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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 9.5 - Office of Tax Appeals › Section 15679.

15679. (a) (1) By January 1, 2018, the office shall adopt regulations as necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this part. Any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this section may be by adoption of an emergency regulation in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1.
(2) Until January 1, 2019, the adoption and readoption of emergency regulations by the office to carry out the office’s duties, powers, and responsibilities pursuant to this part shall be deemed to be an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of public peace, health and safety, or general welfare for purposes of Sections 11346.1 and 11349.6 and the office is hereby exempted from the requirement that it describe facts showing the need for immediate action and from review of the emergency regulations by the Office of Administrative Law.
(3) To the extent possible, regulations adopted to carry out the purposes of paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 15670 shall be consistent with all of the following:
(A) The procedures established by the Commission on Judicial Performance for regulating activities of state judges.
(B) The gift, honoraria, and travel restrictions on legislators contained in the Political Reform Act of 1974 (Title 9 (commencing with Section 81000)).
(C) The Model State Administrative Tax Tribunal Act dated August 2006 adopted by the American Bar Association.
(b) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 shall not apply to any policy, procedure, notice, or guideline issued by the office, or to any final written opinion published by the office within the meaning of Section 15675. The office may designate any published written opinion as precedential and, if so designated, it may be cited as precedent in any matter or proceeding before the office, unless the written opinion has been overruled, superseded, or otherwise designated nonprecedential by the office. Designation of a written opinion as precedential, or publication of a policy, procedure, notice, or guideline by the office, is not a rulemaking and need not be done under Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 45, Sec. 39. (AB 127) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 9.5 - Office of Tax Appeals › Section 15679.5.

15679.5. (a) Consistent with Section 15674, all appeals hearings and proceedings shall be conducted pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act. To the extent applicable and not in conflict with this part, the regulations contained in Division 2.1 of Title 18 of the California Code of Regulations shall continue in force and apply to all appeals hearings and proceedings.
(b) (1) Pursuant to Section 15679, the office shall amend, repeal, or add to the regulations described in subdivision (a) as necessary or appropriate to govern hearings and proceedings conducted by tax appeals panels pursuant to this part.
(2) Notwithstanding any other law and consistent with Section 15676 and Division 2.1 of Title 18 of the California Code of Regulations, the office shall adopt regulations regarding the presentation of evidence and preparation for hearings and proceedings before a tax appeals panel that do not require application of specialized knowledge.
(3) To the extent applicable and not in conflict with this part, regulatory actions adopted to carry out this subdivision shall be consistent with the Model State Administrative Tax Tribunal Act dated August 2006 adopted by the American Bar Association.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 252, Sec. 15. (AB 131) Effective September 16, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 9.5 - Office of Tax Appeals › Section 15680.

15680. This part shall become operative on July 1, 2017.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 16, Sec. 13. (AB 102) Effective June 27, 2017. Note: Operative date provision applies to Part 9.5, commencing with Section 15670.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10 - FRANCHISE TAX BOARD › Section 15700.

15700. There is in the state government, in the Government Operations Agency, a Franchise Tax Board consisting of the Controller, the Director of Finance, and the Chairperson of the State Board of Equalization. The Franchise Tax Board is the successor to, and is vested with, all of the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the Franchise Tax Commissioner, but the statutes and laws under which that office existed and all laws prescribing the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of that office, together with all lawful rules and regulations established thereunder, are expressly continued in force. “Franchise Tax Commissioner” when used in any statute, law, rule, or regulation now in force, or that may hereafter be enacted or adopted, means the Franchise Tax Board. No action to which the Franchise Tax Commissioner is a party shall abate by reason hereof but shall continue in the name of the Franchise Tax Board, and the Franchise Tax Board shall be substituted for the Franchise Tax Commissioner by the court wherein the action is pending. The substitution shall not in any way affect the rights of the parties to the action.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, any directive or regulation adopted by the Franchise Tax Board shall take precedence over any directive or regulation adopted by its executive officer.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 298. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10 - FRANCHISE TAX BOARD › Section 15701.

