In November that year, nearly two-thirds of Oregonian voters in the Portland metropolitan area voted in support of a $475 million bond measure to provide Oregon's local-area share of the project's estimated $2.8 billion cost. Three months later, 69 percent of those who voted in Clark County rejected increases in sales and vehicle excise taxes that would have provided that county's $237.5 million share, halting the project. Planning for the South/North Line resumed when TriMet released a revision that scaled back the line's northern half by eliminating its North Portland and Clark County segments up to the Rose Quarter. To fill the funding gap that resulted from the exclusion of Clark County, the Oregon House of Representatives passed a $750 million transportation package that included $375 million for the project. The Oregon Supreme Court promptly struck down this funding due to the inclusion of unrelated measures, which violated the state's constitution. In February 1996, state legislators revised the package but in November, light rail opponents forced a statewide vote that ultimately prevented the use of state funds.