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Utah Code § 11-13-501, 2015

This section defines financial and budgeting terms used in this part.

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This section defines financial and budgeting terms used in this part.

Section 11-13-501

Subsection 11-13-501(6)

"Current year" means the fiscal year in which a budget is prepared and adopted, and which is the fiscal year immediately preceding the budget year.

Section 11-13-501(6)

Subsection 11-13-501(13)

“Fund balance” is defined by generally accepted accounting principles.

Section 11-13-501(13)

Subsection 11-13-501(19)

This subsection defines “Interlocal entity general fund” as the general fund of an interlocal entity.

Section 11-13-501(19)

Subsection 11-13-501(25)

“Special fund” means an interlocal entity fund that is not the interlocal entity general fund.

Section 11-13-501(25)

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Part 11-13-5

part 11-13-5 Fiscal Procedures for Interlocal Entities

§ 11-13-501Definitions.Interpretation

This section defines financial and budgeting terms used in this part.

Definitions. As used in this part: "Appropriation" means an allocation of money by the governing board in a budget for a specific purpose. "Budget" means a plan of financial operations for a fiscal year that embodies estimates of proposed expenditures for given purposes and the proposed means of financing them, and may refer to the budget of a particular fund for which a budget is required by law or may refer collectively to the budgets for all required funds. "Budget officer" means the person appointed by an interlocal entity governing board to prepare the budget for the interlocal entity. "Budget year" means the fiscal year for which a budget is prepared. "Calendar year entity" means an interlocal entity whose fiscal year begins January 1 and ends December 31 of each calendar year as described in Section 11-13-503 . "Current year" means the fiscal year in which a budget is prepared and adopted, and which is the fiscal year immediately preceding the budget year. "Deficit" means the occurrence when expenditures exceed revenues. "Enterprise fund" has the meaning provided in generally accepted accounting principles. "Estimated revenue" means the amount of revenue estimated to be received from all sources during the budget year in each fund for which a budget is being prepared. "Fiscal year" means the annual period for accounting for fiscal operations in an interlocal entity. "Fiscal year entity" means an interlocal entity whose fiscal year begins July 1 of each year and ends on June 30 of the following year as described in Section 11-13-503 . "Fund" has the meaning provided in generally accepted accounting principles. "Fund balance" has the meaning provided in generally accepted accounting principles. "General fund" has the meaning provided in generally accepted accounting principles. "Generally accepted accounting principles" means the accounting principles and standards promulgated from time to time by authoritative bodies in the United States. "Governmental fund" has the meaning provided in generally accepted accounting principles. "Interfund loan" means a transfer of assets from one fund to another, subject to future repayment. "Interlocal entity" includes a governmental nonprofit corporation, as that term is defined in Section 11-13a-102 . "Interlocal entity general fund" means the general fund of an interlocal entity. "Internal service funds" has the meaning provided in generally accepted accounting principles. "Last completed fiscal year" means the fiscal year immediately preceding the current fiscal year. "Proprietary fund" means enterprise funds and the internal service funds of an interlocal entity. "Public funds" means any money or payment collected or received by an interlocal entity, including money or payment for services or goods provided by the interlocal entity. "Retained earnings" has the meaning provided in generally accepted accounting principles. "Special fund" means an interlocal entity fund other than the interlocal entity general fund.
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§ 11-13-501(1)Subsection 11-13-501(1)Provision

“Appropriation” means money allocated by the governing board in a budget for a specific purpose.

"Appropriation" means an allocation of money by the governing board in a budget for a specific purpose.
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§ 11-13-501(2)Subsection 11-13-501(2)Provision

"Budget" means a plan of financial operations for a fiscal year that embodies estimates of proposed expenditures for given purposes and the proposed means of financing them, and may refer to the budget of a particular fund for which a

"Budget" means a plan of financial operations for a fiscal year that embodies estimates of proposed expenditures for given purposes and the proposed means of financing them, and may refer to the budget of a particular fund for which a budget is required by law or may refer collectively to the budgets for all required funds.
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§ 11-13-501(3)Subsection 11-13-501(3)Provision

"Budget officer" means a person appointed by an interlocal entity governing board to prepare the interlocal entity’s budget.

"Budget officer" means the person appointed by an interlocal entity governing board to prepare the budget for the interlocal entity.
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§ 11-13-501(4)Subsection 11-13-501(4)Provision

“Budget year” means the fiscal year for which a budget is prepared.

"Budget year" means the fiscal year for which a budget is prepared.
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§ 11-13-501(5)Subsection 11-13-501(5)Provision

“Calendar year entity” means an interlocal entity whose fiscal year starts on January 1 and ends on December 31.

