STATE AND FEDERAL AUDIT AND INSPECTION RIGHTS Sample Clauses

STATE AND FEDERAL AUDIT AND INSPECTION RIGHTS. The state auditor may conduct an audit or investigation of any entity receiving funds from the state directly under the Agreement or indirectly through a subcontract under the Agreement. Acceptance of funds directly under the Agreement or indirectly through a subcontract under the Agreement acts as acceptance of the authority of the state auditor, under the direction of the legislative audit committee, to conduct an audit or investigation in connection with those funds. Under the direction of the legislative audit committee, an entity that is the subject of an audit or investigation by the state auditor must provide the state auditor with access to any information the state auditor considers relevant to the investigation or audit. The Comptroller General, the General Accounting Office, the Office of Inspector General, and any authorized representative of the U.S. Government shall also have this right of inspection. Operator shall ensure that this clause concerning the authority to audit funds received indirectly by subcontractors through Operator and the requirement to cooperate is included in any subcontract it awards.