N.Y. Defense Emergency Act 1951 784/51 § 115: Acceptance of gifts, grants and loans

§ 115. Acceptance of gifts, grants and loans. 1. Whenever the United

States, or any agency or officer thereof, or any person, firm or

corporation, shall offer to the state or to any political subdivision

thereof, services, materials, facilities or funds for civil defense or

to aid the defense effort, the state, acting through the director of the

budget, or such political subdivision, acting through its chief

executive officer or governing body, may accept such offer and upon such

acceptance the director of the budget of the state or the chief

executive of such political subdivision may authorize any officer of the

state or political subdivision, as the case may be, to receive such

services, materials, facilities or funds on behalf of the state or such

political subdivision, subject to the terms of the offer and to the

rules and regulations, if any, of the offeror. In the event that any

federal law provides that any such services, materials, facilities or

funds shall be made available to political subdivisions subject to some

action by a state officer or agency, the director of the budget shall

have the power to take such action or to designate an appropriate

officer or agency of the state to do so.

2. Where an offer of services, materials, facilities or funds for

civil defense or to aid the defense effort, is made to the state and

where a political subdivision of the state, acting through its chief

executive officer or governing body, agrees to assume the obligations of

and comply with the terms of the offer and the rules and regulations, if

any, of the offeror, the director of the budget may accept such offer

and, if consistent therewith, (a) make or agree to make the services

available to such political subdivision, (b) authorize or agree to

authorize the acquisition of the materials or facilities pursuant to

section twenty-three-c of this act, on behalf of and for conveyance to

such political subdivision, or (c) approve or agree to approve the

transfer or payment of the funds to or on behalf of such political

subdivision.