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 property or any interest therein at any time acquired by it to state agencies, or in the event of default upon any certificates, bonds, negotiable notes, or negotiable bond anticipation notes to other than state agencies.

Terms Used In California Government Code 15809

  • Board: means the State Public Works Board. See California Government Code 15802
  • Construction: includes the extension, enlargement, repair, renovation, restoration, improvement, furnishing, and equipping of any public building. See California Government Code 15802
  • 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
  • Property: includes all property, real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of this part. See California Government Code 15802
  • Public building: includes any structure, building, facility, or work that a state agency has jurisdiction of, or is authorized to design or construct, including, but not limited to, infrastructure, parking lots, landscaping, and other ancillary facilities, including furnishings and equipment, incidental to the use of any building, and also includes the site thereof, and any easements or rights of way appurtenant thereto or necessary for its full use. See California Government Code 15802
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18

(b) Construct public buildings.

(c) Contract or lease with other state agencies for the use of real property upon which to construct a public building.

(d) Fix, alter, charge, and collect rentals and other charges for the use of public buildings, or for the services rendered by the board, at reasonable rates to be determined by the board for the purpose of providing for the payment of the expenses of the board, not provided for by state appropriations or otherwise, operation of its public buildings, and the payment of the principal of, and interest on, its certificates, revenue bonds, negotiable notes, or negotiable bond anticipation notes.

(e) Make contracts of every kind and nature, and execute all instruments necessary or convenient for the carrying on of its business.

(f) Obtain insurance against loss by fire or other hazards on public buildings, both during and after construction, and obtain insurance against loss of revenues from any cause whatsoever, for the protection of the certificate holders, bondholders, or holders of any of its negotiable notes or negotiable bond anticipation notes.

(g) Issue certificates or revenue bonds, as provided in this part, to obtain funds to pay the cost of public buildings, secure the payment of certificates or revenue bonds and interest thereon by pledging all or part of its revenues, rentals, and receipts, and provide for the security of the certificates or revenue bonds and the rights of the holders thereof.

(h) Issue negotiable notes, including commercial paper notes or other forms of negotiable short-term indebtedness, and negotiable bond anticipation notes, as provided in this part, to obtain interim funds to pay the cost of public buildings, secure the payment of negotiable notes, including commercial paper notes or other forms of negotiable short-term indebtedness, and negotiable bond anticipation notes and interest thereon as provided in this part, and provide for the security of negotiable notes, including commercial paper notes or other forms of negotiable short-term indebtedness, and negotiable bond anticipation notes and the rights of the holders thereof.

(i) The board may authorize the preparation of bid proposals and the securing of bids for the construction of projects prior to obtaining interim financing. However, no contracts shall be executed until interim financing is available to the board.

(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 726, Sec. 6. (AB 1620) Effective October 19, 2010.)