"Calendar year entity" means an interlocal entity whose fiscal year begins January 1 and ends December 31 of each calendar year as described in Section 11-13-503 .
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§ 11-13-501(6)Subsection 11-13-501(6)Provision

"Current year" means the fiscal year in which a budget is prepared and adopted, and which is the fiscal year immediately preceding the budget year.

"Current year" means the fiscal year in which a budget is prepared and adopted, and which is the fiscal year immediately preceding the budget year.
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§ 11-13-501(7)Subsection 11-13-501(7)Provision

"Deficit" means expenditures exceed revenues.

"Deficit" means the occurrence when expenditures exceed revenues.
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§ 11-13-501(8)Subsection 11-13-501(8)Provision

“Enterprise fund” is defined by generally accepted accounting principles.

"Enterprise fund" has the meaning provided in generally accepted accounting principles.
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§ 11-13-501(9)Subsection 11-13-501(9)Provision

“Estimated revenue” means revenue estimated to be received from all sources during the budget year for each fund being budgeted.

"Estimated revenue" means the amount of revenue estimated to be received from all sources during the budget year in each fund for which a budget is being prepared.
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§ 11-13-501(10)Subsection 11-13-501(10)Provision

“Fiscal year” means the annual period used to account for fiscal operations in an interlocal entity.

"Fiscal year" means the annual period for accounting for fiscal operations in an interlocal entity.
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§ 11-13-501(11)Subsection 11-13-501(11)Provision

“Fiscal year entity” means an interlocal entity whose fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30 of the following year.

"Fiscal year entity" means an interlocal entity whose fiscal year begins July 1 of each year and ends on June 30 of the following year as described in Section 11-13-503 .
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§ 11-13-501(12)Subsection 11-13-501(12)Provision

"Fund" is defined by generally accepted accounting principles.

"Fund" has the meaning provided in generally accepted accounting principles.
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§ 11-13-501(13)Subsection 11-13-501(13)Provision

“Fund balance” is defined by generally accepted accounting principles.

"Fund balance" has the meaning provided in generally accepted accounting principles.
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§ 11-13-501(14)Subsection 11-13-501(14)Provision

“General fund” means what generally accepted accounting principles provide.

"General fund" has the meaning provided in generally accepted accounting principles.
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§ 11-13-501(15)Subsection 11-13-501(15)Provision

This provision defines “generally accepted accounting principles.”

"Generally accepted accounting principles" means the accounting principles and standards promulgated from time to time by authoritative bodies in the United States.
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§ 11-13-501(16)Subsection 11-13-501(16)Provision

“Governmental fund” means what generally accepted accounting principles say it means.

"Governmental fund" has the meaning provided in generally accepted accounting principles.
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§ 11-13-501(17)Subsection 11-13-501(17)Provision

“Interfund loan” means a transfer of assets from one fund to another, subject to future repayment.

"Interfund loan" means a transfer of assets from one fund to another, subject to future repayment.
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§ 11-13-501(18)Subsection 11-13-501(18)Provision

“Interlocal entity” includes a governmental nonprofit corporation.

"Interlocal entity" includes a governmental nonprofit corporation, as that term is defined in Section 11-13a-102 .
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§ 11-13-501(19)Subsection 11-13-501(19)Provision

This subsection defines “Interlocal entity general fund” as the general fund of an interlocal entity.

"Interlocal entity general fund" means the general fund of an interlocal entity.
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§ 11-13-501(20)Subsection 11-13-501(20)Provision

"Internal service funds" is defined by generally accepted accounting principles.

"Internal service funds" has the meaning provided in generally accepted accounting principles.
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§ 11-13-501(21)Subsection 11-13-501(21)Provision

“Last completed fiscal year” means the fiscal year immediately before the current fiscal year.

"Last completed fiscal year" means the fiscal year immediately preceding the current fiscal year.
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§ 11-13-501(22)Subsection 11-13-501(22)Provision

“Proprietary fund” means enterprise funds and the internal service funds of an interlocal entity.

"Proprietary fund" means enterprise funds and the internal service funds of an interlocal entity.
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§ 11-13-501(23)Subsection 11-13-501(23)Provision

Defines “public funds” as money or payments collected or received by an interlocal entity, including payments for services or goods it provides.

"Public funds" means any money or payment collected or received by an interlocal entity, including money or payment for services or goods provided by the interlocal entity.
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§ 11-13-501(24)Subsection 11-13-501(24)Provision

"Retained earnings" is defined by generally accepted accounting principles.

"Retained earnings" has the meaning provided in generally accepted accounting principles.
Section 11-13-501(24)Verify source
§ 11-13-501(25)Subsection 11-13-501(25)Provision

“Special fund” means an interlocal entity fund that is not the interlocal entity general fund.

"Special fund" means an interlocal entity fund other than the interlocal entity general fund.
Section 11-13-501(25)Verify source

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