Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63J > Chapter 3 > Part 2 - Appropriations Limit

• Appropriations: includes appropriations that are contingent upon available surpluses in the General Fund and Income Tax Fund. See Utah Code 63J-3-103
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Base year real per capita appropriations: means the result obtained for the state by dividing the fiscal year 1985 actual appropriations of the state less debt money by:
       (2)(a) the state's July 1, 1983 population; and
       (2)(b) the fiscal year 1983 inflation index divided by 100. See Utah Code 63J-3-103
• Calendar year: means the time period beginning on January 1 of any given year and ending on December 31 of the same year. See Utah Code 63J-3-103
• Donor: The person who makes a gift.
• Fiscal emergency: means an extraordinary occurrence requiring immediate expenditures and includes the settlement under Laws of Utah 1988, Fourth Special Session, Chapter 4. See Utah Code 63J-3-103
• 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.
• Fiscal year: means the time period beginning on July 1 of any given year and ending on June 30 of the subsequent year. See Utah Code 63J-3-103
• Inflation index: means the change in the general price level of goods and services as measured by the Gross National Product Implicit Price Deflator of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U. See Utah Code 63J-3-103
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Population: means the number of residents of the state as of July 1 of each year as calculated by the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget according to the procedures and requirements of Section 63J-3-202. See Utah Code 63J-3-103
• Revenues: means the revenues of the state from every tax, penalty, receipt, and other monetary exaction and interest connected with it that are recorded as unrestricted revenue of the General Fund and from non-Uniform School Fund income tax revenues, except as specifically exempted by this chapter. See Utah Code 63J-3-103
• Security: means any bond, note, warrant, or other evidence of indebtedness, whether or not the bond, note, warrant, or other evidence of indebtedness is or constitutes an "indebtedness" within the meaning of any provision of the constitution or laws of this state. See Utah Code 63J-3-103
• 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
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5