WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 126

(b)  (i) Any federal grant that is available for this
purpose shall be applied first to the cost of construction,
acquisition, renovation, or equipping of a facility.

(ii) A State grant shall provide up to 50
percent of the eligible cost remaining after the federal grant
has been applied.

(iii) For projects designated under federal
regulations, State plans, or the departmental regulations
promulgated under this Act as eligible for poverty area funding,
State grants shall amount to up to 75 percent of the eligible
cost remaining after the federal grant has been applied.

(iv) For purposes of this Act, community
development block grant funds shall be considered as local
matching funds and may not be considered as federal grant funds.

(c)  The amount of the State grant for any project
shall be determined after consideration of all eligible
applications, the total of unallocated State funds available at
the time the application is received, and such priorities of area
need as may be established by the Department.

(d)  No portion of the proceeds of a State grant may
be used for the furtherance of sectarian religious instruction,
or in connection with the design, acquisition, or construction of
any building used or to be used as a place of sectarian religious
worship or instruction, or in connection with any program or
department of divinity for any religious denomination. Upon the
request of the Board of Public Works, the applicant shall submit
evidence satisfactory to the Board that none of the proceeds of
the grant have been or are being used for a purpose prohibited by
this Act.

(8)  The Board of Public Works shall make allocations from
funds available under this Act in accordance with this Act. The
Board shall certify the allocations to the proper State officers,
and the Treasurer shall make payments to or on behalf of the
applicant, when needed, for the construction, acquisition,
renovation, or equipping of a facility. The Board may adopt
regulations for receiving and considering applications and for
disbursing funds to or on behalf of applicants.

(9)   If, within 30 years after completion of a project, a
community mental health facility, addiction facility, or
developmental disabilities facility with respect to which funds
have been paid under this Act is sold or transferred to any
person, agency, or organization that would not qualify as an
applicant under this Act, or that is not approved as a transferee
by the Board of Public Works, or if, within the same period, such
a community mental health facility, addiction facility, or
developmental disabilities facility ceases to be a "facility" as

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