423 - Grants; raising and paying over of local funds.

§ 423. Grants;  raising and paying over of local funds. 1. The office,  with the approval of the governor, may accept as agent of the state  any  gift  or  grant  for  any of the purposes of this article. Any moneys so  received may be expended by the office to effectuate any of the purposes  of this article, subject to the  same  limitations  as  to  approval  of  project,  approval of expenditures and audit as are prescribed for state  moneys appropriated for the purposes of this article.    2. A board of education, board of trustees  or  trustee  of  a  school  district  may raise, appropriate and pay over to a municipality in which  it is in whole or  in  part  located  moneys  to  be  expended  by  such  municipality  for  any  purpose  authorized  by  this  article.  Such  a  municipality may accept and expend moneys  so  received  only  for  such  purpose. Moneys so appropriated and paid over by a school district shall  not  be  included  in computing the amount that should be apportioned to  such school district pursuant to article seventy-three of the  education  law.