Title 31, Chapter 7, Section 52
( 31-7-52)
(a) Grants for construction projects or modernization projects made
from state appropriations pursuant to this article shall be in an
amount equal to one-third of the allowable cost of the project,
except as otherwise provided in this article. (b) In the event that state funds appropriated or otherwise made
available during a given fiscal year for construction or
modernization are not sufficient to match available federal funds,
the state agency shall be empowered to: (1) Reduce the percentage of contribution by the state below
one-third of the allowable cost of the project in order to obtain
the optimum amount of construction with funds available; and (2) At its option, annually establish a ceiling which shall be the
maximum amount that can be allotted to each or any medical
facility project approved in the given fiscal year, provided that
any ceiling so established shall not result in the allotment to a
medical facility project of an amount greater than the one-third
of allowable cost specified in subsection (a) of this Code
section. (c) The aggregate of federal and state funds granted to publicly
owned and publicly operated construction or modernization projects
shall be 66 2/3 percent unless state funds are inadequate to obtain
optimum construction, in which event the state agency is authorized
to establish an aggregate less than 66 2/3 percent. (d) In the event an aggregate of federal and state funds is
established at less than 66 2/3 percent, the state agency is
authorized to establish a matching formula for any category of
construction which is different from any other matching formula for
any other category of construction; the state agency is further
authorized to establish a matching formula for any category of
modernization which is different from the matching formula for
construction projects. |