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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:1236.18

  • 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

A.  At the same time the governing authority of St. Landry Parish annually prepares the general budget of expenses, said governing authority shall annually budget, appropriate, and pay to the general administrative office of said governing authority an amount sufficient to fund the expenses of that office.  For purposes of this Section, the general administrative office shall include but not be limited to the office of the secretary and treasurer of St. Landry Parish.

B.  The amount necessary to ensure that the appropriation required by Subsection A of this Section is fully funded shall be appropriated by the governing authority of St. Landry Parish to the general administrative office of said governing authority based upon the budget for the expenses of said office prepared and submitted to the governing authority by the treasurer of St. Landry Parish.

Acts 1992, No. 663, §1, eff. July 2, 1992.