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• § 15570.50 — Appeals conferences shall continue to be conducted in the same manner as before the duties, powers, and responsibilities were transferred to the department pursuant to Section 15570.
• § 15570.52 — Consistent with Section 15570.
• § 15570.54 — A person requesting relief in an appeals conference may thereafter request a hearing before a tax appeals panel in the Office of Tax Appeals if the department denies the request for relief.
• § 15570.60 — For good cause shown, the department may extend for not more than 30 days the time fixed for filing any report required by it.
• § 15570.62 — The department, whenever it deems it necessary to ensure voluntary compliance with the due dates prescribed by law for submission of any remittance, claim for credit or refund, document, return, or ot
• § 15570.64 — The department may sell copies of compilations of the tax and fee laws of the state, maps, and other documents.
• § 15570.66 — Notwithstanding Section 1808.
• § 15570.80 — The department may require anybody having knowledge of the business of any person who is subject to its jurisdiction, or having the custody of the books, accounts, and papers of that person, to attend
• § 15570.82 — The director may examine the books, accounts, and papers of all persons required to report to him or her, or having knowledge of the affairs of those required to report.
• § 15570.84 — (a) The director, chief deputy director, or any person who has at any time obtained any knowledge described below from any of the foregoing officers shall not divulge or make known in any manner not p
• § 15600 — (a) There is in state government the State Board of Equalization.
• § 15601 — For purposes of this part, the term “secretary” means “executive director.
• § 15602 — If a person who is chosen as a member of the State Board of Equalization is not an inhabitant of the district for which he is chosen, or if a member of that board ceases to be an inhabitant of the dis
• § 15603 — The annual salary of each member of the State Board of Equalization representing one of the equalization districts of the state is provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1.
• § 15604 — The board may appoint its secretary and prescribe and enforce his duties.
• § 15605 — The secretary shall keep an accurate record of the proceedings of the board in a book specially provided for such purpose.
• § 15606 — The State Board of Equalization shall do all of the following: (a) Prescribe rules for its own government and for the transaction of its business.
• § 15606.1 — The duties, rules, regulations, and instructions as specified in Section 15606 shall include provisions for mobilehomes and floating homes which are subject to local property taxation.
• § 15606.5 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any regulation to be prescribed by the board shall become operative only if the board itself approves adoption of the regulation.
• § 15606.7 — Training of assessors and their staffs under Sections 15606 and 15608 shall be provided by the board on a nonreimbursable basis.
• § 15607 — The board shall summon assessors to meet with it or its duly authorized representatives at least once annually, at places within the state it designates, to study or discuss problems of administration
• § 15608 — The board shall instruct, advise, and direct assessors as to their duties under the laws.
• § 15609 — The board shall hold regular meetings each month at times and places within the state as the chairperson directs.
• § 15609.5 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 11425.
• § 15610 — The board may confer, in this State or elsewhere, either as a board, individually, or through its staff, with officers or employees of this State, its political subdivisions, other states, their polit
• § 15611 — Whenever the board deems it necessary, it may visit as a board or by its individual members, or may send its secretary or duly appointed representative to, the several counties and cities to inspect p
• § 15612 — The board may inspect, either as a board, individually, or by its duly appointed representative, the work of any local officers whose duties relate to the assessment of property for taxation and the c
• § 15613 — The board may issue subpenas for the attendance of witnesses or the production of books, records, accounts, and papers before it, its secretary, any of its members, or any representative designated by
• § 15614 — Any person duly subpoenaed who refuses or neglects to attend as a witness, or to produce any books, records, accounts, or papers in that person’s possession, custody, or control, in response to the su
• § 15615 — Every person served with a subpena who fails or neglects without just excuse to obey it, and every officer who refuses to obey the rules prescribed by the board or to perform the duties prescribed in
• § 15616 — The board shall report annually to the Governor, the report to be printed at state expense.
