary responsibility, and for subsidies and the provision of services for which the State has no responsibility, but which the State elects to provide; money received or reasonably anticipated to be received by the State from the federal government; money derived from, or expended in payment of any interest or principal on, any general obligation bond issues approved by the legally qualified voters of the State at any general election; money appropriated for payment to the State for projects of capital construction; money required to be appropriated within a fiscal year in accordance with a court order; and money required to be deposited in, and expended from, the “Property Tax Relief Fund” established by N.J.S.54A:9-25, the “Casino Control Fund” established by section 143 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C. 5:12-143), the “Casino Revenue Fund” established by section 145 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C. 5:12-145) and the “Gubernatorial Elections Fund” established by N.J.S. 54A:9-25.1

L.1990,c.94,s.2.