# Section 802. Definition of Terms Used in this Article

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

## Section 802. Definition of Terms Used in this Article

Prince George's County, Md., Charter § 802 (2026)

(a) The term "capital budget" shall mean the plan of the County to receive and expend funds for capital projects scheduled to begin during the first fiscal year included in the capital program.

(b) The term "capital program" shall mean the plan of the County to receive and expend funds for capital projects during the fiscal year covered by the capital budget and the next succeeding five fiscal years thereafter.

(c) The term "capital project" shall mean:

  (1) Any physical public betterment or improvement;

  (2) The acquisition of property of a permanent nature for public use; and

  (3) The purchase of equipment for any public betterment or improvement when first constructed.

(d) The term "County funds" shall mean any monies received by the County or appropriated or approved by the Council or to which the County may at any time have legal or equitable title.

(e) The term "County government" shall include all agencies and their officers, agents, and employees who receive or disburse County funds.

(f) The term "general classification of expenditure" shall mean, with respect to the general fund, compensation, operating expense, capital outlay, and recoveries for each agency and subagency unit thereof; total debt service costs; and each item falling within all other nonagency expenditure categories; and with respect to all other funds, the total for each such fund.

(g) The term "operating budget" shall mean the plan of the County to receive and expend funds for charges incurred for operation, maintenance, interest, and other charges for the ensuing fiscal year.

(h) The term "recovery" shall mean the classification used to account for reimbursement of expenditures incurred by an agency or fund for services it provides to another agency or fund.

(i) The term "revenue" shall mean all the funds that the County receives in a fiscal year, including tax payments, fees for specific services, receipts from other governments, fines, forfeitures, shared revenues, interest income, and transfers from other funds.