54-16-04.1. May authorize acceptance of special funds or federal funds - Budget section approval

54-16-04.1. May authorize acceptance of special funds or federal funds - Budget section approval. 1. The emergency commission, upon the advice and counsel of the office of management and budget and approval by the budget section of the legislative management, may authorize a state officer to accept any special funds or federal funds not appropriated by the legislative assembly which the legislative assembly has not indicated an intent to reject. 2. Any special funds or federal funds made available to this state which have not been appropriated by the legislative assembly for a specific purpose or program and which are not required to be spent prior to the next regular legislative session, upon the approval for acceptance by the emergency commission and the budget section of the legislative management, must be deposited into a separate fund until the legislative assembly appropriates the funds. 3. Approval by the budget section of the legislative management is not required for the acceptance of special funds or federal funds if the acceptance is necessary to avoid an imminent threat to the safety of people or property due to a natural disaster or war crisis or an imminent financial loss to the state. 4. A state officer may not expend funds received from the federal government which have not been specifically appropriated by the legislative assembly except as provided in this chapter.