Maryland Code, STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT 7-210
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Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT 7-210
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- 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
(a) (1) A budget amendment may not change any language or substantive provision in the State budget.
(2) The limitation in this subsection does not apply to the monetary figures of an appropriation.
(b) A budget amendment may not transfer any part of a General Fund capital appropriation to an operating program or purpose.