Section 5006.48 - Acquisition of property commonly known as Carnegie Cycle Park(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of General Services may acquire, on behalf of the state, a fee or lesser right or interest in real and personal property in the Counties of Alameda and San Joaquin located approximately 10 miles east of the City of Livermore and commonly known as the Carnegie Cycle Park. If the property is leased, the lease shall be for the term and for the consideration that is mutually agreed upon by and between the Director of General Services and the lessor, and consented to by the Director of Parks and Recreation, and with rent to be paid by the Department of Parks and Recreation.(b) Any interest in property acquired pursuant to this section shall be subject to the Property Acquisition Law (Part 11 (commencing with Section 15850) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(c) Upon acquisition of the property, the Director of General Services shall transfer jurisdiction over the property to the Department of Parks and Recreation, which shall administer the property as a unit of the state park system. The Department of Parks and Recreation shall carry out a program in that unit of planning, development, construction, maintenance, administration, and conservation of trails and areas for the recreational use of off-highway vehicles and for other related purposes of the state park system. Areas for the recreational use of off-highway vehicles shall be administered pursuant to Chapter 1.25 (commencing with Section 5090.01).(d) The Director of General Services may offer, under competitive bidding procedures, all or part of the property for lease if the Director of Parks and Recreation determines at that time it is not then needed for the purposes of the state park system and will not be needed for the term of the lease to be offered. Any lease entered into pursuant to this section shall be subject to Section 15862 of the Government Code. Notwithstanding Section 15863 of the Government Code, all rent accruing from that lease after jurisdiction over the property is transferred to the Department of Parks and Recreation pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the Off-Highway Vehicle Fund and shall be available for expenditure only for the purposes specified in subdivision (b) of Section 5090.61.(e) Any fees or other returns collected by the Department of Parks and Recreation in its administration of the unit referred to in subdivision (c) shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the Off-Highway Vehicle Fund and shall be available for expenditure only for the purposes specified in subdivision (b) of Section 5090.61.Ca. Pub. Res. Code § 5006.48
Amended by Stats 2006 ch 538 (SB 1852),s 565, eff. 1/1/2007.