Chapter 4. General Powers And Duties of California Government Code >> Title 11. >> Chapter 4.

All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this title shall be payable solely from funds provided under the authority of this title, and no liability or obligation shall be imposed upon the State of California. Except as provided in Section 92270, no expenses shall be incurred by the commission in excess of the amount of money which has been provided under this title. Under no circumstances shall the commission create any debt, liability, or obligation on the part of the State of California payable from any source whatsoever other than from the money provided under this title.

(a) The commission is authorized to acquire by deed, purchase, lease, contract, gift, devise, or otherwise, any real or personal property, structures, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, and other interests in lands located within this state necessary or convenient for the construction or operation of a project, upon terms and conditions it deems advisable, and to lease, sell, or dispose of the property or interest therein in the manner that may be necessary or desirable to carry out the objects and purposes of this title.
  (b) Nothing in this division shall authorize the commission to exercise the power of eminent domain.

When the principal of, and interest on, bonds of the commission issued to finance the cost of a particular project for a participating party, including any refunding bonds issued to refund and refinance the bonds, have been fully paid and retired or when adequate provision has been made for the payment and retirement of the bonds, and all other conditions of the resolution, indenture, or agreement authorizing and securing the bonds have been released in accordance with the provision thereof, the commission, upon terms and conditions that may be prescribed by the commission, execute deeds and conveyances that are necessary or required to convey title to the project to the participating party.

(a) No project, or portion thereof, is eligible for financing under this title for which, at the time an application is submitted to the commission, financing has been otherwise obtained.
  (b) No project is eligible for financing under this title unless it is intended to reduce traffic congestion on freeways, streets, and highways, is intended to improve the quality of rail transportation within the area to be served by the project, and is otherwise in accord with the purposes and requirements of this title.