§ 35. State civil defense aid for fallout protection at schools,\ncolleges and universities. 1. Subject to the limitations and conditions\nprescribed in this section, the trustees or board of education of every\nschool district, the board of higher education in the city of New York\nand the governing body, by whatever name known, of all other elementary\nschools, secondary schools, colleges and universities in the state shall\nbe eligible to receive state civil defense aid, within the amounts\nappropriated to the commission for this purpose, in consideration for\nthe provision by such schools, colleges and universities of shelter\nprotection against radioactive fallout for inhabitants of the state.\n 2. The amount of state civil defense aid payable pursuant to this\nsection with respect to a fallout shelter acquired, constructed or\ninstalled at any school, college or university after the effective date\nof this section shall be twenty-five dollars multiplied by the maximum\nreimbursable shelter occupancy, but in no event shall such amount exceed\nfifty per cent of the cost of such shelter.\n 3. For purposes of this section, the "maximum reimbursable shelter\noccupancy" shall mean\n a. In the case of a fallout shelter acquired, constructed or installed\nat existing schools, colleges and universities:\n i. the largest number of students enrolled plus faculty,\nadministrative staff and other personnel employed at the school, college\nor university who are reasonably estimated to have been present at any\none time during any day within one year prior to the date of application\nfor the payment of state civil defense aid under this section minus the\nplanned shelter occupancy of all other fallout shelters at the school,\ncollege or university, for which occupancy state civil defense aid has\nbeen approved by the state director pursuant to this section, or\n ii. the planned shelter occupancy of the fallout shelter with respect\nto which the application for state civil defense aid under this section\nis made,\n whichever is less.\n b. In the case of a fallout shelter acquired, constructed or installed\nat a new school:\n i. the largest number of students plus faculty, administrative staff\nand other personnel which the school is designed to accommodate at any\none time minus the planned shelter occupancy of all other fallout\nshelters at the school, for which occupancy state civil defense aid has\nbeen approved by the state director pursuant to this section, or\n ii. the planned shelter occupancy of the fallout shelter with respect\nto which the application for state civil defense aid under this section\nis made,\n whichever is less.\n 4. No payment of any state civil defense aid shall be made with\nrespect to any fallout shelter pursuant to this section unless:\n a. The plans and specifications for the shelter, and any modifications\nthereof, are certified by the commission to be in compliance with the\nprovisions of this act and the plan, regulations or orders of the\ncommission promulgated thereunder; provided, however, that the\ncommission may designate the state commissioner of education or the\ncommissioner of public works of the city of New York as its agent for\nthe purpose of certifying such compliance with respect to shelters\nacquired, constructed or installed by school districts, public colleges\nor public universities which are required under other provisions of law\nto submit plans and specifications for school buildings to the officer\ndesignated.\n b. The shelter is completed in accordance with the plans and\nspecifications, and any modifications thereof, certified by the\ncommission or its designated agent pursuant to the immediately preceding\nparagraph a.\n c. The trustees, board or governing body of the school, college or\nuniversity at which the fallout shelter is located shall by written\nagreement grant to the commission, and to such local directors as the\ncommission may designate, exclusive con
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