As used in this chapter:

(a) “Public leaseback” means any lease by a public entity, as lessee, of buildings, structures, or other facilities which are permanently attached to land, where the lease is between the public entity and a public leaseback corporation, as lessor, and the lease is executed before the buildings, structures, or facilities have been built.

Terms Used In California Public Contract Code 20671

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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
  • Public entity: means any city, charter city, city and county, county, district, public corporation, or political subdivision of the state. See California Public Contract Code 20671
  • Public leaseback: means any lease by a public entity, as lessee, of buildings, structures, or other facilities which are permanently attached to land, where the lease is between the public entity and a public leaseback corporation, as lessor, and the lease is executed before the buildings, structures, or facilities have been built. See California Public Contract Code 20671

(b) “Public entity” means any city, charter city, city and county, county, district, public corporation, or political subdivision of the state.

(c) “Public leaseback corporation” means any corporation or nonprofit corporation organized or controlled by a public entity which constructs or arranges for the construction of buildings, structures, or other facilities which are permanently attached to land for public leaseback.

(d) “Public projects” means the construction of buildings, structures, or other facilities which are permanently attached to land.

(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 256, Sec. 85.)