N.Y. Social Services Law § 408: Custodian of funds

§ 408. Custodian of funds. The department of taxation and finance is

hereby authorized to accept and receive on behalf of the state any and

all grants or allotments of money made available to the state by or

pursuant to the federal social security act for such child welfare

services. All moneys so accepted and received shall be deposited by the

department of taxation and finance to the credit of a special fund for

use exclusively for the purposes for which such grants or allotments

were made. The department shall certify to the comptroller all

expenditures to be made from such special fund for payment of the part

of the cost of district, county or other local child welfare services

and for developing state services for the encouragement and assistance

of adequate methods of community child welfare organization. Such

expenditures may be made for personal service and for administrative and

other costs of operation.