15701. The Franchise Tax Board, with the consent and approval of two-thirds of the membership of the Senate, may appoint an executive officer who shall be a civil executive officer and shall perform such duties as are delegated to him by the Franchise Tax Board. The executive officer may be removed by a two-thirds vote of the Franchise Tax Board. The Legislature hereby requests the Franchise Tax Board to designate said executive officer as the person holding the position confidential to it, within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section 4 of Article VII of the Constitution. The annual salary of the executive officer shall be fifty-one thousand six hundred twenty-four dollars ($51,624). The executive officer shall employ, in addition to existing employees of the Franchise Tax Commissioner, such other assistants and clerical and other employees as he deems necessary for the effective conduct of his work, and shall fix their compensation in accordance with law.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1197.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10 - FRANCHISE TAX BOARD › Section 15702.

15702. (a) Any power granted to, or duty imposed on, the Franchise Tax Board by any provision of law may be exercised or performed by any officer or employee of the board authorized by the board unless it is expressly provided that the power or duty shall be exercised or performed only by the board itself.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any person requests in writing to the executive officer or the Franchise Tax Board that a specific proposed regulation be considered by the board itself, then any authority delegated to any officer or employee of the board to adopt that regulation is rescinded.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 987, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10 - FRANCHISE TAX BOARD › Section 15703.

15703. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Franchise Tax Board shall, upon the request of the local child support agency, provide to that agency the address, in addition to the social security number, of an absent parent against whose personal income tax refund the agency has requested an offset for nonpayment of child support, if that information is required for the enforcement of a child support order.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 808, Sec. 99. Effective September 28, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10 - FRANCHISE TAX BOARD › Section 15704.

15704. The Director of General Services may construct on a site contiguous to the first phase of the Franchise Tax Board’s central office, the second phase of the central office project, parking facilities, and any other improvements, betterments, and facilities related thereto.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1391, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10 - FRANCHISE TAX BOARD › Section 15705.

15705. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, unless prohibited by federal law, the Franchise Tax Board shall truncate social security numbers on lien abstracts and any other records created by the board that are disclosable under Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 before disclosing the record to the public. For purposes of this section, “truncate” means to redact the first five digits of a social security number.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 184. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10.2 - LOANS FOR REPLACEMENT, REMOVAL, OR UPGRADING OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS › Section 15710.

15710. (a) Upon the effective date of the repeal of Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 15399.10), all money remaining in the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Financing Account and all subsequent loan repayments shall revert to the General Fund.
(b) The inoperation and repeal of Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 15399.10) shall not terminate the following obligations or authorities necessary to administer the obligations until all of the following obligations are satisfied:
(1) The payment of claims filed prior to the date that Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 15399.10) becomes inoperative, against the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund pursuant to Chapter 6.75 (commencing with Section 25299.10) of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code, until the money in the fund is exhausted. Upon exhaustion of the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund, any remaining claims shall be invalid.
(2) The repayment of loans, outstanding as of the date that Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 15399.10) becomes inoperative, due and payable to the State Water Resources Control Board under the terms of that former chapter.
(3) The resolution of any cost recovery action filed prior to the date that Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 15399.10) becomes inoperative, pursuant to Chapter 6.75 (commencing with Section 25299.10) of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 225, Sec. 31. Effective August 16, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10.5 - STATE PUBLIC WORKS BOARD › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 15752.

15752. As used in this part, “board” means the State Public Works Board, and “director” means Director of General Services.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 371.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10.5 - STATE PUBLIC WORKS BOARD › CHAPTER 2 - State Public Works Board › Section 15770.

15770. There is in the state government the State Public Works Board. The board consists of the Director of Finance, the Director of Transportation, and the Director of General Services. For the purpose of hearing and deciding upon matters related to the issuance of revenue bonds pursuant to the State Building Construction Act of 1955 (Part 10b (commencing with Section 15800)), or any other law authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds, the Treasurer and the Controller shall be members of the board. For the purpose of hearing and deciding matters related to the acquisition of properties or construction of projects for any department, office, or other unit under the jurisdiction of the Natural Resources Agency, the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall be a member of the board. Three Members of the Senate, appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and three Members of the Assembly, appointed by the Speaker, shall meet with and participate in the work of the board to the extent that such participation is not incompatible with their positions as Members of the Legislature. The appointed Members of the Legislature constitute a legislative interim committee on the subject of this part with all the powers and duties imposed upon such committees by the Joint Rules of the Legislature.
The amendments made to this section at the 1981–82 Regular Session of the Legislature shall become operative on January 1, 1983.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 242, Sec. 1. (AB 3133) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10.5 - STATE PUBLIC WORKS BOARD › CHAPTER 2 - State Public Works Board › Section 15770.1.

