What if States Rejected Federal Funding?

Would it Mean They Were Rejecting Federal Spending?

So, what if states do, already, have a say in whether we continue to grow that $16.5 trillion debt, and whether the nation's budget is balanced each year? A fair share of all the federal spending is administered by the states, and it just might be that the states vote on whether they will accept the funding. Case in point: Tuesday, the Utah Legislature's Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee initially voted to reject $71 million in federal funding. They did re-vote, and in the re-vote, the federal funding was accepted. But, what if they had stuck to their original vote to reject the federal funds? Would it mean they were saying the money should not be spent at all, that it should go right back in the taxpayers' pockets?

http://utahpoliticalcapitol.com/2013/02/27/panic-in-committee-as-dems-call-gops-anti-federal-bluff/