Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 41 > Chapter 11 > Article 4 - Corrections Fund

• 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
• Department: means the state department of corrections. See Arizona Laws 41-1601
• Director: means the director of the state department of corrections. See Arizona Laws 41-1601
• Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
• 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}
• Minor: means a person under eighteen years of age. See Arizona Laws 1-215