Terms as used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, mean:
- (1) "Agency," a principal functional and administrative entity, including each department and bureau of state government, as designated in the general appropriation bill;
- (2) "Budget unit," a unit of government contained within an agency, including each institution, for which separate appropriations in the general appropriation bill are made;
- (3) "General appropriation bill," the bill enacted by the Legislature in accordance with the provisions of S.D. Const., Art. XII, § 2, requiring a majority vote of all the members of each house of the Legislature;
- (4) "General contingency funds," appropriated funds for expenditures arising from or subject to unforeseen conditions of an agency's operations for which a general fund appropriation has not been provided and which are deemed by the Governor and the special committee to be in the interest of the state and its agencies; and
- (5) "Special committee," the committee created by § 4-8A-2.
Source: SL 1974, ch 44 , § 1; SL 1980, ch 39 , § 1; SL 2025, ch 33 , § 1.