[§353-32]  Gifts.  (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the department may receive, use,manage, and invest moneys or property, real, personal, or mixed, which may begiven, bequeathed, devised, or in any other manner provided from sources otherthan the legislature or the federal government, for any purpose authorized bythis chapter and not inconsistent with any terms or conditions imposed by thedonor, subsection (b), or chapter 84.

(b)  A gift of money shall be deposited by thedirector of finance in a separate account in the state treasury and expended inaccordance with law and any terms and conditions that may pertain to the gift. Unless otherwise specified as a term or condition, the department may convert agift of property into money.  Income derived from property or the conversion ofproperty may be used to pay for the storage, handling, and distribution ofother properties held by the department.

(c)  All expenditures made pursuant to thissection shall be subject to the approval of the director of public safety.

(d)  The department shall maintain records ofeach gift, the essential facts of the management thereof, details relating toexpenditures of all moneys made pursuant to this section, and the currentdisposition, use, and condition of each gifted property held by thedepartment.  This information shall be compiled and transmitted annually to thelegislature and the governor, and shall be made available to the general publicfree of charge. [L 1992, c 100, §1]