(a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code or any other provision of law, the amounts deposited in the State Highway Account in the State Transportation Fund from federal transportation funds, and pledged by the commission under this chapter, are hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Treasurer for the purposes of, and in accordance with, this chapter.
(b) Funds that are subject to Section 1 or 2 of Article XIX of the California Constitution may be used as the state or local principal match for any project that is eligible for federal matching funds and is funded pursuant to this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 793, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2005.)