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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 15311

  • 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.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
For fiscal years 2003-04 and 2004-05 only, the Governor shall submit a funding level recommendation for operational costs of applied research and development. The recommendation must be transmitted to the Legislature within the time schedules set forth in section 1666. If the Governor submits legislation setting forth appropriations for operational costs of applied research and development that differ from the equivalent of not less than 2% of total actual General Fund revenue of the previous fiscal year, the Governor shall simultaneously submit a report to the joint standing committees of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs and research and development matters explaining why the Governor’s budget legislation differs from the equivalent of not less than 2% of total actual General Fund revenue of the previous fiscal year. [PL 2001, c. 559, Pt. MM, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY

PL 2001, c. 559, §MM1 (NEW).