The board shall compute for each applicant school district the amount to which the district is entitled under this chapter in the manner prescribed by this article. The amount so computed shall be reduced by the amount received or to be received by the district under Public Law 815 of the 81st Congress, as amended, or any similar provisions of any other act of Congress, solely on account of the participation of the federal government in the state project or shall be reduced by the percentage of the cost of the project (as that term is defined in Section 41930) borne by the federal government, whichever is the greater amount.
Ca. Educ. Code § 16540