((a)) ** Amounts obligated but unspent** Any county funds that were obligated by the applicable participating county before , but are unspent on —

((1)) may, at the option of the participating county, be deemed to have been reserved by the participating county on , for expenditure in accordance with this subchapter; and

((2))

((A)) may be used by the participating county for any authorized use under ; and

((B)) on a determination by the participating county under subparagraph (A) to use the county funds, shall be available for projects initiated after , subject to .

((b)) ** Prohibition on use of funds** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective beginning on , no county funds made available under this subchapter may be used by any participating county for any lobbying activity, regardless of the purpose for which the funds are obligated on or before that date.November 15, 20212021-11-15