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Terms Used In Utah Code 71A-3-102

  • 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.
  • Executive director: means the executive director of the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs. See Utah Code 71A-1-101
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
     Any contract entered into under Section 71A-3-101 shall expressly state that it is subject to the appropriation of sufficient funds by the Legislature to carry out its terms and that the decision of the executive director as to whether an appropriation is sufficient to carry out the terms of the contract is conclusive.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 44, 2023 General Session