Valid claims contracted for in one fiscal year may be paid from an appropriation for a subsequent fiscal year upon specific approval of the commissioner of finance and management.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 4-8-20

  • 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
  • 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.

Source: SL 1963, ch 353, § 12 (3).