(1) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is authorized to establish grant programs that are consistent with statutory authority and legislative appropriations. The commission 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 commission, the commission 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 commission; who is eligible to participate in the program; and other provisions that the commission finds necessary to achieve program objectives and an accounting for state funds in accordance with law and generally accepted accounting principles.
(3) The commission is authorized to preaudit or postaudit account books and other documentation of a grant recipient to assure that grant funds have been used in accordance with the terms of the grant and state rules and statutes. When such audit reveals that moneys have not been spent in accordance with grant requirements, the commission 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 commission.
History.—s. 2, ch. 83-225; s. 198, ch. 94-356; s. 237, ch. 99-245; s. 10, ch. 2008-247.
Note.—Former s. 370.023.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use
Chapter 379 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 379.101-379.237)
379.102 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
379.1025 - Powers, duties, and authority of commission; rules, regulations, and orders.
379.10255 - Headquarters of commission.
379.103 - Duties of executive director.
379.104 - Right to hunt and fish.
379.105 - Harassment of hunters, trappers, or fishers.
379.106 - Administration of commission grant programs.
379.107 - Residential conservation programs.
379.201 - Administrative Trust Fund.
379.203 - Dedicated License Trust Fund.
379.204 - Federal Grants Trust Fund.
379.205 - Florida Panther Research and Management Trust Fund.
379.206 - Grants and Donations Trust Fund.
379.207 - Lifetime Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund.
379.208 - Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund; purposes.
379.209 - Nongame Wildlife Trust Fund.
379.211 - State Game Trust Fund.
379.212 - Land Acquisition Trust Fund.
379.213 - Save the Manatee Trust Fund.
379.214 - Invasive Plant Control Trust Fund.
379.2201 - Deposit of license fees; allocation of federal funds.
379.2202 - Expenditure of funds.
379.2203 - Disposition of fines, penalties, and forfeitures.
379.2213 - Management area permit revenues.
379.2222 - Acquisition of state game lands.
379.2223 - Control and management of state game lands.
379.2224 - Preserves, refuges, etc., not tax-exempt.
379.2225 - Everglades recreational sites; definitions.
379.223 - Citizen support organizations; use of state property; audit.
379.2231 - Additional assessment; Wildlife Alert Reward Association, Inc.
379.224 - Memorandum of agreement relating to Fish and Wildlife Research Institute.
379.2252 - Compacts and agreements; generally.
379.2253 - Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact; implementing legislation.
379.2254 - Gulf States Marine Fisheries Compact; implementing legislation.
379.2255 - Wildlife Violator Compact Act.
379.2256 - Compact licensing and enforcement authority; administrative review.
379.2257 - Cooperative agreements with United States Forest Service; penalty.
379.2258 - Assent to provisions of Act of Congress of September 2, 1937.
379.2259 - Assent to federal acts.
379.2271 - Harmful-Algal-Bloom Task Force.
379.2272 - Harmful-algal-bloom program; implementation; goals; funding.
379.2281 - Jim Woodruff Dam; reciprocity agreements.
379.2282 - St. Marys River; reciprocity agreements.
379.2291 - Endangered and Threatened Species Act.
379.2292 - Endangered and Threatened Species Reward Program.
379.23 - Federal conservation of fish and wildlife; limited jurisdiction.
379.231 - Regulation of nonnative animals.
379.2311 - Nonnative animal management.
379.233 - Release of balloons.
379.2341 - Publications by the commission.
379.2342 - Private publication agreements; advertising; costs of production.
379.236 - Retention, destruction, and reproduction of commission records.