§ 52-0909. Powers and duties of the commissioner.

1. In administering the provisions of this title, the commissioner:

(a) shall make an itemized estimate of funds or appropriations by
project required annually for inclusion in the executive budget.

(b) may in the name of the state as further provided within this
article contract to make, within the limitations of appropriations
available therefor, a state grant for payment to a municipality or
not-for-profit corporation representing the state share of the costs of
a project approved and to be undertaken pursuant to this article. Such
contracts shall be subject to approval by the state comptroller and as
to form by the attorney general.

(c) may in the name of the state as further provided within this title
enter into contracts with public benefit corporations and private
contractors for services contemplated by this article to be funded
hereunder.

(d) shall approve vouchers for the payment of assistance pursuant to
an approved contract. All such payments shall be paid on the audit and
warrant of the state comptroller.

(e) shall promulgate, after hearings and prior to the receipt of
application and/or approval of projects, rules and regulations which
shall include but need not be limited to: eligibility requirements,
application procedures, office ranking and review processes, project
approval guidelines and criteria, and funding distribution for municipal
park projects and for each type of historic preservation project.

(f) may perform such other and further acts as may be necessary,
proper or desirable to carry out the provisions of this title.

2. All actions taken by the commissioner pursuant to this title shall
be consistent with provisions of the federal internal revenue code
necessary for the preservation of tax exempt status of bonds issued
under the authority granted by the environmental quality bond act of
nineteen hundred eighty-six.