Section 27B. The commission shall develop historical surveys and plans in accordance with the requirements of the federal historic preservation act (Title 16, U.S.C. sections 470–470N). The commission shall be the sole agency of the commonwealth for administration of said act. The state treasurer shall be the custodian of funds received by the commonwealth under section one hundred three of said act, and said funds shall be expended by the commission, without special appropriation, on projects approved by it which carry out the objects of the said act.

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 9 sec. 27B

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
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