17072.35.

 (a) A grant for new construction may be used for any and all costs necessary to adequately house new pupils in any approved project, and those costs only may include the cost of design, engineering, testing, inspection, plan checking, construction management, site acquisition and development, evaluation and response action costs relating to hazardous substances at a new or existing schoolsite, demolition, construction, acquisition and installation of portable classrooms, landscaping, necessary utility costs, utility connections and other fees, equipment including telecommunication equipment to increase school security, furnishings, and upgrade of electrical systems or the wiring or cabling of classrooms in order to accommodate educational technology.

(b) A grant for new construction also may be used to acquire an existing government or privately owned building, or a privately financed school building, and for the necessary costs of converting the government or privately owned building for public school use.

(c) A grant for new construction also may be used for the costs of designs and materials that promote the efficient use of energy and water, the maximum use of natural lighting and indoor air quality, the use of recycled materials and materials that emit a minimum of toxic substances, the use of acoustics conducive to teaching and learning, and other characteristics of high performance schools. performance schools, including the purchase and installation of renewable energy components, including, but not limited to, solar panels, power systems, and photovoltaic (PV) systems, pursuant to Article 10.5 (commencing with Section 17077.30).

(d) Renewable energy components may be purchased and installed under the provisions of Chapter 3.2 (commencing with Section 4217.10) of Division 5 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

17072.36.

 An amount equal to the savings identified by the establishment of a baseline for average energy consumption within a district or adjacent district based upon a school or schools of similar size, enrollment, construction type, or combination thereof, accrued by a district as a result of the purchase, installation, and use of renewable energy components as authorized by Section 17072.35 shall be transferred into the capital outlay fund of the district until the total cost of the purchase and installation of the component is repaid.

17074.25.

 (a) A modernization apportionment may be used for an improvement to extend the useful life of, or to enhance the physical environment of, the school. The improvement may only include the cost of design, engineering, testing, inspection, plan checking, construction management, demolition, construction, the replacement of portable classrooms, necessary utility costs, utility connection and other fees, the purchase and installation of air-conditioning equipment and insulation materials and related costs, furniture and equipment, including telecommunication equipment to increase school security, fire safety improvements, playground safety improvements, identification, assessment, or abatement of hazardous asbestos, seismic safety improvements, and upgrade of electrical systems or the wiring or cabling of classrooms in order to accommodate educational technology. A modernization grant may not be used for costs associated with acquisition and development of real estate or for routine maintenance and repair.

(b) A portion of a modernization apportionment may be used for the costs of purchase and installation of renewable energy components, including solar panels, power systems, and photovoltaic (PV) systems, pursuant to Article 10.5 (commencing with Section 17077.30).