Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of directors of any district which is licensed to have 85 beds and located within a county of 2,000,000 or more population, as determined by the 1950 census, may, without establishing a fund for capital outlays and without the approval of the district electors, use all or any funds in the possession of, or held by, the district on the effective date of the amendment made to this section at the 1967 Regular Session which were derived from previous tax levies, for the acquisition of additional patient bed capacity by lease or purchase of any hospital buildings or facilities or for new construction of additional patient bed capacity for an existing hospital.

(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 102.)

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 32127.1

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
  • 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
  • Outlays: Outlays are payments made (generally through the issuance of checks or disbursement of cash) to liquidate obligations. Outlays during a fiscal year may be for payment of obligations incurred in prior years or in the same year.