A. 1. The Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, the Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services or any employee of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services designated by the Commissioner may solicit and receive contributions, gifts and donations for use by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, or to any institution therein. The Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall accept, hold in trust and authorize the use of any grant or devise of land, or any donation or bequest of money, or other personal property made to the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, or to any institution therein, so long as the terms of the grant, donation, bequest, gift, or will are carried out.
2. The Board may invest and reinvest any funds and may lease any real or personal property, may sell any personal property and may invest the proceeds, for the benefit of the Department or any institution therein unless prevented by the terms of the grant, donation, bequest, gift or will.
B. The Board may lease any property owned or held in trust to any other state agency, political subdivision, federal agency, county, municipality or a nonprofit organization for a period not to exceed fifty (50) years.
C. The Department must annually account to the State Auditor and Inspector for all monies or property received or expended by virtue of this section. The account shall state:
1. The source of the monies or property received with the actual date of its receipt;
2. The particular use or place for which it was expended; and
3. The balance on hand showing the place of deposit of the unexpended balance.
Added by Laws 1953, p. 159, § 34, emerg. eff. June 3, 1953. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 30, § 13, emerg. eff. April 6, 1979. Renumbered from § 34 of this title by Laws 1986, c. 103, § 103, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 51, § 31, emerg. eff. April 9, 1990; Laws 1995, c. 85, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 127, § 1, emerg. eff. April 17, 1997; Laws 2003, c. 46, § 6, emerg. eff. April 8, 2003; Laws 2003, c. 217, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 113, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2010, c. 287, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.