The commissioner of the Governor's Office of Economic Development shall authorize money from the programs provided under §§ 1-16G-50 and 1-16G-51 for the following purposes:
(1) An amount to pay for any contracts entered into by the Governor's Office of Economic Development with an implementing partner to provide technical assistance to an applicant or monitoring service for the local infrastructure improvement grant program; and
(2) An amount to pay the administrative expenses incurred by the Governor's Office of Economic Development for the local infrastructure improvement grant program. The administrative expenses are limited to the salary and benefits of any personnel directly responsible for the administration of the programs.