Committee Seeks Clearer View of Federal Involvement
A new Oklahoma House committee plans review of federal funds
The House of Representatives States’ Rights Committee wants to see which agencies are receiving federal funds and what regulations are required to receive the money.
By Michael McNutt | Published: February 6, 2013
Members of a new legislative committee dealing with state sovereignty issues should prepare to look at the amount of federal money coming into Oklahoma, the panel’s chairman said Tuesday.
Rep. Lewis Moore, chairman of the House of Representatives States’ Rights Committee, passed out proposed questions to members to ask agency heads about federal funds they receive.
The questions deal with accountability, what rules and regulations come with the money and the process used to get the federal money.
In addition to the $6.8 billion lawmakers appropriated for this fiscal year, state agencies received about $7.5 billion from the federal government.