• § 15617 — The board may require anybody having knowledge of the business of any person who is or whose property is subject to assessment by it, or having the custody of the books, accounts, and papers of that p
• § 15618 — The board may examine, as a board, individually, or through its staff, the books, accounts, and papers of all persons required to report to it, or having knowledge of the affairs of those required so
• § 15618.5 — Notwithstanding Section 1808.
• § 15619 — Any member or ex-member of the State Board of Equalization, or any agent employed by it, or the Controller, or ex-Controller, or any person employed by the Controller or ex-Controller, or any person w
• § 15620 — By order entered upon its minutes and for good cause shown, the board may extend for not exceeding 30 days the time fixed for filing any report required by it.
• § 15620.5 — The board, whenever it deems it necessary to ensure voluntary compliance with the due dates prescribed by law for submission of any remittance, claim for credit or refund, document, return, or other i
• § 15621 — The board may hire or lease upon the written approval of the Department of General Services any property, real or personal, for its occupancy or use in the performance of its duties.
• § 15622 — The board may sell at prices fixed by the board copies of compilations of the revenue laws of the State, maps, and other documents.
• § 15624 — When requested by the legislative body of any county, city, or city and county or the assessor to render advisory or other service, other than those services specified in this chapter, the board may c
• § 15625 — (a) The members of the State Board of Equalization and the employees thereof shall not engage in any gainful profession, trade, business or occupation whatsoever for any person, firm or corporation, o
• § 15626 — (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Quentin L.
• § 15640 — (a) The State Board of Equalization shall make surveys in each county and city and county to determine the adequacy of the procedures and practices employed by the county assessor in the valuation of
• § 15641 — In order to verify the information furnished to the assessor of the county, the board may audit the original books of account, wherever located, of any person owning, claiming, possessing, or controll
• § 15642 — The board shall send members of its staff to the several counties and cities and counties of the state for the purpose of conducting that research it deems essential for the completion of a survey rep
• § 15643 — (a) The board shall proceed with the surveys of the assessment procedures and practices in the several counties and cities and counties as rapidly as feasible, and shall repeat or supplement each surv
• § 15644 — The surveys shall incorporate reviews of existing assessment procedures and practices as well as recommendations for their improvement in conformity with the information developed in the surveys as to
• § 15645 — (a) Upon completion of a survey of the procedures and practices of a county assessor, the board shall prepare a written survey report setting forth its findings and recommendations and transmit a copy
• § 15646 — Copies of final survey reports, with any addendums, shall be filed with the Governor, Attorney General, and with the assessors, the boards of supervisors, the grand juries and assessment appeals board
• § 15650 — For purposes of this chapter, “public record” means any public record as defined in Section 7920.
• § 15651 — (a) In light of State Board of Equalization v.
• § 15652 — Pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 7922.
• § 15653 — Notwithstanding Section 7550.
• § 15670 — (a) There shall be established in state government the Office of Tax Appeals.
• § 15671 — For purposes of this part, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “Appeal” means any of the following: (1) A petition, including, but not limited to, a petition for redetermination
• § 15672 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 15600, the office is the successor to, and is vested with, all of the duties, powers, and responsibilities of the State Board of Equalization neces
• § 15673 — The office’s headquarters shall be in Sacramento.
• § 15674 — (a) The tax appeals panels shall do all of the following: (1) On or after January 1, 2018, conduct all appeals hearings for those duties, powers, and responsibilities transferred to the office pursuan
• § 15675 — The office shall publish a written opinion for each appeal decided by each tax appeals panel.
• § 15676 — A person may be represented on an appeal by any authorized person or persons, at least 18 years of age, of the person’s choosing, including, but not limited to, an attorney, appraiser, certified publi
• § 15676.2 — (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 15670, the office shall establish a process under which a person filing an appeal may opt to appear before one member if either of the following is true:
• § 15677 — If a person that sought relief from a tax appeals panel disagrees with its decision, the person may bring an action in superior court in accordance with the law imposing the tax or fee for a trial de
• § 15678 — (a) A member of the State Board of Equalization shall not represent a person before a tax appeals panel before one year after the expiration of the member’s term on the board or one year after separat
• § 15679 — (a) (1) By January 1, 2018, the office shall adopt regulations as necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this part.
