“(a) In General.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $15 million through 2021.
“(b) Limitations.—“(1) Single state.—“(A) In general.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), not more than 25 percent of the total amount of funds made available under this section may be used for one or more projects in any single State.
“(B) Waiver.—On notification to Congress, the Secretary may waive the limitation under subparagraph (A) if a State is unable to use the entire amount of funding made available to the State under this Act.
“(2) Administrative expenses.—“(A) Definition of administrative expense.—In this paragraph, the term ‘administrative expense’ means, except as provided in subparagraph (B)(iii)(II), any expenditure relating to—“(i) staffing and overhead, such as the rental of office space and the acquisition of office equipment; and
“(ii) the review, processing, and provision of applications for funding under the Program.
“(B) Limitation.—“(i) In general.—Not more than 6 percent of amounts made available to carry out this Act for each fiscal year may be used for Federal and State administrative expenses of carrying out this Act.
“(ii) Federal and state shares.—To the maximum extent practicable, of the amounts made available for administrative expenses under clause (i)— “(I) 50 percent shall be provided to the State agencies provided assistance under the Program; and
“(II) an amount equal to the cost of 1 full-time equivalent Federal employee, as determined by the Secretary, shall be provided to the Federal agency carrying out the Program.
“(iii) State expenses.—Amounts made available to States for administrative expenses under clause (i)— “(I) shall be divided evenly among all States provided assistance under the Program; and
“(II) may be used by a State to provide technical assistance relating to the program, including any staffing expenditures (including staff travel expenses) associated with—“(aa) arranging meetings to promote the Program to potential applicants;
“(bb) assisting applicants with the preparation of applications for funding under the Program; and
“(cc) visiting construction sites to provide technical assistance, if requested by the applicant.”
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