A sum not to exceed ten million dollars ($10,000,000) from Item 3940-001-0439 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 1996 (Ch. 162, Stats. 1996) shall be available for expenditure for the 1996–97 fiscal year for the purposes of this article. In subsequent fiscal years, it is the intent of the Legislature that an appropriation be made in the annual Budget Act to carry out this article.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 17, Sec. 71. Effective January 1, 1998. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.81.)