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.