Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63M > Chapter 14 > Part 5 - Financial Operation

• 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
• Authority: means the Colorado River Authority of Utah created by Section 63M-14-201. See Utah Code 63M-14-102
• Colorado River system: means the entire drainage of the Colorado River in Utah including both the main stem of the Colorado River and the Colorado River's tributaries. See Utah Code 63M-14-102
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• 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.
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Restricted account: means the Colorado River Authority Restricted Account created in Section 63M-14-501. See Utah Code 63M-14-102
• River commissioner: means the person appointed under Section 63M-14-301. See Utah Code 63M-14-102
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5