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Terms Used In Maryland Code, NATURAL RESOURCES 4-305

  • 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
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
Pursuant to Article XI of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact, funds shall be appropriated from the State Treasury for expenses of the Commission. The appropriation shall be paid out of the State Treasury on the audit and warrant of the Comptroller upon vouchers certified by the chairman of the Commission in the manner prescribed by law.