California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §34327.5: Whether or not the type, amount, and manner of expenditure of any funds received by an authority from the Federal Government, or any funds derived from such funds, are in accordance with the law or co

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Federal agencies have exclusive authority to determine whether funds received from the federal government are spent according to law, contracts, or regulations. State prosecutions for violations of state law are not prohibited.

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Whether or not the type, amount, and manner of expenditure of any funds received by an authority from the Federal Government, or any funds derived from such funds, are in accordance with the law or contract under which the funds were received, or any applicable federal regulations, shall be matters to be determined exclusively by the federal agency. This section is not intended, and shall not be construed, to prohibit prosecution and conviction of violation of any law of this State.

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