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Terms Used In Alabama Code 2-9-7

  • 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.
  • 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
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

The withdrawal or expenditure of any funds in the State Treasury to the credit of the Agricultural Fund for the payment of salaries, expenses, equipment, operational costs or maintenance or for any reason whatsoever shall be pursuant to budget and allotment as is provided in Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 41 of this Code, and limited to the amounts provided therefor by the Legislature in the general appropriation bill; provided, that the provisions of this sentence shall not affect in any manner or to any extent the appropriations for payment of rentals made in Sections 2-6-50 through Lease not to constitute debt of state; payment of rentals” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2020″ statecd=”AL” title=”2″>2-6-54. Any unappropriated funds remaining in the Agricultural Fund or any unexpended funds remaining in the appropriation to the Department of Agriculture and Industries by the Legislature at the end of each fiscal year shall be carried in the State Treasury in the Agricultural Fund.