Cal. GOV § 5956.10

This is the official text of Cal. GOV § 5956.10, part of California’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of state and local government, including public employment and public records.

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Official statutory text

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, neither the state or any state agency shall directly or indirectly use the authority in this chapter nor shall any governmental agency, as defined in Section 5956.3, use the authority in this chapter to design, construct, finance, or operate a state project. For purposes of this section, a state project includes any of the following:

(1) Tollroads on state highways.

(2) State water projects.

(3) State park and recreation projects.

(4) State financed projects.

(b) These limitations shall not prohibit the state, any state agency, or any governmental agency, as defined in Section 5956.3, from utilizing authorizations contained in other provisions of law.

(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2020.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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