§1962b–6 Expenses of Commissions

Summary

Each commission must say what part of its costs the Federal Government will pay, but the Council must approve that share. The commission decides how to split the rest. Each year the commission must make a budget and send it to the Council and the States. Estimates for Federal money go into the Council’s budget under chapter 11 of title 31 and can include an advance if State payments are expected to be delayed. All money received goes into the commission’s U.S. Treasury account. A commission may accept money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services from States, the United States, subdivisions, agencies, or intergovernmental agencies and may use or dispose of them. The commission must keep clear records of all income and spending. Those records must be audited at least once a year by an outside certified or licensed public accountant approved by a State regulator, and the audit must be included in the commission’s annual report. The records must be open for inspection at reasonable times to people from the jurisdictions and agencies that provided funds.