Notwithstanding any provisions of this article, where less than thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) has been apportioned or otherwise reserved by the board pursuant to Section 16336 on January 1, 1973, the board shall apportion as grants the remainder thereof under this section for matching purposes pursuant to this article to districts which the board determines has the greatest need. The apportionments under this section may be made only to those districts (1) which would not have been eligible to apply under Section 16336 if they had levied the entire twenty cent ($0.20) tax rate specified therein, and (2) which have filed an application by January 1, 1973, and received an apportionment under this article from the board by February 28, 1973.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)