Section 1 designates an appropriation from the State General Fund. Section 2 authorizes the expenditure of a specified amount from any special source funds which are collected by or otherwise become available for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station for the fiscal year. The total state appropriations plus other authorizations becomes the fiscal year budget of the Experiment Station and is allocated among departments, branch stations, and station administration by object of expenditure effective at the beginning of the fiscal year. Sale of by-products of research projects is authorized as part of the Experiment Station's budget and these project funds are included in the allocation to departments. A significant portion of the Experiment Station's annual budget is derived from the sale of by-products generated in the process of conducting approved research.
Examples are cotton, soybeans, raw milk, fish, calves, and other animals.
Departments with opportunities for such sales must budget sales as a component of their annual funding by source. It is the responsibility of the department head to communicate any information regarding substantial changes in research costs or associated sales of research by-products to the Director in an appropriate and timely manner so that budget adjustments can be made. The sales budget represents the estimated revenue for the fiscal year as determined by the department's history combined with specific expectations for the year. General Unrestricted sales revenues represent realization of expected revenues already budgeted and, thus, do not constitute additional available funds to the department. Further at any such time as a budget shortfall becomes evident, a budget reduction must take place.