OFFICES AND OFFICERS ‑- STATE ‑- COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ‑- STATE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING ‑- AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE AND EXPEND FEDERAL FUNDS The department of commerce and economic development under chapter 161, Laws of 1963, has the authority (1) to do state comprehensive planning including comprehensive planning as defined in the federal housing act of 1954, as amended; and (2) to receive and expend federal or other funds for such purposes.