(A) Grant funds received by a public entity from the Rural Infrastructure Authority must be deposited in a separate fund and may not be commingled with other funds, including other grant funds. Disbursements may be made from this fund only on the written authorization of the individual who signed the grant application filed with the division, or his successor, and only for the purposes specified in the grant application. A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined five thousand dollars or imprisoned for six months, or both.
(B) It is not a defense to an indictment alleging a violation of this section that grant funds received were used by a grantee or subgrantee for governmental purposes other than those specified in the grant application or that the purpose for which the grant was made was accomplished by funds other than grant funds.
(C) The Division of Local Government of the Rural Infrastructure Authority shall furnish a copy of this section to a grantee when the grant is awarded.
HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 612, Part II, Section 14A; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt VI, Section 16.B, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, Section 16.B, in subsection (A), substituted "public entity from the Rural Infrastructure Authority" for "county, municipality, political subdivision, or other entity from the Division of Local Government of the State Budget and Control Board"; in subsection (B), deleted "from the Division of Local Government" before "grant funds received", and deleted "by the Division of Local Government" before "grant was made"; and in subsection (C), substituted "Rural Infrastructure Authority" for "State Budget and Control Board".
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