Rhode Island General Laws 32-1-13. Authority to obtain federal assistance
The director is authorized for and on behalf of the state, with the approval of the governor, to apply for and accept from the federal government or any department or agency thereof assistance that may become available for the purposes of § 32-1-11 — § 32-1-13, whether it be in the form of a loan or grant or otherwise; to accept the provisions of any federal legislation or regulations therefor; to enter into contracts in connection therewith; and to act as agent for the federal government in connection therewith or to designate a subordinate so to act. To obtain federal assistance, the director is authorized to comply with any federal law, rules, and regulations thereunder and to meet such federal requirements as may be made conditions precedent to receiving federal assistance.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 32-1-13; P.L. 1966, ch. 169, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 52.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 32-1-13
- Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.