Notwithstanding any provision of this article, if title in fee, to the so-called Marconi property, near the community of Marshall in the County of Marin, is acquired at no cost to the state, the department may enter into an operating agreement with a qualified nonprofit organization for the development, improvement, restoration, care, maintenance, administration, and control of the Marconi Conference Center.

(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1614, Sec. 8.)