(a) (1) The State Project Infrastructure Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury.
(2) Notwithstanding Section 13340, the fund is continuously appropriated to the department, without regard to fiscal years, for the following purposes:
(A) Subject to authorization as provided in this article, for state projects pursuant to this article.
(B) To cover the costs of the report required by Section 9112.
(C) (i) For transfer to the Operating Funds of the Assembly and Senate, to be used for the capital outlay projects specified in Article 5.2 (commencing with Section 9112) of Chapter 1.5 of Part 1 of Division 2.
(ii) Upon direction of the Director of Finance, the Controller shall transfer from the fund to the Operating Funds of the Assembly and the Senate an amount that is consistent with the budget amount specified in the report required by Section 9112.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the Controller may use the funds in the State Project Infrastructure Fund for cashflow loans to the General Fund as provided in Sections 16310 and 16381.
(c) The moneys in this fund shall be exempt from statewide general administrative cost recovery pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 11270) of Chapter 3 of Part 1.
(d) Any lease entered into pursuant to this article is subject to the approval of the Department of Finance and any applicable notification required by subdivision (d) of Section 14694.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 136. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018