Section 4106 Of Article 1. California Science Center From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 3. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 1.
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. (a) The California Science Center shall work with the Los
Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission, the City of Los Angeles, and
the County of Los Angeles to develop additional parking facilities in
Exposition Park to the extent necessary to allow for expansion of
the park.
(b) The California Science Center shall manage or operate its
parking facilities in a manner that preserves and protects the
interests of itself and the California African American Museum and
recognizes the cultural and educational character of Exposition Park.
(c) The Exposition Park Improvement Fund is hereby created in the
State Treasury. All revenues received by the California Science
Center from its parking facilities, from rental of museum facilities,
or from other business activities shall be deposited in the
Exposition Park Improvement Fund.
(d) The moneys in the Exposition Park Improvement Fund may only be
used, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for improvements to
Exposition Park, including, but not limited to, maintenance of
existing parking and museum facilities, replacement of museum
equipment, supplies and wages expended to generate revenues from
rental of museum facilities, development of new parking facilities,
and acquisition of land within or adjacent to Exposition Park.
(e) (1) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there is a
need for development of additional park, recreation, museum, and
parking facilities in Exposition Park. The Legislature recognizes
that the provision of these needed improvements as identified in the
California Science Center Exposition Park Master Plan may require the
use of funds provided by other governmental agencies or private
donors.
(2) The California Science Center may accept funds from other
governmental agencies or private contributions for the purpose of
implementation of the California Science Center Exposition Park
Master Plan. The private contributions and funds from governmental
agencies other than state governmental agencies shall be deposited in
the Exposition Park Improvement Fund in the State Treasury and shall
be available for expenditure without regard to fiscal years by the
California Science Center for implementation of the California
Science Center Exposition Park Master Plan. Funds from other state
governmental agencies shall be deposited in the Exposition Park
Improvement Fund and shall be available for expenditure, upon
appropriation, by the California Science Center for implementation of
the California Science Center Exposition Park Master Plan. However,
any expenditure is not authorized sooner than 30 days after
notification in writing of the necessity therefor to the chairperson
of the committee in each house of the Legislature that considers
appropriations and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget
Committee, or not sooner than whatever lesser time as the chairperson
of the joint committee, or his or her designee, may in each instance
determine. Neither the City of Los Angeles nor the County of Los
Angeles shall impose any tax upon tickets purchased authorizing the
use of parking facilities owned by the California Science Center.