90-4-104. General powers of department. The department may:
     (1) employ a staff adequate to administer this part;
     (2) retain professional consultants and advisors;
     (3) adopt rules governing applications, granting, administration, and repayment of funds;
     (4) adopt rules governing applications for and administration and awarding of loans;
     (5) adopt rules governing the application for and administration and awarding of grants to state governmental units under 90-4-109;
     (6) adopt rules governing the repayment of grants to state governmental units and the reduction of agency budgets under 90-4-109;
     (7) consider applications and award grants or loans, subject to the availability of funds and to the appropriation of such funds by the legislature, from the alternative energy and energy conservation research development and demonstration funds for projects that will further the purposes of this part;
     (8) appoint an alternative energy advisory committee composed of representatives of state agencies and citizen members with expertise in alternative energy and energy conservation matters. The appointment of any such advisory committee shall be in keeping with 2-15-122.

     History: En. 84-7410 by Sec. 5, Ch. 501, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 84-7410; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 356, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 98, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 730, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 8, Sp. L. June 1986.