290.038  Authority and duties of the department.--

(1)  The department shall have all the powers necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and provisions of this act.

(2)  The department may:

(a)  Make contracts and agreements with the Federal Government; other agencies of the state; any other public agency; or any other public person, association, corporation, local government, or other entity in exercising its powers and performing its duties under this act.

(b)  Secure directly from any agency of the state information necessary to enable it to carry out the provisions of this act.

(c)  Facilitate collaboration among appropriate agencies for efficient use of scarce resources.

(d)  Seek and accept funding from any public or private source.

(e)  Adopt and enforce rules not inconsistent with this act for the administration of the program.

(f)  Assist in training employees of community development corporations to help achieve and increase their capacity to administer programs pursuant to this act and provide technical assistance and advice to community development corporations involved with these programs.

(3)  This section shall stand repealed on June 30, 1998.

History.--s. 9, ch. 80-250; s. 6, ch. 84-240; s. 16, ch. 91-262; s. 33, ch. 93-120.