(1) The department is authorized to receive on behalf of this state all grants of money or other aid made available from any source to assist the state in carrying out the policy and purposes of this article. All such money or other aid, together with any moneys appropriated or other provision made by this state for such purpose, shall be forthwith available to said department as the agency of the state subject, in the case of any funds or other aid received upon conditions, to the conditions upon which such funds or other aid has been received, for the purpose of administering this article and may be expended by the department in carrying out such state plans or in otherwise effectuating the purposes and policies of this article, but shall not be expended or disposed of for any other purposes, nor shall any funds made available to the department for purposes other than the administration of this article be expended or otherwise disposed of in connection with the administration of this article except in providing services and assistance in the administration of this article pursuant to the provisions of section 35-3-104 and in such case only to the extent that such funds are properly available for such purpose and subject in such cases to reimbursement of the funds so expended pursuant to the provisions of section 35-3-107.
Subject to any conditions upon which any such money or other aid is made availableto the state and to the terms of any applicable plan made effective pursuant to this article, such expenditures may include, but need not be limited to, expenditures for administrative expenses, equipment, cost of research and investigation, cost of educational activities, compensation and expenses of members of the state advisory committee, reimbursement to other state agencies or to voluntary committees or associations of agricultural producers for costs to such agencies, committees, or associations of assistance in the administration of this article, requested in writing by the department and rendered to the department, reimbursement of any other fund from which it has made expenditures in providing services in the administration of this article pursuant to the provisions of section 35-3-104, payments to agricultural producers provided for in any plan made effective pursuant to this article, salaries of employees, and all other expenditures requisite to carrying out the provisions and purposes of this article.
The department shall provide for the keeping of full and accurate accounts as suchstate agency, separate from its accounts kept in its other capacities, showing all receipts and expenditures of moneys, securities, or other property received, held, or expended under the provisions of this article and shall provide for the auditing of all such accounts and for the execution of surety bonds for all employees entrusted with moneys or securities under the provisions of this article.
Source: L. 37: p. 262, § 6. CSA: C. 5, § 66. CRS 53: § 6-3-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 6-3-6.