The allocation and use of State funds under this title are
subject to the following terms and conditions:
    (1)   State funds may be used only for the planning, design, construction,
conversion, acquisition, renovation, and equipping of facilities,
including reports, plans, specifications, site improvements, surveys,
and programs in connection therewith;
    (2)   Any federal or other grant that is available for the purpose shall be
applied first to the cost of planning, design, construction,
conversion, acquisition, renovation, or equipping of a facility;
    (3)   A State grant may not exceed 50 percent of the cost of eligible work
remaining unpaid after all federal and other grants have been applied;
    (4)   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 application is received, and such
priorities of area need as may be established by the Department; and
    (5)   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 has been or is being used for a purpose
prohibited by this title.
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