§ 29-3.1-8 - Gifts, donations, and funds.
SECTION 29-3.1-8
§ 29-3.1-8 Gifts, donations, and funds.– The chief information officer may accept donations of funds or property, realor personal for the office of library and information services and in his orher discretion, with the approval of the library board, shall hold thedonations in the form in which they were given for the purposes of the officeof library and information services, or dispose of them, with any financialbenefits accruing to the office of library and information services. The chiefinformation officer shall be the authorized agent to accept, receive, andadminister, with the approval of the library board, any and all funds, moneys,or library materials granted, furnished, provided, appropriated, and/ordedicated or made available by the United States of America or any of itsdepartments, commissions, boards, bureaus, or agencies for library services inthe state of Rhode Island other than funds, moneys, or library materialsgranted, furnished, provided, appropriated, and/or dedicated or made availabledirectly to any agency or institution. The chief information officer shall turnover to the general treasurer for proper custody and safekeeping all the fundspaid to the state from the federal treasury or other donating agency, and thegeneral treasurer shall disburse these funds solely for the purpose provided bythe original grantor upon orders drawn by the state controller upon his or herreceipt of duly authenticated vouchers. Any funds lost or diverted from thepurposes for which paid by the United States of America shall be repaid by thestate to the United States of America.