• § 15679.5 — (a) Consistent with Section 15674, all appeals hearings and proceedings shall be conducted pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act.
• § 15680 — This part shall become operative on July 1, 2017.
• § 15700 — There is in the state government, in the Government Operations Agency, a Franchise Tax Board consisting of the Controller, the Director of Finance, and the Chairperson of the State Board of Equalizati
• § 15701 — The Franchise Tax Board, with the consent and approval of two-thirds of the membership of the Senate, may appoint an executive officer who shall be a civil executive officer and shall perform such dut
• § 15702 — (a) Any power granted to, or duty imposed on, the Franchise Tax Board by any provision of law may be exercised or performed by any officer or employee of the board authorized by the board unless it is
• § 15703 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Franchise Tax Board shall, upon the request of the local child support agency, provide to that agency the address, in addition to the social security nu
• § 15704 — The Director of General Services may construct on a site contiguous to the first phase of the Franchise Tax Board’s central office, the second phase of the central office project, parking facilities,
• § 15705 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, unless prohibited by federal law, the Franchise Tax Board shall truncate social security numbers on lien abstracts and any other records created by the boar
• § 15710 — (a) Upon the effective date of the repeal of Chapter 8.
• § 15752 — As used in this part, “board” means the State Public Works Board, and “director” means Director of General Services.
• § 15770 — There is in the state government the State Public Works Board.
• § 15770.1 — The Director of the Employment Development Department shall meet with and advise the board whenever the board is engaged in activities imposed by Section 15799.
• § 15770.2 — (a) The Director of Finance may designate a deputy or other official in the Department of Finance to act for him or her and represent him or her at meetings of the board.
• § 15770.3 — When the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency is serving as a member of the board, in the case of a vote of the board that results in a tie, the chairperson of the board shall cast the deciding v
• § 15771 — The members of the board and of the interim committee shall receive no compensation for their services under this part, but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in conn
• § 15790 — The board shall determine if construction, improvements, and the purchase of equipment shall be undertaken, and the time of undertaking, and shall give due consideration to: (a) The immediate needs of
• § 15791 — The board may authorize the purchase of property with improvements in lieu of purchasing sites and constructing new improvements when in its opinion it is for the best interest of the State.
• § 15792 — (a) The Director of Finance shall administer this part and provide assistance to the board as it requires.
• § 15793 — So far as is reasonably practicable, the state departments and agencies concerned with the expenditure of funds appropriated and the performance of work provided for, shall cooperate with all agencies
• § 15799 — The Legislature finds and declares that properly timed capital outlays for needed public works are an important instrument for combating unemployment and for maintaining a healthy state economy.
• § 15799.2 — The board, pursuant to its powers and duties under subdivision (d) of Section 15790, may, if in the board’s opinion conditions warrant, develop and maintain a contingency plan for emergency public wor
• § 15799.4 — The contingency plan for emergency public works shall consist of capital outlay or maintenance projects that have never been included in the Governor’s Budget or otherwise submitted for legislative re
• § 15799.6 — If the board determines that an emergency public works plan is necessary, the board shall submit the plan annually to the Governor in time for incorporation into his or her economic report to the Legi
• § 15800 — This part is known and may be cited as the “State Building Construction Act of 1955.
• § 15801 — No public building shall be acquired or constructed under this part, unless authorized by a separate act or appropriation enacted by the Legislature.
• § 15802 — The following terms whenever used in this part have the meanings given in this section except where the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) “Board” means the State Public Works Board.
• § 15803 — This part provides an additional and alternative method for doing the things authorized herein and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws and shall not be r
• § 15805 — (a) A public building that is owned by a state agency, or a portion of a building that is owned by the state and includes at least one restroom that is open to the public, shall provide at least one s
• § 15806 — The state office building and garage in the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, bounded by First Street on the northerly side, Broadway Street on the easterly side, Second Street on the southe
• § 15808 — When authorized by a separate act or appropriation enacted by the Legislature, the board may acquire and construct public buildings for use by state agencies.