15770.1. The Director of the Employment Development Department shall meet with and advise the board whenever the board is engaged in activities imposed by Section 15799.2.
(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 380.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10.5 - STATE PUBLIC WORKS BOARD › CHAPTER 2 - State Public Works Board › Section 15770.2.

15770.2. (a) The Director of Finance may designate a deputy or other official in the Department of Finance to act for him or her and represent him or her at meetings of the board.
(b) The Director of Finance or his or her representative shall serve as chairperson of the board.
(c) The board may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, or to any other official or employee of the board, any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the board.
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 726, Sec. 3. (AB 1620) Effective October 19, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10.5 - STATE PUBLIC WORKS BOARD › CHAPTER 2 - State Public Works Board › Section 15770.3.

15770.3. When the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency is serving as a member of the board, in the case of a vote of the board that results in a tie, the chairperson of the board shall cast the deciding vote.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 242, Sec. 2. (AB 3133) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10.5 - STATE PUBLIC WORKS BOARD › CHAPTER 2 - State Public Works Board › Section 15771.

15771. The members of the board and of the interim committee shall receive no compensation for their services under this part, but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their duties prescribed by this part, to be paid out of the money made available to the director for that purpose.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 170.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10.5 - STATE PUBLIC WORKS BOARD › CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 15790.

15790. The board shall determine if construction, improvements, and the purchase of equipment shall be undertaken, and the time of undertaking, and shall give due consideration to:
(a) The immediate needs of state agencies for construction and improvements.
(b) Obtaining construction, improvements, and equipment at the most reasonable price consistent with such needs.
(c) The need of construction, improvements, and equipment at state agencies as compared to the need for private construction, improvements, and equipment.
(d) Providing public works to relieve unemployment.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 170.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10.5 - STATE PUBLIC WORKS BOARD › CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 15791.

15791. The board may authorize the purchase of property with improvements in lieu of purchasing sites and constructing new improvements when in its opinion it is for the best interest of the State.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 170.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10.5 - STATE PUBLIC WORKS BOARD › CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 15792.

15792. (a) The Director of Finance shall administer this part and provide assistance to the board as it requires. When the board has determined that any construction, improvements, and the purchase of equipment is to be undertaken, or that plans and specifications for construction, improvements, and equipment shall be prepared, the Director of Finance by executive order shall allot to the University of California the amount required to perform the work approved for the University of California, or to the Department of General Services or other state agency the amounts required to perform the work approved by the board for other state agencies. The University of California or the state agency to which money has been allotted shall perform that work or cause it to be performed in the manner provided by law.
(b) (1) State agencies may incur obligations, to be met during the fiscal year following the year of a project completion, for the purchase of equipment related to capital outlay projects for which the Legislature has appropriated construction funds.
(2) In addition to paragraph (1), community college districts may incur obligations, to be met during the fiscal year following the year of any project completion, for the purchase of equipment related to that project regardless of whether the project was built or purchased with funds appropriated by the Legislature.
(c) No obligation shall be incurred under this section without the approval of the Department of Finance and the State Public Works Board. Purchase orders issued and contracts entered into under this section shall not exceed a total of three million dollars ($3,000,000) in estimated costs.
(d) On or before January 1, 1999, the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall adopt regulations to implement the changes made to this section by Senate Bill 465 of the 1997–98 Regular Session of the Legislature. However, prior to adopting these regulations, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall consult with the Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 342, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10.5 - STATE PUBLIC WORKS BOARD › CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 15793.

