N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law § 61.01: Receipt and disbursement of federal funds

§ 61.01 Receipt and disbursement of federal funds.

(a) The commissioner or his authorized representative may receive,

use, or distribute federal financial or technical assistance to support

construction, research, staffing, or other programs or activities in

mental health, developmental disabilities, alcoholism, or drug addiction

appropriated under federal health, mental health, or developmental

disabilities legislation or regulations or under other federal

legislation or regulations which provide assistance to the mentally

disabled, including but not limited to vocational rehabilitation

programs, alcoholism programs, drug addiction programs, poverty

programs, or special programs for children or the aged.

(b) The commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations to implement

any provision of state or federal law involving the receipt, use, or

disbursement of federal financial or technical assistance.

(c) The department of taxation and finance shall be the custodian of

federal financial assistance granted or allocated to the department by

the United States. Funds shall be paid out on the audit and warrant of

the comptroller on the certificate of the commissioner or his authorized

representative.

(d) Subject to the rules and regulations of the commissioner, any

funds made available to the department by the United States or by

another state agency as a federal allotment to be administered by the

department may be disbursed by it to a local government, voluntary

non-profit agency, educational agency, or person properly authorized to

receive funds in fulfillment of the purposes of appropriate federal or

state legislation for the provision of services, construction of

facilities, research, staffing, training, or related programs or

activities.