63A-3-104.  Appropriation for contingency purposes — Procedure for allotment — Legislative intent.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 63A-3-104

  • 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
(a)  The Legislature shall determine the amount to be appropriated for contingency purposes, as well as the limits on the amount of any one allotment or total allotments to any one agency.

(b)  In advance of making any such allotment, the governor shall notify the Legislature through the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, of his or her intent to do so, of the amount to be allotted, and the justification for the allotment.

(2)  It is the intent of the Legislature that such transfers be made only for unforeseeable emergencies, and allotments shall not be made to correct poor budgetary practices or for purposes having no existing appropriation or authorization.

Amended by Chapter 298, 2016 General Session