Rhode Island General Laws 35-3-19. Availability of funds on failure of general assembly to pass appropriation bill
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In an emergency caused by a failure of the general assembly to pass the annual appropriation bill, the same amounts appropriated in the previous fiscal year shall be available for each department and division thereof, subject to monthly or quarterly allotments, in accordance with seasonal requirements, as determined by the budget officer; provided, that expenditures for payment of bonded indebtedness of the state and interest thereon shall be in such amounts as may be required, regardless of whether or not an annual appropriation bill is passed by the general assembly.
History of Section.
P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 7, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 62; G.L. 1956, § 35-3-19.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 35-3-19
- 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
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.