(a) Requirements.--The department shall establish and enforce the audit and recordkeeping requirements as established under the annual Federal Specialty Crop Block Grant Program and publish the requirements on the department's publicly accessible Internet website. The department shall transmit notice of the audit and recordkeeping requirements to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
(b) Authority to investigate.--The department may investigate the records of a recipient under this chapter. The recipient shall provide the recipient's records upon the department's request. A recipient shall allow the department to conduct on-site inspections as necessary to assure compliance with this chapter, the program parameters developed under this chapter or a signed grant agreement established under this chapter.