(a) Twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) shall be allocated to fund a program of competitive grants to local agencies for capital outlay for bicycle improvement projects which improve safety and convenience for bicycle commuters.

(b) Grants for the establishment of separate bicycle paths and ways shall be awarded only if the department determines that the route established will be principally used by bicycle commuters.

(Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 116.)