15793. So far as is reasonably practicable, the state departments and agencies concerned with the expenditure of funds appropriated and the performance of work provided for, shall cooperate with all agencies of the United States to the end that grants-in-aid may be made available to the State from such agencies.
Nothing in this section may be used as the basis for invalidating, restraining, enjoining, or otherwise affecting any act performed or expenditure made pursuant to the terms of this part.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 170.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10.5 - STATE PUBLIC WORKS BOARD › CHAPTER 5 - Emergency Public Works › Section 15799.

15799. The Legislature finds and declares that properly timed capital outlays for needed public works are an important instrument for combating unemployment and for maintaining a healthy state economy. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to establish procedures whereby an inventory of public works may be made available for implementation on short notice when and if funds become available during periods of temporary severe unemployment.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 323, Sec. 48. Effective July 1, 1983.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10.5 - STATE PUBLIC WORKS BOARD › CHAPTER 5 - Emergency Public Works › Section 15799.2.

15799.2. The board, pursuant to its powers and duties under subdivision (d) of Section 15790, may, if in the board’s opinion conditions warrant, develop and maintain a contingency plan for emergency public works consistent with the intent of this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 323, Sec. 49. Effective July 1, 1983.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10.5 - STATE PUBLIC WORKS BOARD › CHAPTER 5 - Emergency Public Works › Section 15799.4.

15799.4. The contingency plan for emergency public works shall consist of capital outlay or maintenance projects that have never been included in the Governor’s Budget or otherwise submitted for legislative review but which, in the opinion of the board, would serve a useful public purpose if implemented.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 323, Sec. 50. Effective July 1, 1983.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10.5 - STATE PUBLIC WORKS BOARD › CHAPTER 5 - Emergency Public Works › Section 15799.6.

15799.6. If the board determines that an emergency public works plan is necessary, the board shall submit the plan annually to the Governor in time for incorporation into his or her economic report to the Legislature as required by Section 15901. The report shall identify and describe each project contained in the plan with at least the following information:
(a) The nature of the project and the public purpose to be served.
(b) The location of the project.
(c) The minimum number of days following assurance of funding required to begin onsite labor on the project.
(d) The cost of the project and possible sources of funds.
(e) The projected costs of maintenance and operation of the product of such a project upon completion, and the source of funds for such maintenance and operation.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 323, Sec. 51. Effective July 1, 1983.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10b - STATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 15800.

15800. This part is known and may be cited as the “State Building Construction Act of 1955.”
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1686.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10b - STATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 15801.

15801. No public building shall be acquired or constructed under this part, unless authorized by a separate act or appropriation enacted by the Legislature.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1686.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10b - STATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 15802.

15802. The following terms whenever used in this part have the meanings given in this section except where the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) “Board” means the State Public Works Board.
(b) “Construction” includes the extension, enlargement, repair, renovation, restoration, improvement, furnishing, and equipping of any public building.
(c) “Public building” includes any structure, building, facility, or work that a state agency has jurisdiction of, or is authorized to design or construct, including, but not limited to, infrastructure, parking lots, landscaping, and other ancillary facilities, including furnishings and equipment, incidental to the use of any building, and also includes the site thereof, and any easements or rights of way appurtenant thereto or necessary for its full use.
(d) “Acquire” includes purchase, condemnation, lease, and gift.
(e) “Cost of a public building” includes, but is not limited to, the cost of all real estate, properties, rights, and easements acquired, the cost of construction of public buildings and the furnishing and equipment of them, all financing charges, interest prior to, during and for a period of six months after construction, engineering, architects’ and legal expenses, including the cost of plans, specifications, and surveys, estimates of cost and revenues, administrative expenses, and such other expenses as are necessary or incident to the financing of public buildings, or to determine the feasibility or practicability of any public buildings, and the condemnation of property necessary for use of, or in connection with, any public building.
(f) “Property” includes all property, real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of this part.
(g) “State agency” includes any state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, commission, organization, or agency including, without limitation, the University of California, the California State University, the California Community Colleges, and the Judicial Council.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 726, Sec. 4. (AB 1620) Effective October 19, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10b - STATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 15803.

15803. This part provides an additional and alternative method for doing the things authorized herein and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any powers now existing.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1686.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10b - STATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 15805.

