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Terms Used In 5 Guam Code Ann. § 22406

  • 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.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, unless any work has commenced and ten percent (10%) of the funds have been expended to accomplish the purpose of an appropriation for a capital improvement or a capital outlay, any such appropriation shall cease to be an appropriation and shall become an authorization for an appropriation on March 31, 1999. All sums previously appropriated shall revert to the fund from which appropriated. The Director of Administration shall make a report in a format which shall be submitted to I Liheslaturan Guåhan on sums which have been appropriated and which shall continue to be appropriated for ongoing programs within ninety (90) days after the effective date of this Section.

SOURCE: GC § 6010 added by P.L. 18-1:17; R/R by P.L. 19-19:66, effective Aug. 22, 1988. Amended by P.L. 23-45:IV:5. Amended by P.L.
25-003:V:20.

COMMENT: [1993] This section performs the same purpose as former 1
GCA § 104, repealed by P.L. 15-142:8.

CROSS-REFERENCES: P.L. 27-69:4 states: Notwithstanding the general provisions of § 22406 of Title 5 of the Guam Code Annotated, which require that unused and de-appropriated funds revert to the General Fund, or any other provision of law to the contrary, all unused funds appropriated herein shall, in all circumstances and whether in whole or in part, remain in the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center Fund and shall be carried over into the next fiscal year and shall be expended exclusively for youth compliance monitoring and tobacco and drug prevention and education programs.

2013 NOTE: Pursuant to P.L. 32-024:2 (May 6, 2013) which renamed the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (DMHSA) to the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center, all references to DMHSA were altered to the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center.

§ 22407. Entertainment Expenses Included in Certain
Appropriations.

Whenever the terms contingent expenses or contingent fund are used in any appropriation act, they shall include, but not be limited to, entertainment expenses for official purposes.

SOURCE: GC § 6118.4 added by P.L. 13-118:3.

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