Rhode Island General Laws 1-2-10. Contracts and expenditures limited to appropriations
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The department of transportation shall not enter into any contract or agreement or take any action involving the expenditure of money until an appropriation has been made for that purpose and funds are available for expenditure by the department.
History of Section.
P.L. 1929, ch. 1353, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 110, § 9; P.L. 1940, ch. 851, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 1-2-10.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 1-2-10
- 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
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.