Neither the state nor any municipality shall have the power to pay out of its general funds or otherwise contribute its money to the authority, nor may the state or any state agency purchase any bonds or notes of the authority, nor shall the state or any municipality have the power to make or participate in the making of loans to mortgage lenders or to purchase or participate in the purchase of mortgage loans pursuant to the Mortgage Finance Authority Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the state nor any municipality shall be prohibited from appropriating its money to or in aid of the authority’s programs or the beneficiaries of any program to the extent otherwise permitted by law.