Section 5977 Of Chapter 15. Long Beach Civic Center From California Government Code >> Division 6. >> Title 1. >> Chapter 15.
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. (a) The project is subject to compliance with the California
Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section
21000) of the Public Resources Code). Neither the act of selecting a
private entity, nor the execution of an agreement with the private
entity, shall require prior compliance with the act. However,
appropriate compliance with the act shall thereafter occur before
project construction commences.
(b) The public portion of the project, at all times, shall be
owned by the city, unless the city, in its discretion, elects to
provide for ownership of the project by the private entity through a
separate lease agreement. Notwithstanding Section 5956.6 or any other
provision of this code, the agreement shall provide for the lease of
all or a portion of the project to, or ownership by, the private
entity or entities, for a term up to 50 years. In consideration
therefor, the agreement shall provide for complete reversion of the
public portion of the project to the city at the expiration of the
lease or transfer term.
(c) The private portion of the project shall not be financed or
developed by the public-private partnership or otherwise using public
or tax-exempt financing.
(d) The plans and specifications for the project shall comply with
all applicable governmental design standards for that particular
infrastructure project. The private entity studying, planning,
designing, constructing, developing, financing, operating,
maintaining, or any combination thereof, the project shall utilize
private sector firms for studying, planning, designing, constructing,
developing, financing, operating, maintaining, or any combination
thereof, the project. However, a facility subject to this chapter and
leased to a private entity, during the term of the lease, shall be
deemed to be public property for purposes of identification,
maintenance, enforcement of laws, and for purposes of Division 3.6
(commencing with Section 810). All public works constructed pursuant
to this chapter shall comply with Chapter 1 (commencing with Section
1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.
(e) This chapter shall not be construed to authorize the city to
use tidelands trust revenues that are subject to Section 6306 of the
Public Resources Code or any other applicable granting statute for
general municipal purposes or any other purpose unconnected with the
public trust.