35 Pa. Stat. § 7125.4
The term "budgetary processes" in Article 2(C)(2) of the compact shall be construed to include the presentation by the Commission of its proposed budget for each fiscal period to the Secretary of the Budget, in accordance with the rules and practices of the Commonwealth governing administrative agencies, for study and consideration by the Secretary of the Budget, and each such budget shall include a statement of moneys required to administer, manage and support the Commission during the ensuing fiscal period. The statement shall include any request for appropriation of funds by the Commonwealth and shall be accompanied by a tabulation of similar requests which the Commission makes or expects to make to each other signatory party, and the formula or factors upon which such respective requests are based. Further, the term "budgetary processes" as applied to the Commonwealth shall not be considered complied with until it includes appropriation by the General Assembly and the signing of the appropriation into law by the Governor.
35 P.S. § 7125.4