Section 33396 Of Article 7. Property Acquisition From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 24. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 7.

. An agency at the request of the legislative body of the community may accept a conveyance of real property (located either within or outside a survey area) owned by a public entity and declared surplus by the public entity, or owned by a private entity. The agency may dispose of such property to private persons or to public or private entities, by sale or long-term lease for development. All or any part of the funds derived from the sale or lease of such property may at the discretion of the legislative body of the community be paid to the community, or to the public entity from which any such property was acquired.