The state assents to the provisions and accepts the benefits of the Act of Congress entitled “An Act to provide for cooperative extension work between agricultural colleges in the United States receiving the benefits of an Act of Congress approved July 2, 1862, and of Acts supplementary thereto and the United States Department of Agriculture” approved May 8, 1914, as amended and supplemented and known as the Smith-Lever Act and extended to Alaska by an Act of Congress entitled “An Act to extend the benefits of the Hatch Act and the Smith-Lever Act to the Territory of Alaska” approved February 23, 1929, in behalf of the University of Alaska. The commissioner of revenue is designated as the officer to whom the appropriations shall be paid.