South Carolina Code 2-65-80. Block grants
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(A) The General Assembly shall designate through the appropriations act an agency to operate each block grant. If a new block grant is approved by Congress after the appropriations act has been approved, it must be approved in accordance with the provisions of § 2-65-30 (D) of this chapter.
(B) The agency operating each block grant shall conduct public hearings for those block grants for which federal laws and regulations require legislative public hearings, and any other block grants for which legislative public hearings are considered necessary. Public comments must be taken into consideration by the board in review and authorization of federal funds according to the procedures set forth in § 2-65-20 of this chapter.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 2-65-80
- Agency: means any state office, department, institution, board, commission, council, committee, or other entity of the executive, judicial, or legislative branch. See South Carolina Code 2-65-15
- Appropriations act: means the annual general appropriations act. See South Carolina Code 2-65-15
- Block grant: means federal funds distributed to the State in accordance with a statutory formula for use in a variety of activities within a broad functional area. See South Carolina Code 2-65-15
- Board: means the Executive Budget Office. See South Carolina Code 2-65-15
- Federal funds: means financial assistance made to a state agency by the United States Government in any form including, but not limited to, a grant, loan, subsidy, reimbursement, contract, donation, or shared federal revenues, or noncash federal assistance in the form of equipment, buildings, and land. See South Carolina Code 2-65-15
(C) The board, in accordance with Chapter 23 of Title 1, shall issue administrative regulations and cost principles for block grants.
(D) The board shall ensure that audits of block grants are conducted in accordance with federal laws and regulations.