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. (a) The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation may enter into one or more agreements to obtain secure
housing capacity within the state. These agreements may be entered
into with private entities and may be in the form of a lease or an
operating agreement. The secretary may procure and enter these
agreements on terms and conditions he or she deems necessary and
appropriate. Notwithstanding any other law, any process, regulation,
requirement, including any state governmental reviews or approvals,
or third-party approval that is required under statutes that relate
to the procurement and implementation of those agreements is hereby
waived, however, no agreement shall contain terms, either directly or
indirectly, that involve the repayment of any debt issuance or other
financing and, consistent with state law, shall provide that payment
of that agreement is subject to appropriation.
(b) The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation may enter into one or more agreements to obtain secure
housing capacity in another state. These agreements may be entered
into with private entities and may be in the form of an operating
agreement or other contract. The secretary may procure and enter
these agreements on terms and conditions he or she deems necessary
and appropriate. Notwithstanding any other law, any process,
regulation, requirement, including any state governmental reviews or
approvals, or third-party approval that is required under statutes
that relate to the procurement and implementation of those agreements
is hereby waived, however, no agreement shall contain terms, either
directly or indirectly, that involve the repayment of any debt
issuance or other financing and, consistent with state law, shall
provide that payment of that agreement is subject to appropriation.
This subdivision does not authorize the department to operate a
facility out of state.
(c) The provisions of Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)
of the Public Resources Code do not apply to this section.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2017, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2017, deletes or extends
that date.