(a) If a decision is made to proceed with a research and development center, proceeds from the sale or lease of existing facilities owned by the department due to the transfer of the functions performed at those facilities to the research and development center shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for allocation for research and development purposes.

(b) Prior to recommending a site, the department shall hold at least one public hearing.

Terms Used In California Government Code 14454

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
  • County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
  • Department: means the Department of Transportation. See California Government Code 14002.5
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10

(c) The department shall not acquire a site for the center unless, at the time of the selection, construction of the center on that site is consistent with the applicable city or county general plan. With respect to this subdivision, the state shall not supercede local planning and zoning decisions.

(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 352, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)

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