• § 15808.1 — After January 1, 1980, with respect to the construction, purchase, or lease for a period of five years firm term or more, of buildings for the conduct of state business which are located or will be lo
• § 15809 — The board may do any of the following: (a) Acquire in the name of the State of California, and use any property, and lease as lessor, without the approval of the Department of General Services, any pr
• § 15811 — The board has no power at any time or in any manner to pledge the credit or taxing power of the State or any of its local agencies.
• § 15812 — The unused balance of any amount heretofore or hereafter authorized or appropriated by the Legislature for any public building to be acquired or constructed pursuant to this part which the Director of
• § 15813 — The Legislature finds and declares that the State of California has a responsibility for expanding public experience with art.
• § 15813.1 — For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “State buildings” includes state office buildings, hospitals, and prisons, and such other state buildings which the S
• § 15813.2 — (a) Financing for works of art in state buildings shall be subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act.
• § 15813.3 — In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, the State Architect and the council, jointly, shall do all of the following: (a) (1) Determine and implement procedures for the purchase or lease by
• § 15813.4 — Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the selection and commissioning of artists, and the purchase and execution of works of art for state buildings shall be exempt from the provisions of the
• § 15813.5 — (a) The state shall receive sole ownership of each work of art acquired pursuant to this chapter, including all tangible rights and privileges thereof, subject to the following intangible rights retai
• § 15813.7 — If a work of art acquired pursuant to this chapter is to be sold by the state, such sale shall be made to the highest bidder, conditioned on the work of art first being offered to the artist at the bi
• § 15813.8 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Art in Public Buildings Program.
• § 15814.10 — To help implement the policy set forth in Section 25008 of the Public Resources Code, the board may develop energy and water conservation and cogeneration and alternative energy and water supply sourc
• § 15814.11 — For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Public building” means a public building as defined in Section 15802, and includes the cogeneration and alternative
• § 15814.12 — (a) Without obtaining the authorization required by Section 15808, the board may acquire, and engage in the construction of, cogeneration equipment, alternative energy equipment, or conservation measu
• § 15814.13 — The board may contract to sell or exchange electricity produced by cogeneration equipment and alternative energy equipment acquired by the board to or with any investor-owned utility or municipal util
• § 15814.14 — (a) Any state agency may enter into a contract with the board for the purchase or exchange of thermal or electrical energy or water, or to acquire conservation services through the use of conservation
• § 15814.16 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amount necessary to pay monthly for electrical or thermal energy or water or conservation measures for any state agency under an energy service contract
• § 15814.17 — Notwithstanding Section 15816, the public buildings acquired or constructed by the board pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 15814.
• § 15814.18 — The board shall employ the Energy Assessments Program of the Department of General Services to assist the board in performing its duties, including the making of recommendations as to projects to be u
• § 15814.19 — The board shall publish and transmit to the Legislature an annual report, within four months after the end of each fiscal year, describing the activities of the board during that year.
• § 15814.20 — The board shall not enter into leases and energy service contracts authorized under this chapter sooner than 15 days after notification in writing of the necessity therefor has been submitted to the C
• § 15814.21 — (a) In addition to revenues calculated for apportionment to community college districts pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 84750) of Chapter 5 of Part 50 of the Education Code, if a commun
• § 15814.22 — The Department of General Services, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and other state agencies and departments, shall develop a multiyear plan, to
• § 15814.23 — The Department of General Services or each state agency having jurisdiction shall ensure that all new state buildings are designed and constructed to meet at least the minimum energy efficiencies spec
• § 15814.24 — (a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall apportion state aid equal to the amount necessary for each school district to meet its energy service contract obligation determined pursuant to this
• § 15814.25 — Energy conservation measures eligible for financing by kindergarten through grade 12 schools shall be limited to those measures recommended pursuant to an energy audit provided by the State Energy Res
• § 15814.26 — A local government that enters into an energy service contract with the State Public Works Board pursuant to this chapter shall do both of the following: (a) Include in the contract specific provision
• § 15814.27 — If a local government enters into an energy service contract with the State Public Works Board pursuant to this chapter, its governing body shall annually budget and appropriate the amounts payable un
• § 15814.28 — The department shall, no later than March 1, 2009, and biennially thereafter, make the recommendations required in Section 15814.
