Cal. PRC § 5563.5
This is the official text of Cal. PRC § 5563.5, part of California’s Public Resources Code — covers environmental protection, state parks, and natural resource management.
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Official statutory text
Notwithstanding Sections 5540 and 5563, the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District may, and the Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District may, without obtaining the consent of the voters, lease real property for a term not exceeding 99 years. A lease entered into pursuant to this section shall be authorized by a resolution adopted by the affirmative votes of at least two-thirds of the members of the board, upon making an express finding that the purpose of the lease is for park or open-space purposes, or for an historic preservation, recreation, climate-resiliency, social equity, or agricultural purpose that is compatible with public use and enjoyment of the real property.
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