Section 54-17.8-05 - Powers and duties of commissionThe commission is granted all the powers necessary or appropriate to carry out and effectuate the purposes of this chapter, including the power to:
1. Make grants to a state agency, a tribal government, a political subdivision, or a nonprofit organization;2. Place conditions on an offer or a grant including a limit on the duration of an offer, a requirement of matching funds, and limit the source of the matching funds, and the commission shall exclude any money appropriated from the general fund from use as matching funds unless the legislative assembly authorizes the use of general fund money as matching funds;3. Approve expenditures for staffing or an outside consultant to design and implement an approved project based on the documented need of the applicant and the expenditures may not exceed five percent of the grant to a grantee if the grant exceeds two hundred fifty thousand dollars and expenditures may not exceed ten percent of the grant to a grantee if the grant is two hundred fifty thousand dollars or less;4. Enter contracts or agreements to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including authority to contract for the administration of the fund and staffing for the advisory board;5. Accept donations, grants, contributions, and gifts from any public or private source; and6. Adopt policies and rules necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.Amended by S.L. 2015, ch. 379 (HB 1409),§ 2, eff. 7/1/2015, except amendment to subsection 2 is effective 4/23/2015.Added by S.L. 2013, ch. 408 (HB 1278),§ 1, eff. 7/1/2013.