Alabama § 31-5A-3 - Authorization to Receive Federal Aid, Private Gifts, Etc.; Disposition of Funds.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 31-5A-3 — Authorization to Receive Federal Aid, Private Gifts, Etc.; Disposition of Funds., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-5A-3. Authorization to Receive Federal Aid, Private Gifts, Etc.; Disposition of Funds.
The department is the sole agency authorized to receive federal aid from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or any other agency of the United States government authorized to pay federal aid to states for state homes under 38 U.S.C. §§ 1741 and 1742, as amended, and from any other federal law or act of Congress providing for the payment of funds to states for the care of or support of disabled veterans in state homes. The department may receive from any source gifts, contributions, bequests, and individual reimbursements, the receipt of which does not exclude any other source of revenue. All funds received by the department shall be deposited in the State Treasury in the Alabama Veterans Home Trust Fund as established in Section 31-5A-7, and the funds shall be expended as authorized by the commissioner.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 31-5A-3 cover?
Section 31-5A-3 ("Authorization to Receive Federal Aid, Private Gifts, Etc.; Disposition of Funds.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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