§ 54-12-26 — Attorney general multijurisdictional drug task force grant fund - Continuing appropriation

appropriation.
1. The attorney general may establish a multijurisdictional drug task force grant fund. The
fund consists of funds appropriated by the legislative assembly. The funds are
appropriated as a standing and continuing appropriation to the attorney general for the
purpose of defraying the expenses and operating costs incurred by a multijurisdictional
drug task force. The attorney general shall develop guidelines for the qualifications for
receipt of grant funds, the disbursement of grant funds, and the necessary accounting
procedures for the use of grant funds. In this section, "multijurisdictional drug task
force" means a law enforcement task force:
a. Organized and created in this state by a written mutual aid or joint powers
agreement;
b. Comprised of persons who are employed by, or acting under the authority of,
different governmental entities, including federal, state, county, or municipal
governments, or any combination of these agencies; and
c. Operated and established to enhance and facilitate interagency coordination,
acquisition of intelligence information, and investigations of controlled substance
and other drug-related crimes.
2. If the attorney general receives federal funds in excess of the year 2006 level of Byrne
grant funding that may be used to defray the expenses and operating costs incurred
by a multijurisdictional drug task force during the 2007-09 biennium, the attorney
general may seek emergency commission approval to receive and spend the
additional federal funds but may not spend moneys from the funds appropriated by the
legislative assembly to the extent of the additional federal funds received for this
purpose for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, and ending June 30, 2009.