Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 69 > Chapter 1 > Part 4 - Funding of Department of Public Service Regulation

• 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
• commission: means the public service commission provided for in 2-15-2602. See Montana Code 69-1-101
• Department: means the department of public service regulation provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 26. See Montana Code 69-1-401
• 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.
• Regulated companies: means all organizations, corporations, associations, or other public or private entities which now are or may hereafter become subject to regulation in any manner by the department of public service regulation, the public service commission, or any successor agency. See Montana Code 69-1-401
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201