The division shall function as a division of the Rural Infrastructure Authority and has all administrative and program authority necessary to fulfill its public mandate including, but not limited to, the following powers:

1. (1) to solicit, receive, and expend public and private funds from any relevant sources and entities in order to carry out the purposes of the division; and
2. (2) to prescribe and charge fees for its services, which fees must be retained and expended for division purposes.

HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 155, Part II, Section 74B; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.W.3, eff July 1, 2015.

Effect of Amendment

2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.W.3, in the first undesignated paragraph, substituted "Rural Infrastructure Authority" for "State Budget and Control Board".