(a) The agency has all of the following powers:

(1) To acquire, own, operate, and lease real and personal property reasonably related to the furtherance of the purposes of this title.

Terms Used In California Government Code 93020

  • 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
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18

(2) To operate railroads.

(3) To accept grants or loans from state or federal agencies.

(4) To employ an executive officer, other staff, and consultants deemed appropriate for support of the activities of the agency, to further the purposes of this title.

(b) The agency shall cooperate with, and provide information upon request to, the Transportation Agency, Natural Resources Agency, or other state or local agencies or contractors working at the direction of the Transportation Agency or Natural Resources Agency.

(c) This section shall become operative on March 1, 2022.

(Repealed (in Sec. 14) and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 423, Sec. 15. (SB 69) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative March 1, 2022, by its own provisions.)