• § 15814.29 — Notwithstanding subdivision (f) of Section 15814.
• § 15814.30 — (a) All new public buildings for which construction begins after January 1, 1993, shall be models of energy efficiency and shall be designed, constructed, and equipped with all energy efficiency measu
• § 15814.31 — All existing public buildings, when renovated or remodeled, shall be retrofitted to meet the minimum standards, consistent with subdivision (d) of Section 2-5301 of Title 24 of the California Code of
• § 15814.32 — (a) Any new public building for which construction begins after January 1, 1992, shall include meters or other technologies to measure the energy used at the building.
• § 15814.33 — On or before July 1, 1992, the Department of General Services, in conjunction with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, shall do the following: (a) Review the standard l
• § 15814.34 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The state purchases a number of commodities, including, but not limited to, lighting fixtures, heating, ventilation and air-conditionin
• § 15814.35 — The energy efficiency provisions of this chapter apply only to those public buildings in which energy costs exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per year.
• § 15814.40 — (a) The Department of General Services shall define a life cycle cost analysis model that shall be used to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of state building design and construction decisions and their
• § 15816 — (a) When any public building has been acquired or constructed by the board, and the revenues, rentals, or receipts from the operation of the public building are no longer required or pledged for the p
• § 15817 — Any state agency may lease, as lessee or lessor, and the board may lease, as lessee or lessor, any public building for a term not exceeding 35 years from the date of occupancy at such rentals as are d
• § 15817.1 — (a) Exclusively for the purpose of facilitating the financing of public buildings pursuant to this part through the issuance of revenue bonds, notes, or certificates by the board, and notwithstanding
• § 15818 — Exclusively for the purpose of securing the financing of projects through the issuance of revenue bonds, notes, or certificates by the board, and notwithstanding any other law, any community college d
• § 15819 — After first obtaining the written consent of all of the holders of the revenue bonds or certificates issued on the public buildings from which the excess revenues, rentals, or receipts are to be deriv
• § 15819.1 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Bonds” means revenue bonds, notes, including commercial paper notes or other forms of negotiable short-term indebtedness, or bond anticipation notes issued to finance pri
• § 15819.10 — The board, as additional security for a prison facilities lease, may agree to pledge and assign all or any portion of any moneys as may be legally available from time to time, to secure payments of th
• § 15819.11 — In addition to any other powers granted by law, the board may, for the purposes of this chapter, do any or all of the following: (a) Obtain insurance against loss by fire or other hazards on public bu
• § 15819.12 — A prison facilities lease may be for any term not to exceed 35 years and may contain other terms, covenants, and conditions as the board may approve.
• § 15819.13 — An amount not to exceed the amount of unsold bonds which the board has by resolution authorized to be sold for the purposes of carrying out this chapter is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to
• § 15819.14 — (a) There is in the State Treasury the New Prison Construction Revenue Fund, which is hereby created.
• § 15819.15 — This chapter shall be interpreted in a manner that will promote the security of the bond holders and the expeditious acquisition, construction, renovation, or improvement of correctional facilities.
• § 15819.17 — (a) The necessary funding for the construction of the Secure Substance Abuse Treatment Facility authorized by Section 5 of Chapter 585 of the Statutes of 1993 may be obtained through lease-purchase fi
• § 15819.19 — Notwithstanding Section 13340, funds derived from the financing methods provided by this chapter for the prison in the vicinity of Corcoran in Kings County and deposited in the State Treasury are here
• § 15819.2 — Without obtaining further authorization under Section 15808, the board may acquire, may obtain an option to purchase, and may engage in the construction of prison facilities at any site which by statu
• § 15819.20 — (a) This section applies to the funding through lease-purchase financing arrangements for the construction of the California State Prison-Del Norte County as authorized by the 1986 amendments to Secti
• § 15819.21 — (a) The necessary funding for the construction of the California State Prison-Madera County authorized by Section 6.