15805. (a) A public building that is owned by a state agency, or a portion of a building that is owned by the state and includes at least one restroom that is open to the public, shall provide at least one safe, sanitary, convenient, and publicly accessible baby diaper changing station that is accessible to women entering a restroom provided for use by women and at least one safe, sanitary, convenient, and publicly accessible baby diaper changing station that is accessible to men entering a restroom provided for use by men, or at least one safe, sanitary, convenient, and publicly accessible baby diaper changing station that is accessible to both men and women. Each station shall include signage at or near the entrance to the station indicating the location of the baby diaper changing station. If there is a central directory identifying, for the benefit of the public, the location of offices, restrooms, and other facilities in the building, that central directory shall indicate the location of the baby diaper changing stations. Each baby diaper changing station shall be maintained, repaired, and replaced as necessary to ensure safety and ease of use, and shall be cleaned with the same frequency as the restroom in which it is located.
(b) (1) Subdivision (a) applies to all new construction, and, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2), to all renovations of bathrooms for which the estimated cost of the new construction or renovation is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more.
(2) Subdivision (a) does not apply to a renovation if it is determined by the board that the installation of a baby diaper changing station is not feasible or would result in a failure to comply with applicable building standards governing the right of access for persons with disabilities. The board may grant an exemption from the requirements of this section under those circumstances.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 29, Sec. 103. (SB 82) Effective June 27, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10b - STATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 15806.

15806. The state office building and garage in the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, bounded by First Street on the northerly side, Broadway Street on the easterly side, Second Street on the southerly side, and Hill Street on the westerly side, shall be named and shall be known hereafter as the Junípero Serra Building.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1848.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10b - STATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION › CHAPTER 2 - General Powers › Section 15808.

15808. When authorized by a separate act or appropriation enacted by the Legislature, the board may acquire and construct public buildings for use by state agencies.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1686.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10b - STATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION › CHAPTER 2 - General Powers › Section 15808.1.

15808.1. After January 1, 1980, with respect to the construction, purchase, or lease for a period of five years firm term or more, of buildings for the conduct of state business which are located or will be located in a standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA) with a population of 250,000 or more according to the most recent decennial census, which is served by a public transit operator, the State Public Works Board, the Department of Finance, and the Department of General Services shall give consideration to the location of existing public transit corridors in the area. Construction, purchase, or lease of buildings for a period of five years firm term or more at locations outside of existing public transit corridors may be approved after the board or department, as the case may be, has determined that the purpose of the facility does not require transit access or the transit operator will provide service as needed, to effectively serve the facility. However, the determination that the purpose of the facility does not require transit access shall not be made if the facility employs more than 200 people or directly serves the public. The board or departments may request the assistance of the transit operator in making their determination and shall notify the operator of their decision. This section does not apply to buildings described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (e) of Section 70374.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 592, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10b - STATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION › CHAPTER 2 - General Powers › Section 15809.

