As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Authority” means the California Health Facilities Financing Authority established pursuant to § 15431 of the Government Code.

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1179.82

(b) “Children’s hospital” means either of the following:

(1) A University of California general acute care hospital described below:

(A) University of California, Davis Children’s Hospital.

(B) Mattel Children’s Hospital at University of California, Los Angeles.

(C) University Children’s Hospital at University of California, Irvine.

(D) University of California, San Francisco Children’s Hospital.

(E) University of California, San Diego Children’s Hospital.

(2) A general acute care hospital that is, or is an operating entity of, a California nonprofit corporation that received a grant or grants pursuant to Part 6 (commencing with Section 1179.10) or Part 6.1 (commencing with Section 1179.50) that provides comprehensive pediatric services to a high volume of children eligible for governmental programs and to children with special health care needs eligible for the California Children’s Services Program.

(c) “Committee” means the Children’s Hospital Bond Act Finance Committee created pursuant to Section 1179.91.

(d) “Fund” means the Children’s Hospital Bond Act Fund created pursuant to Section 1179.83.

(e) “Grant” means the distribution of money in the fund by the authority to children’s hospitals for projects pursuant to this part or to an eligible hospital pursuant to this part.

(f) “Program” means the Children’s Hospital Program established pursuant to this part.

(g) “Project” means constructing, expanding, remodeling, renovating, furnishing, equipping, financing, or refinancing of a children’s hospital to be financed or refinanced with funds provided in whole or in part pursuant to this part. “Project” may include reimbursement for the costs of constructing, expanding, remodeling, renovating, furnishing, equipping, financing, or refinancing of a children’s hospital where these costs are incurred after January 1, 2018. “Project” may include any combination of one or more of the foregoing undertaken jointly by two or more participating children’s hospitals that qualify under this part.

(Added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. Effective December 19, 2018.)