(A) The General Assembly shall designate through the appropriations act an agency to operate each block grant. If a new block grant is approved by Congress after the appropriations act has been approved, it must be approved in accordance with the provisions of Section 2-65-30 (D) of this chapter.
(B) The agency operating each block grant shall conduct public hearings for those block grants for which federal laws and regulations require legislative public hearings, and any other block grants for which legislative public hearings are considered necessary. Public comments must be taken into consideration by the board in review and authorization of federal funds according to the procedures set forth in Section 2-65-20 of this chapter.
(C) The board, in accordance with Chapter 23 of Title 1, shall issue administrative regulations and cost principles for block grants.
(D) The board shall ensure that audits of block grants are conducted in accordance with federal laws and regulations.