CA Govt Code § 14672.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 5.5 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties, Generally|ARTICLE 2 - State Property|Section 14672.9.

14672.9.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 14670, the Director of General Services, with the consent of the State Department of Developmental Services, may let in the best interests of the state to a nonprofit corporation, for the purposes specified in this section, real property not exceeding 45.3 acres located within the grounds of the Agnews State Hospital. Of this amount, up to 27 acres may be leased for a period not to exceed 79 years beginning in 1974 and ending July 1, 2053, for the purpose of constructing a business development park. In addition, no more than five acres, of the remaining acres, required by the local government agency for offsite improvements and roadways to support the business development park, may be leased for a period not to exceed 79 years beginning in 1974 and ending July 1, 2053. The remaining acres shall be leased for a period not to exceed 50 years beginning in 1974 and ending on July 1, 2024, for the purpose of conducting an educational and work program for developmentally disabled and other handicapped persons. In the event the nonprofit corporation fails to substantially commence construction of the business development park by July 1, 1988, the terms of the lease allowing construction of a business development park and roadways and offsite improvements shall be null and void, and the lease shall revert to a 50-year period terminating July 1, 2024.The Department of General Services may provide a one-year extension to the deadline for commencement of construction if the department determines the nonprofit corporation has reasonable grounds for failure to commence construction.(b) The lease authorized by this section shall be subject to periodic review every five years. The review shall require submission of a report every five years by the lessee. The report shall be reviewed by the Director of General Services, who shall assure the state that the original purposes of the lease are being carried out.(c) Subject to the approval of the Director of General Services and the State Department of Developmental Services, a lease executed under subdivision (a) may be revised to provide any of the following:(1) That the nonprofit corporation may assign its interest in the leased property, in whole or in part.(2) That the nonprofit corporation may sublet all or any portion of the leased property.(3) That the nonprofit corporation may enter into joint ventures with any other person, firm, partnership, or corporation to construct facilities or to conduct programs and activities on the leased property.(d) Any revision of the nonprofit corporation’s lease pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be subject to the requirement that all activities, assignments, and subleases shall be in furtherance of the purposes specified in subdivision (a).(e) Any sublease or partial assignment or transfer of the nonprofit corporation’s interest in the leased property, whether voluntary, involuntary, or by operation of law, shall not terminate the nonprofit corporation’s remaining interest in the leased property.(f) In addition to rent paid by the nonprofit corporation to the state, the nonprofit corporation shall pay the state 50 percent of the gross rental income resulting from any subleases pursuant to subdivision (c) through June 30, 2024, and 75 percent of the gross rental income from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2053. Any proceeds received by the state shall be deposited in a special account within the General Fund to be known as the Developmental Disabilities Services Account. All funds within this account shall be held without regard to fiscal years and shall be available for appropriation by the Legislature for the benefit of persons with developmental disabilities. Any interest accruing to moneys deposited in the account also shall accrue to the account.On or before April 15 of each year beginning in 1987, the State Department of Developmental Services shall submit a report to the Assembly Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:(1) The amount of funds in the Developmental Disabilities Services Account in the General Fund.(2) The department’s priorities for expenditure of those funds.(g) Any profits to the nonprofit corporation from the proceeds of a sublease executed pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) shall be directed into programs for persons with disabilities for the purpose of directly benefiting clients of the nonprofit corporation.(h) A minimum of 15 percent of the total number of jobs created as a result of the sublease shall be reserved for handicapped employees and placed by the nonprofit corporation.(i) (1) Moneys in the Developmental Disabilities Services Account shall be expended by the State Department of Developmental Services, through a request for proposals process, for projects that expand the availability of affordable housing for persons with developmental disabilities, including housing for funding developers in nonprofit housing development corporations or coalitions with expertise in the housing needs of persons with developmental disabilities.(2) Prior to the expenditure of funds under this subdivision, the department shall consult with stakeholder groups, as designated by the State Department of Developmental Services, in ranking proposals and awarding funds. At least one project shall be located on the site previously known as the West Campus of Agnews Developmental Center. Funds shall not be awarded pursuant to this subdivision to a regional center for the development or management of housing projects or to fund regional center staff required in subdivision (c) of Section 4640.6 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(3) On or before April 15 of each year, the State Department of Developmental Services shall submit a report to the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature on the implementation of this subdivision. The report shall include, but not be limited to, both of the following:(1) A description of projects funded in the previous year.(2) A description of the process used to select projects, including the criteria used in their selection and the stakeholder groups that were consulted as part of that process.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 93, Sec. 3. Effective July 7, 2000.)