(c) Notwithstanding Section 13340, funds derived from the lease-purchase financing methods for the California State Prison-Del Norte County 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 the prison facility so financed. Funds so appropriated shall be available as necessary for site acquisition, site studies, and suitability reports, environmental studies, architectural programming, schematics, preliminary plans, working drawings, construction, long lead and equipment items.