enabling legislation

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enabling legislation - legislation that gives appropriate officials the authority to implement or enforce the law

legislation, statute law - law enacted by a legislative body

law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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46, Net Assets Restricted by Enabling Legislation, and Technical Bulletin 2004-2, Recognition of Pension and Other Postemployment Benefit Expenditures/ Expense and Liabilities by Cost-Sharing Employers: and (2) guidance in the GASB staff's Comprehensive Implementation Guide-2004.

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The guidance, which is effective for periods beginning after June 15, 2005, clarifies that external parties-for example, citizens or the judiciary--can legally enforce such laws in order to compel a government to use resources only as stipulated in their enabling legislation.

GASB issued Statement no. 46, Net Assets Restricted by Enabling ... by Journal of Accountancy

And it wouldn't be politically easy, since the establishment of such a health authority requires enabling legislation at the state level, where much compromise would be needed to get any bill to the governor's desk.

Health authority could best address hospitals by Los Angeles Business Journal

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