§ 99684. — 99684. (Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 116.)

(a)
All funds allocated to an agency pursuant to this part shall be programmed, encumbered, obligated, or spent prior to July 1, 2000, unless economically infeasible. If funds allocated to an agency pursuant to this part are not expended or encumbered prior to July 1, 2000, the Legislature may, by a statute passed in each house by a two-thirds vote, reallocate those funds for another rail project within that agency’s jurisdiction.
(b)
If any of the funds are not
expended or encumbered prior to July 1, 2010, the Legislature may, in the same manner, reallocate the funds for any other passenger rail project in the state.
(c)
In the case of funds allocated to the department, the reallocation shall be for a state-sponsored passenger rail project.
(d)
The Legislature may, by statute passed in each house by majority vote, or in the annual Budget Bill, require the commission to award any grant specified in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 99620) which the commission has denied.

Legislative History

Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 116.