Pennsylvania Statutes Title 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal Affairs § 1504. Advances out of appropriations

Whenever an appropriation shall have been made to any department, board, or commission of the State government, or to the board of trustees or other agency in charge of any semi-State institution, which is intended for expenses of such a nature as to make it impracticable for such department, board, commission, board of trustees, or agency, to file with the Treasury Department itemized receipts or vouchers prior to the payment of such expenses, upon requisition and warrant in the usual way, such department, board, commission, board of trustees, or other agency, may make requisition upon the State Treasurer from time to time, for such sum or sums of the appropriation as may be necessary to meet such expenses, and the State Treasurer shall draw his warrant for such sum or sums, to be paid out of the appropriation.  The total amount of requisitions for advancements from any appropriation less the total amount of properly itemized receipts or vouchers filed with the State Treasurer accounting for such advancements shall never exceed an amount approved by the Governor nor shall it in any case exceed the amount of the bond of the officers or individuals having control of the disbursements from the funds advanced.

Requisitions for advances hereunder to any departmental administrative board or commission, must be approved by the head and by the comptroller of the department with which such board or commission is connected prior to the presentation thereof to the State Treasurer.

Any department, board, commission, board of trustees, or agency, having received an advance hereunder shall,