Authority of the office of the secretary; grants, loans, and gifts; federal government grants and contracts

Sec. 7. (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).] 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.