251.650. Securing of grants, departments to collaborate--consultation with private entities permitted--report to general assembly.
Securing of grants, departments to collaborate--consultation withprivate entities permitted--report to general assembly.
251.650. 1. Not less than twice each calendar year, representativesfrom the department of labor and industrial relations, the department ofelementary and secondary education, the department of agriculture, thedepartment of economic development, and the department of natural resourcesshall meet to discuss ways in which their respective agencies maycollaborate in order to secure grants established in the EnergyIndependence and Security Act of 2007, Public Law 110-140, or other suchgrants that would fund: green jobs; the production of renewable fuels;increasing energy efficiency of products, buildings and vehicles; andincreasing research and development relating to the manufacturing ofrenewable energy technologies. The department of natural resources ishereby designated as the coordinating agency for the inter-agencycollaboration under this section.
2. In fulfilling the goals under this section, any of the departmentsunder subsection 1 of this section may confer with, or invite participationby, any other interested individual, agency, or organization, which shallinclude but not be limited to nonprofit organizations, private sectorentities, institutions of higher education, and local governments. Suchdepartments may enter into partnerships with, in accordance with federalgrant requirements and as otherwise allowable by law, any individual,agency, or organization in securing a grant under this section.
3. No later than the first Wednesday after the first Monday ofJanuary each year, the departments outlined in subsection 1 of this sectionshall report jointly to the general assembly and to the governor theactions taken by their agencies in securing the grants outlined in thissection.
(L. 2008 S.B. 1181, et al.)