• § 15819.22 — (a) The necessary funding for the construction of the California State Prison-Imperial County authorized by Chapter 1220 of the Statutes of 1988 may be obtained through lease-purchase financing arrang
• § 15819.23 — (a) The necessary funding for the construction of the California State Prison-Imperial County, South authorized by Chapter 1413 of the Statutes of 1989 may be obtained through lease-purchase financing
• § 15819.24 — (a) It is the intention of the Legislature in enabling the construction of the California State Prison-Fresno County, as authorized by Chapter 981 of the Statutes of 1990, to ensure that the City of C
• § 15819.25 — (a) The necessary funding for the construction of the California State Prison-Monterey County (Soledad) authorized by Article 5.
• § 15819.26 — (a) The necessary funding for the construction of the California State Prison - Lassen County (Susanville) authorized by Section 2 of Chapter 981 of the Statutes of 1990, as amended by Section 37 of t
• § 15819.27 — (a) The necessary funding for the construction of the prison facility authorized by Section 3 of Chapter 981 of the Statutes of 1990 may be obtained through lease-purchase financing arrangements.
• § 15819.28 — (a) The necessary funding for the construction of the California State Prison-Kings County at Corcoran II authorized by Section 1 of the act enacting this section may be obtained through lease-purchas
• § 15819.29 — (a) The necessary funding for the construction of the California State Prison-Kern County at Delano II authorized by Section 3 of the act enacting this section may be obtained through lease-purchase f
• § 15819.295 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 15819.
• § 15819.3 — The board may finance prison facilities using lease-purchase financing arrangements by the issuance of bonds pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 15830).
• § 15819.30 — (a) The board may issue revenue bonds, negotiable notes, or negotiable bond anticipation notes pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 15830) to finance the construction of the second phase of
• § 15819.31 — The Director of General Services may execute and deliver a lease with the board for the lease of the facilities described in Section 15819.
• § 15819.4 — (a) Lease-purchase financing shall not be sold by the Treasurer unless, at the time any notes or bond anticipation notes constituting the lease-purchase financing are so sold, they are rated in the hi
• § 15819.40 — (a) (1) (A) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation may design and construct new, or renovate existing, housing units, support buildings, programming space, and any necessary ancillary improv
• § 15819.401 — The scope and costs of the projects authorized by this chapter shall be subject to approval and administrative oversight by the board, including augmentations, pursuant to Section 13332.
• § 15819.402 — For all projects authorized by this chapter, the board may borrow funds for project costs, including studies, design, construction, and construction-related costs from the Pooled Money Investment Acco
• § 15819.403 — (a) The board may issue revenue bonds, negotiable notes, or negotiable bond anticipation notes pursuant to this part to finance the design and construction, including, without limitation, renovation,
• § 15819.404 — Notwithstanding Section 15819.
• § 15819.5 — Bonds authorized to be issued pursuant to this chapter shall be sold pursuant to Sections 15832 and 15832.
• § 15819.6 — Notwithstanding Section 15816, the public buildings financed by the board pursuant to this chapter shall be and remain under the jurisdiction and control of, and shall be operated and maintained by, t
• § 15819.60 — (a) The Department of General Services, on behalf of the Department of Veterans Affairs, may acquire, design, equip, construct, and establish additional veterans’ homes to be located in Lancaster, Sat
• § 15819.65 — (a) (1) The State Public Works Board may issue lease-revenue bonds, notes, or bond anticipation notes in the amount of one hundred sixty-two million dollars ($162,000,000) pursuant to Chapter 5 (comme
• § 15819.7 — Amounts necessary to pay rent for the public buildings financed pursuant to this chapter and under and pursuant to a prison facilities lease are hereby appropriated without regard to fiscal year from
• § 15819.70 — (a) (1) There is hereby appropriated thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) from the Public Buildings Construction Fund to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the acquisition, design, construction, e
• § 15819.8 — At least 20 days prior to marketing bonds authorized by this chapter, the Department of Corrections shall notify the chairpersons of the fiscal committees in each house of the Legislature, the Chairpe
• § 15819.9 — The revenues, rentals, and receipts from all public buildings authorized to be financed under this chapter may be pledged for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the bonds i
• § 15819.90 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to make an appropriation for three additional sites of the Southern California Veterans’ Home, following construction of the veterans’ home at Barstow, for a to
• § 15819.95 — (a) The funds generated from the issuance of the bonds pursuant to Section 15819.
