The state board of education may take any necessary action consistent with state law to comply with the provisions of Public Law 447 of the 87th Congress, known as the "television broadcasting facilities act of 1962," and with the provisions of Title VII of Public Law 864 of the 85th Congress, as amended, known as the "national defense education act of 1958," and may accept and expend federal funds available under these laws.

     This act shall not be construed as authorization to expend or to incur any obligation to expend any state funds in excess of any amount which may be appropriated for such purpose by the legislature. Any funds appropriated shall be paid out of the state treasury in accordance with state accounting procedures necessary to assure proper distribution of and accounting for federal funds paid to the state.

     The state board of education may appoint an advisory committee to conduct studies relating to the development of an educational television system in the state with particular emphasis on a complete engineering study of the feasibility of a multichannel broadcasting system for instruction, materials distribution and administrative data handling.

     There is hereby appropriated to the state board of education $50,000.00 from the general fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, to conduct such a feasibility study in conjunction with federal funds as might be available.

     A report on the feasibility study shall be presented to the legislature by March 1, 1967. No funds, federal or state, shall be expended to implement recommendations of the feasibility study until specifically authorized by legislative act.