Massachusetts General Laws Part I. Administration of the Government (Ch. 1-182) Ch. 161B, § 22

Each authority is authorized and directed from time to time to take all necessary action to secure any federal assistance which is or may become available to the commonwealth or any of its subdivisions for any of the purposes of this chapter.  If any federal law, administrative regulation or practice requires any action relating to such federal assistance to be taken by any department or instrumentality of the commonwealth other than the authority such other department or instrumentality is authorized and directed to take all such action, including without limitation filing applications for assistance, supervising the expenditure of federal grants or loans and making any determinations and certifications necessary or appropriate to the foregoing, and the authority is authorized and directed to take all action necessary to permit such other department or instrumentality to comply with all federal requirements.