14169.17. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 452, Sec. 8.)

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if federal approval or a letter that indicates likely federal approval in accordance with Section 14169.34 has not been received on or before December 1, 2013, then this article shall become inoperative, and as of December 1, 2013, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before December 1, 2013, deletes or extends that date.