Of monies received by the state from the sale of bonds pursuant to the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act of 1996, up to twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) shall be available for disbursements for air quality projects pursuant to this section.

The commissioner is authorized in consultation with other state agencies as may be necessary, to make state assistance payments or to enter into contracts in the name of the state for projects that will enhance the quality of the state's environment and the state's air quality.