When a lease of real property is made to a private individual, group, or entity, the office shall annually transfer an amount not to exceed 25 percent of the gross income from the lease to the city or, if in an unincorporated area, the county in which the real property is located. Fifty percent of the funds received by the city or county shall be used for historical preservation projects, as approved by the office.

(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 749, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1994.)

Terms Used In California Public Resources Code 5079.14

  • County: includes "city and county. See California Public Resources 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
  • Office: means the State Office of Historic Preservation. See California Public Resources Code 5079.01
  • Preservation: means identification, evaluation, recordation, documentation, curation, acquisition, protection, management, rehabilitation, restoration, stabilization, maintenance, and reconstruction, or any combination of those activities. See California Public Resources Code 5079.01
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.