The department, with the approval of the governor, may accept as agent
of the state any gift, devise or bequest, whether conditional or
unconditional (notwithstanding the provisions of section eleven of the
state finance law), and including federal grants, for any of the
purposes of this article. Any moneys so received may be expended by the
department to effectuate any purpose of this article, subject to the
same limitations as to approval of expenditures and audit as are
prescribed for state moneys appropriated for the purposes of this
article.