Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 500 > Act 218 of 1956 > Chapter 83 - Repeals, Saving Clause, Effective Date

• 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
• Council: means the Michigan council for arts and cultural affairs established by Executive Order No. See Michigan Laws 399.702
• Department: means the department of history, arts, and libraries created in section 3. See Michigan Laws 399.702
• Director: means the director of the department. See Michigan Laws 399.702
• 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.
• Fund: means the Michigan council for the arts fund created in section 9. See Michigan Laws 399.702
• Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 399.702
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o