Pub. L. 108-7, div. I, tit. III, sec. 332

Sec. 332. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act shall be available for the design or construction of a light rail system in Houston, Texas.(b) Notwithstanding (a), amounts made available in this Act or previous Acts under the heading “Federal Transit Administration, Capital investment grants” for a Houston, Texas, Metro advanced transit plan project shall be available for obligation or expenditure subject to the following conditions:(1) Sufficient amounts shall be used for major investment studies in 4 major corridors.(2) The Texas Department of Transportation shall review and comment on the findings of the studies under paragraph (1). Any comments by such department on such findings shall be included in any final report on such studies.117 STAT. 414(3) If a final report on the studies under paragraph (1) is not available for at least the 1-month period preceding the date of any referendum held by the City of Houston, Texas, or by a county of Texas, regarding approval of the issuance of bonds for funding a light rail system in Houston, Texas, all information developed by such studies regarding passenger and cost estimates for such a system shall be made available to the public at least 1 month before the date of the referendum.