(a) There is hereby appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, from the State Project Infrastructure Fund to the Operating Funds of the Assembly and Senate an amount up to thirty-seven million dollars ($37,000,000), as determined by the agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 9112 and any amendments thereto, to cover the costs of the design and construction of those components of the project or projects authorized by Section 9112 that will modify portions of the west wing of the State Capitol in order to facilitate a fully functional State Capitol. Any transfer of the funds appropriated pursuant to this section shall occur at the same time as the transfer of funds pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 14692, or at a time as determined by the agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 9112 or any amendments thereto.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the appropriation in subdivision (a) constitute an express appropriation for the alteration or modification of the color, detail, design, structure, or fixtures of the historically restored areas of the first, second, and third floors and the exterior of the west wing of the State Capitol, as required by § 28 of Article IV of the California Constitution.

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(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 251, Sec. 6. (AB 163) Effective September 23, 2021.)