15809. The board may do any of the following:
(a) Acquire in the name of the State of California, and use any property, and lease as lessor, without the approval of the Department of General Services, any property or any interest therein at any time acquired by it to state agencies, or in the event of default upon any certificates, bonds, negotiable notes, or negotiable bond anticipation notes to other than state agencies.
(b) Construct public buildings.
(c) Contract or lease with other state agencies for the use of real property upon which to construct a public building.
(d) Fix, alter, charge, and collect rentals and other charges for the use of public buildings, or for the services rendered by the board, at reasonable rates to be determined by the board for the purpose of providing for the payment of the expenses of the board, not provided for by state appropriations or otherwise, operation of its public buildings, and the payment of the principal of, and interest on, its certificates, revenue bonds, negotiable notes, or negotiable bond anticipation notes.
(e) Make contracts of every kind and nature, and execute all instruments necessary or convenient for the carrying on of its business.
(f) Obtain insurance against loss by fire or other hazards on public buildings, both during and after construction, and obtain insurance against loss of revenues from any cause whatsoever, for the protection of the certificate holders, bondholders, or holders of any of its negotiable notes or negotiable bond anticipation notes.
(g) Issue certificates or revenue bonds, as provided in this part, to obtain funds to pay the cost of public buildings, secure the payment of certificates or revenue bonds and interest thereon by pledging all or part of its revenues, rentals, and receipts, and provide for the security of the certificates or revenue bonds and the rights of the holders thereof.
(h) Issue negotiable notes, including commercial paper notes or other forms of negotiable short-term indebtedness, and negotiable bond anticipation notes, as provided in this part, to obtain interim funds to pay the cost of public buildings, secure the payment of negotiable notes, including commercial paper notes or other forms of negotiable short-term indebtedness, and negotiable bond anticipation notes and interest thereon as provided in this part, and provide for the security of negotiable notes, including commercial paper notes or other forms of negotiable short-term indebtedness, and negotiable bond anticipation notes and the rights of the holders thereof.
(i) The board may authorize the preparation of bid proposals and the securing of bids for the construction of projects prior to obtaining interim financing. However, no contracts shall be executed until interim financing is available to the board.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 726, Sec. 6. (AB 1620) Effective October 19, 2010.)
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15811. The board has no power at any time or in any manner to pledge the credit or taxing power of the State or any of its local agencies.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1686.)
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15812. The unused balance of any amount heretofore or hereafter authorized or appropriated by the Legislature for any public building to be acquired or constructed pursuant to this part which the Director of Finance, with the approval of the board, determines is not required for the building for which it was authorized or appropriated may be transferred on order of the Director of Finance to and in augmentation of any authorization or appropriation made for any other building or buildings under this part and is hereby authorized or appropriated, as the case may be, for the acquisition or construction of any other building or buildings authorized under this part.
This section does not apply to amounts authorized or appropriated for acquisition or construction of buildings authorized by Chapter 1072 of the Statutes of 1957 or buildings subject to subdivision (f) of Section 70379.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 592, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 10b - STATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION › CHAPTER 2.1 - Art in Public Buildings › Section 15813.

