§29-14  Boards, etc., may accept funds,comply with federal acts.  Except as otherwise provided by law, any board,commission, department, or officer of the State may accept and receive onbehalf of the State, and receipt for, any and all grants or allotments offederal-aid moneys made available to the State by or pursuant to an act ofCongress, and enter into or make such plan, agreement, or other arrangementwith the agency designated by the act of Congress as is necessary to carry outthe purposes of the Act; provided that if as a condition to receiving thefederal-aid moneys it is necessary to match all or any part of the grant orallotment with state moneys no plan, agreement, or arrangement may be enteredinto unless the board, commission, department, or officer has under its or theofficer's control moneys which may be expended lawfully for the purpose.

The governor may transfer funds from thedepartment of health to the department of human services and from thedepartment of human services to the department of labor and industrialrelations to obtain additional federal funds for medical assistance under TitleXIX of the Social Security Act, as amended, and the work incentive program. The governor may also transfer funds from one department to another for thepurpose of obtaining federal matching grants and allotments; provided that thestate moneys have been appropriated for the purpose for which federal grantsand allotments may be obtained. [L 1939, c 196, §2; RL 1945, §402; RL 1955,§12-4; HRS §29-14; am L 1969, c 65, §1; am L 1970, c 105, §5; gen ch 1985; am L1987, c 339, §4]

 

Revision Note

 

  The words "and industrial relations" added to"department of labor".