The Florida Senate

370.023  Administration of department grant programs.--

(1)  The Department of Environmental Protection is authorized to establish grant programs which are consistent with statutory authority and legislative appropriations. The department is further authorized to receive funds from any legal source for purposes of matching state dollars or for passing through the agency as grants to other entities whether or not matching funds or in-kind matches are required.

(2)  For any grant program established by the department, the department shall adopt rules, pursuant to the requirements of chapter 120, for each grant program which shall include, but are not limited to: the method or methods of payment; the supporting documents required before payment will be made; when matching funds or in-kind matches are allowed; what moneys, services, or other sources and amounts of matching funds or in-kind matches will be eligible for use for matching the grant by the department; who is eligible to participate in the program; and other provisions which the department finds necessary to achieve program objectives and an accounting for state funds in accordance with law and generally accepted accounting principles.

(3)  The department is authorized to preaudit or postaudit account books and other documentation of a grant recipient to assure that grant funds were used in accordance with the terms of the grant and state rules and statutes. When such audit reveals that moneys were not spent in accordance with grant requirements, the department may withhold moneys or recover moneys previously paid. A grant recipient will be allowed a maximum of 60 days to submit any additional pertinent documentation to offset the amount identified as being due the department.

History.--s. 2, ch. 83-225; s. 198, ch. 94-356.