§ 12-23-1-7 — Authority of the office of the secretary; grants, loans, and gifts; federal government grants and contracts

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and
notwithstanding any other law, the office of the secretary is the sole
state authority authorized to:
(1) disburse grants, loans, or gifts made by the federal government
or any other source to the state, state agencies, and subdivisions
of the state; and
(2) review and approve grants or contracts made by the federal
government to or with a local governmental unit or other public
or private agency;
for alcoholism, compulsive gambling, or drug abuse prevention or for
treatment in the field of addictions.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if the federal law regulating a
grant, loan, or gift does not allow exclusive power and control over the
disbursement of the grant, loan, or gift to be vested in a single state
authority.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-6.1-11.6(a), (c).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.40-1994, SEC.35; P.L.54-1995, SEC.4; P.L.39-2015, SEC.12.