{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-6-17","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-6-17","heading":"Receipt and use of federal funds.","body":"The state shall have authority to receive and expend through the department any funds that may become available from the federal government for public assistance purposes. The department, with the approval of the governor, shall have authority to meet federal requirements with respect to the administration of funds as may be set forth as conditions precedent to receiving the federal funds.","path":["Title 40 Human Services","Chapter 6 Public Assistance Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE40/40-6/40-6-17.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:25Z","sha256":"9dad64bb8a4f3b87e48f9001a884b34de05ce86acdd8d90aa808f2ae82b8a073","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-6-16","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-6-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}