Title 5, State Financial Administration

PART I. ADMINISTRATION §36-1 Responsibility for moneys. The director of finance shall be responsible for the safekeeping of all moneys paid into the treasury, and for the proper disbursement and appropriation thereof, pursuant to the laws; and the director shall be liable therefo…

§36-2 Keep full records. The director of finance shall keep, or cause to be kept, in appropriate books, a clear, distinct, and full record of all the transactions and business of the director's department. [CC 1859, §471; RL 1925, §1245; RL 1935, §2204; RL 1945, §5805; RL 1955, §…

§36-2.5 Full disclosure of entities receiving state awards. (a) In this section, unless the context indicates otherwise: "Entity": "Searchable website" means a website that allows the public to: "State award" means state financial assistance and expenditures that: (b) Not later t…

PART II. INVESTMENTS; TRANSFERS §36-21 Short-term investment of state moneys. (a) The director of finance may invest any moneys of the State which in the director's judgment are in excess of the amounts necessary for meeting the immediate requirements of the State and where in th…

§36-22 Loans for federal-aid projects. (a) The director of finance may make loans to any state agency from the general, special, and revolving funds of the State for the purpose of enabling the State to prepay the costs reimbursable by the federal government on federal aid projec…

§36-23 Purchase of county bonds. The director of finance, with the approval of the governor, may purchase bonds issued by the several counties in conformity with the law, or loan money to the counties on the security of the bonds out of any funds that may be available for such pu…

§36-24 Loans to state and county agencies. When there are moneys in the general, special, or revolving funds of the State which in the director of finance's judgment are in excess of the amounts necessary for the immediate state requirements, the director may make temporary loans…

§36-25 Transfers to loan fund; interest. (a) When there are excess moneys, as provided in section 36-21, the director of finance may make temporary transfers of the moneys to the loan fund for the temporary uses thereof. The total of the transfers to the loan fund shall not excee…

§36-26 Transfer of unrequired funds for redemption of serial bonds. The director of finance, with the approval of the governor, may transfer all balances of moneys received from the sale of state bonds for state improvements on deposit in loan funds, which are no longer required …

§36-27 Transfers from special funds for central service expenses. (a) Except as provided in this section, and notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, from time to time, the director of finance, for the purpose of defraying the prorated estimate of central service expenses …

§36-28 Transfers from state highway fund for central service expenses. Except as hereinafter provided, and notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, there shall be deducted from time to time by the director of finance, for the purpose of defraying the prorated estimate of ce…

[§36-28.5] Transfer from airport revenue fund. Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, there shall be deducted from time to time by the director of finance for the purpose of defraying the prorated estimate of central service expenses of government in relation to the airport rev…

§36-29 Transfer from harbor special fund. Any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, there shall be deducted from time to time by the director of finance for the purpose of defraying the prorated estimate of central service expenses of government in relation to the harbor spe…

[§36-29.5] Transfer from boating special fund. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, including section 36-27, there shall be deducted from time to time by the director of finance for the purpose of defraying the prorated estimate of central service expenses of government in re…

§36-3 Fiscal agents. The director of finance may appoint, with the approval of the governor, such fiscal agents as may be necessary and expedient to facilitate the sale, purchase, and redemption of the bonds of the State and the payment of interest thereon. The director may autho…

§36-30 Special fund reimbursements for departmental administrative expenses. (a) Each special fund, except the: shall be responsible for its pro rata share of the administrative expenses incurred by the department responsible for the operations supported by the special fund conce…

§36-31 Transfers from special funds, limited or suspended, when. (a) If any transfer contemplated by sections 36-27, 36-29, and 36-30 might, if effected, result in loss to the State or to any special fund affected, of any federal funds, or would be in violation of the Constitutio…

§36-36 School physical plant operations and maintenance account; maintenance schedule. (a) There is created in the state general fund under EDN 400 (school support) the school physical plant operations and maintenance account, into which shall be deposited all legislative appropr…

§36-4 Instruct subordinates. The director of finance shall, from time to time, instruct the officers of the director's department in relation to their duties and business. [CC 1859, §472; RL 1925, §1246; am imp L 1932 2d, c 40; RL 1935, §2205; RL 1945, §5806; RL 1955, §132-6; am …

§36-41 Energy retrofit and performance contracting for public facilities. (a) All agencies shall evaluate and identify for implementation energy efficiency retrofitting through performance contracting. Agencies that perform energy efficiency retrofitting may continue to receive b…

[§36-42] Vehicle fleet performance contracts for vehicle fleet energy efficiency programs. (a) All agencies shall identify and evaluate vehicle fleet energy efficiency programs that the agency may implement using vehicle fleet performance contracts. (b) Any agency may enter into …

§36-5 Responsibility for drafts on treasury. Except as otherwise provided, the head of each department shall be responsible for the correctness of all drafts or orders drawn by him upon the treasury, in pursuance of appropriations, and for the proper disbursements of all appropri…

§36-6 Report to legislature. The director of finance shall make an annual report to the legislature of the transactions and business of the director's department, showing the revenue and expenditure for the preceding year, and giving a full and detailed estimate of the revenue an…

§36-7 Director's certificates, evidence. The director of finance may certify, under the seal of the director's department, copies of vouchers and other documents deposited in the director's office; and copies so certified shall be as valid evidence in any court as the originals. …

§36-8 Director may administer oaths. The director of finance may administer all necessary oaths connected with the duties of the director's department. [CC 1859, §475; RL 1925, §1249; RL 1935, §2208; RL 1945, §5809; RL 1955, §132-9; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §14; am L 1963, c 114, §1…