15813. The Legislature finds and declares that the State of California has a responsibility for expanding public experience with art. The Legislature recognizes that other states have enacted legislation requiring the expenditure of 1 percent of funds allocated for the construction of state buildings for works of art for such buildings.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 513.)
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15813.1. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “State buildings” includes state office buildings, hospitals, and prisons, and such other state buildings which the State Architect deems appropriate for the inclusion of art as provided in this chapter.
(b) “Work of art” means any work of visual art, including but not limited to, a drawing, painting, mural, fresco, sculpture, mosaic, or photograph, a work of calligraphy, a work of graphic art (including an etching, lithograph, offset print, silk screen, or a work of graphic art of like nature), crafts (including crafts in clay, textile, fiber, wood, metal, plastic, glass, and like materials), or mixed media (including a collage, assemblage, or any combination of the foregoing art media). The term “work of art” does not include environmental landscaping placed about a state building.
(c) “Council” means the Arts Council.
(d) “Acquisition” includes acquisition by purchase, lease, or commission.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 513.)
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15813.2. (a) Financing for works of art in state buildings shall be subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act. The Governor shall include a budget item for art in state buildings in the budget of the council in the annual budget submitted to the Legislature.
(b) The State Architect and the council, jointly, may accept from the council any federal money made available to the council and may expend such funds for the purposes specified in this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 493.)
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15813.4. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the selection and commissioning of artists, and the purchase and execution of works of art for state buildings shall be exempt from the provisions of the State Contract Act and other state bidding requirements.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 513.)
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15813.5. (a) The state shall receive sole ownership of each work of art acquired pursuant to this chapter, including all tangible rights and privileges thereof, subject to the following intangible rights retained by the artist:
(1) The right to claim authorship of the work of art.
(2) The right to reproduce such work of art, including all rights to which the work of art may be subject under copyright laws. Such rights may be limited by written contract.
(3) If provided by written contract, the right to receive a specified percentage of the proceeds if the work of art is subsequently sold by the state to a third party other than as part of the sale of the building in which the work of art is located.
(b) The rights granted to the artist by subdivision (a) may by written contract be extended to such artist’s heirs, assigns, or personal representatives, until after the end of the 20th year following the death of such artist.
(c) Prior to execution of a written contract, the artist shall be informed in writing of the rights specified in subdivisions (a) and (b) which may be granted by contract to the artist or to the artist’s heirs, assigns, or personal representatives.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 513.)
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15813.7. If a work of art acquired pursuant to this chapter is to be sold by the state, such sale shall be made to the highest bidder, conditioned on the work of art first being offered to the artist at the bid price.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 513.)
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15813.8. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Art in Public Buildings Program.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 493.)
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15814.10. To help implement the policy set forth in Section 25008 of the Public Resources Code, the board may develop energy and water conservation and cogeneration and alternative energy and water supply sources at state facilities in accordance with this chapter.
The intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter is to provide a mix of financing options for the development of cost saving state energy and water conservation projects. It is further the intent of the Legislature that, prior to using revenue bonds, the board consider other financing options available and the effect of the bond issuance on the bond market.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1142, Sec. 1. Effective October 14, 1991.)
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15814.11. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Public building” means a public building as defined in Section 15802, and includes the cogeneration and alternative energy equipment, water conservation equipment, and conservation measures which the board is authorized by this chapter to acquire and construct. “Public Building” also means any publicly funded school that includes kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, or any portion of those grades, provided that publicly funded schools that include kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, shall be authorized to finance only conservation measures and water conservation equipment as defined in subdivisions (e) and (g).
(b) “Energy service contract” means a contract entered into by the board or any other state agency with any person, including, but not limited to, an individual, company, corporation, partnership, state agency, or other entity or group of entities, pursuant to which the person will provide electrical or thermal energy or water or water conservation or energy conservation measures.
(c) “Cogeneration equipment” means equipment for cogeneration, as defined in Section 216.6 of the Public Utilities Code.
(d) “Alternative energy equipment” means equipment for the production or conversion of energy from alternative sources, including, but not limited to, solar, biomass, wind, geothermal, hydroelectricity under 30 megawatts, or any other source of energy or water, the efficient use of which will reduce the use of fossil or nuclear fuels or water from established sources of supply.
(e) “Conservation measures” means equipment, maintenance, meters, load management techniques and equipment, or other measures to reduce energy or water use or make for a more efficient use of energy or water.
(f) “State agency” means any state agency, board, department or commission, including, but not limited to, the entities specified in Section 15814.12, and any school district as defined in Section 80 of the Education Code.
(g) “Water conservation equipment” means any device or modification that reduces water use from established water sources.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 726, Sec. 7. (AB 1620) Effective October 19, 2010.)
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15814.12. (a) Without obtaining the authorization required by Section 15808, the board may acquire, and engage in the construction of, cogeneration equipment, alternative energy equipment, or conservation measures, and any combination thereof, and enter into energy service contracts, at any structure, building, facility, site, or work used, owned or hereafter acquired by the state agency, including, but not limited to, the facilities of the California State University and Colleges, the Department of General Services, state prisons, hospitals, and other agencies and the community colleges, but only with the consent of the state agency.
(b) No cogeneration equipment or alternative energy equipment or water conservation equipment shall be acquired or constructed, and no energy service contract shall be entered into, by the board unless it determines that the anticipated cost to the state agency purchasing thermal or electrical energy or water provided by the equipment or under an energy service contract has been found through life-cycle cost analysis to be cost effective over the life of the equipment installed or over the term of the energy service contract. Equipment, conservation measures, or energy service contracts shall be anticipated to provide cost savings to the state during the useful life of the equipment or conservation measures under Section 14684, Sections 14710 to 14713, inclusive, or Section 15814.30 of this code, under Section 25008 of the Public Resources Code, or under Section 388 of the Public Utilities Code.
(c) Alternatively, the board may execute agreements to finance the construction of cogeneration equipment, alternative energy equipment, water conservation equipment, or conservation measures, and any combination thereof, by the state agency, including the University of California, to be owned by the state agency, in exchange for repayment of the financing and all costs and expenses related thereto from revenues resulting from sales of electricity or thermal energy or water from the facilities and measures or from funding which otherwise would have been used for purchase of electricity, water, and thermal energy required by the state agency but which is derived from the facilities and measures.
(d) This section shall not prohibit, limit, or supersede more stringent green building requirements for any structure, building, facility, site, or work.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 600, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)