Georgia § 45-12-171 - Office to be principal state agency for coordinating development, demographic data, statistical coordination, and federal programs; applications for and receipt of financial assistance.
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§ 45-12-171. Office to be principal state agency for coordinating development, demographic data, statistical coordination, and federal programs; applications for and receipt of financial assistance.
The Office of Planning and Budget shall be: The principal state agency for coordinating planning and programming for comprehensive development; The state agency responsible for preparing, maintaining, and furnishing official demographic data for the state; and The principal state agency for statistical coordination and standardization. The office may apply for and receive grants-in-aid, contributions, and any other forms of financial or other assistance from any source, public or private, for the purposes of this Code section and Code Sections 45-12-172 and 45-12-177. The office shall serve as the state agency for all federal programs which require state designation of a single clearing-house if federal or state law does not provide for another state agency or if the Governor does not designate another state agency by executive order. (Ga. L. 1970, p. 321, § 9; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 45; Ga. L. 2008, p. 324, § 45/SB 455.)
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