• § 15820 — The Legislature finds and declares that California’s public colleges and universities, recognized as being among the world’s finest, require assistance in the development of teaching and research cent
• § 15820.10 — (a) The board may issue certificates pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 15821) or revenue bonds, negotiable notes, or negotiable bond anticipation notes pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing w
• § 15820.100 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) On February 14, 2006, the United States District Court in the case of Plata v.
• § 15820.101 — For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Department” means the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
• § 15820.102 — (a) In order to expedite the improvement of medical, dental, and mental health at San Quentin State Prison and to expedite compliance with the case of Plata v.
• § 15820.103 — (a) For purposes of compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code), the board shall not be deemed a lead or respons
• § 15820.104 — (a) The State Public Works Board may issue up to one hundred forty-six million one hundred sixty thousand dollars ($146,160,000) in revenue bonds, negotiable notes, or negotiable bond anticipation not
• § 15820.105 — (a) Plans and specifications for the project shall comply with applicable building codes.
• § 15820.11 — (a) The Legislature authorizes the use of revenue bonds and negotiable notes or negotiable bond anticipation notes to finance the construction of the Food and Agricultural Sciences Building capital ou
• § 15820.12 — The board may contract for a project authorized by the Legislature before issuing certificates, revenue bonds, notes, or bond anticipation notes pursuant to Section 15820.
• § 15820.13 — (a) The Legislature authorizes the use of revenue bonds and negotiable notes or negotiable bond anticipation notes to finance the construction of the Equine Drug Testing Laboratory capital outlay proj
• § 15820.15 — The Legislature finds and declares that the University of California, recognized as being the world’s finest public university, requires assistance in the furtherance of its research mission.
• § 15820.16 — (a) The State Public Works Board may finance the acquisition of land, buildings, related infrastructure, and equipment and the construction, renovation, and equipping of research facilities and relate
• § 15820.18 — (a) The board may issue certificates pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 15821) or revenue bonds, negotiable notes, or negotiable bond anticipation notes pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing w
• § 15820.19 — The board may contract for a project authorized by the Legislature before issuing certificates, revenue bonds, notes, or bond anticipation notes pursuant to Section 15820.
• § 15820.2 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the cost of any project authorized by statute pursuant to this chapter be considered an expenditure of state funds in the fiscal year in which payments are mad
• § 15820.20 — In order to properly establish facilities for research within the University of California, it is the Legislature’s intent to authorize, through the Budget Act, funding for the following: (a) Planning
• § 15820.200 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Acquisition” includes, but is not limited to, acquisition of completed facilities through a build-to-suit purchase.
• § 15820.201 — (a) For purposes of this chapter, a student housing project may include construction of student housing, or the acquisition and renovation of commercial properties into student housing.
• § 15820.202 — (a) (1) The board of governors, a participating college, and the board may acquire, design, construct and equip a student housing project, and acquire the site or sites upon which a student housing pr
• § 15820.203 — (a) The board, board of governors, and participating college, with the consent of the board, may enter into leases or subleases, as lessor or lessee, for any property or approved student housing proje
• § 15820.204 — (a) After the board has determined the participating college has sufficient control over the student housing project site or any property to be leased pursuant to Section 15820.
• § 15820.205 — (a) The board may issue up to eight hundred four million seven hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($804,725,000) in revenue bonds, notes, or bond anticipation notes, pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencin