Arizona Laws 35-143.01. Special funds; appropriation; reversion; use
A. All monies deposited in special agency funds of self-supporting regulatory agencies, as provided in section 35-142, to be used by such agency for administration and enforcement, shall be subject to annual legislative appropriation.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 35-143.01
- 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.
B. Unless otherwise provided by the legislature, a special fund self-supporting regulatory agency shall not expend more monies than are appropriated by the legislature for a fiscal year, and any monies remaining at the end of the fiscal year revert to the special agency fund.
C. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance of monies remaining in the special funds of self-supporting regulatory agencies as provided in section 35-142 at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert to the state general fund and may be made available by the legislature for use by the agency for the following fiscal year.