N.Y. State Finance Law 41 – Indebtedness not to be contracted without appropriation
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§ 41. Indebtedness not to be contracted without appropriation. No state officer, employee, board, department or commission shall contract indebtedness on behalf of the state, nor assume to bind the state, in an amount in excess of money appropriated or otherwise lawfully available. This section shall not apply to a case where a statute expressly authorizes the making of a contract or contracts for a stated maximum amount which exceeds the money appropriateed or otherwise available for payments thereon.
Terms Used In N.Y. State Finance Law 41
- 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
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.