§ 15819.295. — 15819.295. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 54, Sec. 2.)

California § 15819.295.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code GOV: Government Code - GOV
• Div.: 3.
• Title 2.: DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
• Part 10b.: PART 10b. STATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
• Ch. 3.1.: CHAPTER 3.1. Lease-Purchase Financing of Prison Construction

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(a)
Notwithstanding Section 15819.29, the necessary funding for the construction of the California State Prison-Kern County at Delano II authorized by Section 1 of the act enacting this section may be obtained through lease-purchase financing arrangements. Sections 15819.1 to 15819.13, inclusive, and Section 15819.15 shall apply for this purpose provided that the following applies:
(1)
“Prison facility” as used in Section 15819.1 includes the California State Prison-Kern
County at Delano II.
(2)
Notwithstanding the limitation imposed by Section 15819.3 regarding the amount of bonds to be issued for construction, acquisition, and financing of prison facilities, the State Public Works Board may issue additional bonds in order to pay the costs of acquiring and constructing or refinancing the California State Prison-Kern County at Delano II.
(b)
Notwithstanding Section 13340, funds derived from the lease-purchase financing methods for the California State Prison-Kern County at Delano II deposited in the State Treasury, are hereby continuously appropriated to the State Public Works Board on behalf of the Department of Corrections for the purpose of acquiring and constructing or refinancing the prison facility so financed.
The sum of three hundred eleven million five hundred thousand dollars ($311,500,000)
shall be available for capital outlay for the California State Prison-Kern County at Delano II from funds derived from lease-purchase financing methods.
A maximum of four million dollars ($4,000,000) of the funds may be available for mitigation costs of local government and school districts.
(c)
California State Prison-Kern County at Delano II shall not be occupied until the Director of the Department of Finance finds and reports to the Legislature that the following has occurred:
The department has activated or made available a total of 9,000 in-prison therapeutic drug treatment slots or similar modalities.
(d)
The State Public Works Board may authorize the augmentation of the cost of construction of the project set forth in this section pursuant to the board’s authority under Section 13332.11.
In addition, the State Public Works Board may authorize any additional amounts necessary to establish a reasonable construction reserve and to pay the costs of financing, including the payment of interest during acquisition or construction of the project, the cost of financing a debt service reserve fund, and the cost of issuance of permanent financing for the project. This additional amount may include interest payable on any interim loan for the facility from the General Fund, the Pooled Money Investment Account pursuant to Section 16312, or other interim financing programs.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 54, Sec. 2. Effective July 6, 1999.