(a) A recipient of a contract for the acquisition of a facility to be used as a senior center shall assure that the facility will be used for that purpose for at least 10 years from the date of acquisition.

(b) A recipient of a contract for the renovation of an existing facility to be used as a senior center shall assure the department that the facility will be used for that purpose for the following periods:

(1) Not less than three years from the date the contract terminates, where the amount of the award does not exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000).

(2) If the award exceeds thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), the fixed period of time shall increase one year for each additional ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or part thereof, to a maximum of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000).

(3) For awards which exceed seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000), the fixed period of time shall not be less than 10 years.

(c) A recipient of a contract for the construction of a facility to be used as a senior center shall assure the department the facility will be used for that purpose for at least 20 years after completion of construction.

(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)