§ 370-A — Federal grants

New York § 370-A

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law SOS: Social Services
• Title 12: Community Centers and Services For Senior Citizens
• Art. 5: Assistance and Care

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§ 370-a. Federal grants. 1. The department of taxation and finance\nis authorized to accept and receive from the federal government any\nmoneys which the federal government shall offer to the state for or with\nrespect to the construction, maintenance or operation of centers for\nsenior citizens or for or with respect to the provision of services for\nsenior citizens, under or pursuant to any federal law heretofore or\nhereafter enacted authorizing grants to the state for such purpose or\nsimilar purposes, including payments to political subdivisions of, and\nany public agencies in the state.\n 2. The department of social services is hereby designated and\nempowered to act as the agent of the state in carrying out the\nprovisions of any such federal law with respect to such centers and\nservices for senior citizens in this state.\n 3. Any and all such grants and moneys awarded for assistance to this\nstate under or pursuant to any federal law shall be accepted and\nreceived by the department of taxation and finance as custodian thereof\nand such moneys, so received, shall be deposited by such department of\ntaxation and finance in a special fund or funds and shall be used\nexclusively for the purposes of any such federal law. Such moneys shall\nbe paid from such fund or funds on the audit and warrant of the\ncomptroller upon vouchers certified or approved by the commissioner of\nsocial services.\n 4. Any federal funds available to the state for such centers and\nservices for senior citizens shall be retained by the state.\n