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(f) Transfer of Funds. No regional law shall be passed
authorizing any transfer of appropriations. The Regional
Governor, the Speaker of the assembly and the Presiding Justice
of the highest Shari'ah court may, however, be authorized by law
enacted by the Regional Assembly, to augment any item in the
Regional General Appropriations Law for their respective offices
from savings in other items of their respective appropriations.
(g) Discretionary Funds. Discretionary funds appropriated
for particular officials shall be disbursed only for public purposes
as evidenced by appropriate vouchers and subject to such
guidelines as prescribed by law enacted by the Regional Assembly.
SEC. 22. Budget Approval; Automatic Reenactment. – The
Regional Governor shall approve the budget of the autonomous
region within one (1) month from its passage by the Regional
Assembly. If, by the end of a fiscal year, the Regional Assembly
shall have failed to pass the regional appropriations bill for the
ensuing fiscal year, the Regional Appropriations Act for the
preceding fiscal year shall be deemed automatically reenacted
and shall remain in force and effect until the regional
appropriations bill is passed by the Regional Assembly.
SEC. 23. Veto Power of the Regional Governor; Votes to
Override. – The Regional Governor shall have the power to veto
any particular item or items in an appropriation or revenue bill,
but the veto shall not affect the item or items to which he does
not object. The Regional Assembly may override the veto by a
two-thirds (2/3) vote of all its members.
SEC. 24. (a) Law to Authorize Use of Money. – No money
shall be paid out of the regional treasury except in pursuance of
an appropriation made by regional law.
(b) Prohibitions Against Sectarian Purposes; Exception.
No public money or property shall be appropriated, applied, paid,
or employed, directly or indirectly, for the use, benefit, or support
of any sect, church, denomination, sectarian institution, or system
of religion or of any priest, imam, preacher, minister, or other
religious teacher or dignitary as such, except when such priest,
imam, preacher, minister, or dignitary is assigned to the regional
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