AMOUNTS OBLIGATED BUT UNSPENT; PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.

SEC. 304. [16 U.S.C. 7143a] AMOUNTS OBLIGATED BUT UNSPENT; PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS. (a) Amounts Obligated but Unspent.—Any county funds that were obligated by the applicable participating county before October 1, 2017, but are unspent on October 1, 2020— (1) may, at the option of the participating county, be deemed to have been reserved by the participating county on October 1, 2020, for expenditure in accordance with this title; and (2)(A) may be used by the participating county for any authorized use under section 302(a); and (B) on a determination by the participating county under subparagraph (A) to use the county funds, shall be available for projects initiated after October 1, 2020, subject to section 305. (b) Prohibition on Use of Funds.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective beginning on the date of enactment of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, no county funds made available under this title 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.