402.161  Authorization for sale of property.--

(1)  The ¹department is authorized to sell any real or personal property that it acquired by way of donation, gift, contribution, bequest, or devise from any person, persons, or organizations when such real or personal property is determined by the ¹department not to be necessary for use in connection with the work of the ¹department. All proceeds derived from the sale of such property shall be transmitted to the State Treasury to be credited to the department.

(2)  The department is authorized to use for ¹department purposes any moneys realized from the sale of any such real or personal property. It is expressly declared to be the intention of the Legislature that such moneys are appropriated to the department and may be used by it for ¹department purposes. However, such moneys shall be withdrawn in accordance with law. Such moneys are appropriated to the use of the department in addition to other funds which have been or may otherwise be appropriated for ¹department purposes.

History.--s. 1, ch. 69-268; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 70-255; s. 1, ch. 70-439; s. 17, ch. 78-433.

¹Note.--The word "department" was substituted by the editors for the word "division" (of Family Services) to conform to s. 3, ch. 75-48, which abolished the division and assigned its functions to the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services. The Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services was redesignated as the Department of Children and Family Services by s. 5, ch. 96-403, and the Department of Health was created by s. 8, ch. 96-403.