(a) Any appropriation for the acquisition of real property pursuant to this part may be expended for the payment of all costs and expenses, including the cost of investigation and surveys, the fees and expenses of appraisers and expert witnesses, and the cost of title searches necessarily incurred in the examination, and the determination of the suitability of any real property to be acquired or under consideration for acquisition, or necessarily incurred in the course of acquisition of any such real property. Claims for costs and expenses shall be presented by the Director of General Services and shall be paid by the Controller.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), claims for those costs and expenses related to real property acquisitions by the Department of Parks and Recreation, shall be presented by the Director of Parks and Recreation, and shall be paid by the Controller.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 344, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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