HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                       945

concur that the detail required by former Art. 15A, § 29 will be
unnecessary after the transfer date.

SUBTITLE 2. DISBURSEMENTS AND EXPENDITURES.

PART I. DEFINITIONS; GENERAL PROVISIONS.

7-201. DEFINITIONS.

(A)  IN GENERAL.

IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language used as the
standard introductory language to a definition
section.

(B)  APPROPRIATION ACT.
"APPROPRIATION ACT" MEANS:

(1)  THE STATE BUDGET; OR

(2)  A SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION ACT.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language added to
allow concise reference to appropriation measures and
to avoid former references to, e.g., the budget "bill"
in contexts that clearly refer to a measure that has
become law.

(C)  WARRANT.

"WARRANT" MEANS A WARRANT THAT THE COMPTROLLER, THE CHIEF
DEPUTY COMPTROLLER, OR A DEPUTY COMPTROLLER ISSUES FOR THE
DISBURSEMENT OF MONEY FROM THE STATE TREASURY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language added to
avoid repetition of former references such as
"warrants for money to be paid out of the Treasury"
and the ambiguous former references to a "warrant of
the Comptroller", which could encompass a warrant for
payment of money into the State Treasury.

7-202. APPROPRIATION REQUIRED.

MONEY MAY BE DISBURSED FROM THE STATE TREASURY ONLY ON
APPROPRIATION BY AN APPROPRIATION ACT.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language added to
reflect the requirements of Md. Constitution, Art.
III, § 32, which requires an appropriation "by Law",
and § 52(2), which dictates the form of the law.