15819.40-15819.404
GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 15819.40-15819.404
15819.40. (a) (1) (A) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation may design, construct, or renovate housing units, support buildings, and programming space in order to add up to 12,000 beds at facilities under its jurisdiction. The department shall complete site assessments at facilities at which it intends to construct or renovate additional housing units, support buildings, and programming space. The department may use the funding provided in Section 28 of Chapter 7 of the Statutes of 2007 to complete these site assessments. After completing these site assessments, the department shall define the scope and cost of each project pursuant to subdivision (d). (B) The authority contained in subparagraph (A) may be used to develop new beds including appropriate programmatic space pursuant to paragraph (2) and, together with the funds appropriated in Section 15819.403 for this purpose, shall constitute the scope of a single capital outlay project for purposes of calculating augmentations pursuant to Section 13332.11 or Section 13332.19 as described in Section 15819.401. (2) Any new beds constructed pursuant to this section shall be supported by rehabilitative programming for inmates, including, but not limited to, education, vocational programs, substance abuse treatment programs, employment programs, and prerelease planning. (3) The purpose of beds constructed pursuant to this section is to replace the temporary beds currently in use, and they are not intended to house additional inmates. For the purposes of this section, "temporary beds" shall be defined as those that are placed in gymnasiums, classrooms, hallways, or other public spaces that were not constructed for the purpose of housing inmates. (4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), the authority contained in this subdivision may be used to develop beds and treatment space to serve inmates requiring mental health or medical services. Any beds developed with a medical or mental health purpose shall be supported with rehabilitative programming as defined in paragraph (2) that is consistent with the medical or mental health services required by the inmates. (b) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation may acquire land, design, construct, and renovate reentry program facilities to provide housing for up to 6,000 inmates as authorized in Chapter 9.8 (commencing with Section 6271) of the Penal Code and, together with the funds appropriated in Section 15819.403 for this purpose, this shall constitute the scope and cost of a single capital outlay project for purposes of calculating augmentations pursuant to Section 13332.11 or Section 13332.19 as described in Section 15819.401. (c) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is authorized to design and construct new, or renovate existing, buildings and any necessary ancillary improvements, at facilities under the jurisdiction of the department to provide medical, dental, and mental health treatment or housing for up to 6,000 inmates and, together with the funds appropriated in Section 15819.403 for this purpose, this shall constitute the scope and cost of a single capital outlay project for purposes of calculating augmentations pursuant to Section 13332.11 or Section 13332.19 as described in Section 15819.401. (d) (1) The reporting requirements set forth in Sections 7000 to 7003.5, inclusive, of the Penal Code, shall apply separately to each institution or facility. The scope and cost of the project for each institution or facility shall be established individually by the State Public Works Board. The amount of the total appropriations in Section 15819.403 that is necessary for each project shall be allocated to each institution or facility project. The appropriations may be allocated based on current estimates. These initial allocations may be adjusted commensurate to changes that occur during the progression of the projects. As allocations are made or adjusted, the anticipated deficit or savings shall be continuously tracked and reported. Once the total appropriation has been allocated, any augmentation necessary to fund an anticipated deficit shall be based on the total applicable capital outlay appropriation in Section 15819.403 and applied to each project allocation as necessary. (2) For each institution, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee identifying those projects that the department proposes to undertake, and any support buildings, and programming space to support up to 12,000 new beds. For each institution, the department shall describe the scope, budget, schedule, number of beds by security level, along with approximate square footage of support buildings, and programming space to be constructed or renovated. If after providing these reports, the committee fails to take any action with respect to each report within 30 days after submittal, this inaction shall be deemed to be approval for purposes of this section, and the department is authorized to proceed to design, construct, or renovate housing units, support buildings, and programming space for each institution for which a report has been approved. (3) The department shall notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee 45 days prior to the submission of preliminary plans to the board for each project authorized in this section. If after providing these notifications, the committee fails to take any action with respect to each report within 45 days after submittal, this inaction shall be deemed to be approval for purposes of this section, and the department is authorized to design, construct, or renovate housing units, support buildings, and programming space for each institution for which a report has been approved. (4) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall report quarterly to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee on the allocations from the appropriations in Section 15819.403 and the anticipated deficit or savings. Each reentry program facility authorized under subdivision (b) shall be considered to be a separate project for reporting purposes pursuant to Sections 7000 and 7003.5 of the Penal Code. Each medical, mental health, or dental building improvement authorized under subdivision (c) shall be considered to be a separate project, except that building improvements that have a related purpose and that are located at the same institution may be considered one project, for reporting purposes pursuant to Sections 7000 and 7003.5 of the Penal Code. 15819.401. The scope and costs of the projects authorized by this chapter shall be subject to approval and administrative oversight by the State Public Works Board, including augmentations, pursuant to Section 13332.11 or Section 13332.19. For purposes of this chapter, the availability of an augmentation for each individual project allocation shall be calculated based on the total applicable capital outlay appropriation contained in Section 15819.403 and is not limited to 20 percent of the individual project allocation. 15819.402. For all projects authorized by this chapter, the board may borrow funds for project costs, including studies, acquisition, design, construction, and construction-related costs from the Pooled Money Investment Account pursuant to Sections 16312 and 16313. Except for preliminary expenditures to develop the scope, budget, programming, and scheduling for a project, project funds expended prior to project approval by the board shall not be reimbursable from the proceeds of the bonds. 15819.403. (a) The board may issue revenue bonds, negotiable notes, or negotiable bond anticipation notes pursuant to this part to finance the acquisition, design, and construction, including, without limitation, renovation, and the costs of interim financing of the projects authorized in Section 15819.40. Authorized costs for acquisition, design, construction, including, without limitation, renovation, and construction-related costs for all projects approved for financing by the board shall not exceed one billion eight hundred million dollars ($1,800,000,000) for subdivision (a) of Section 15819.40, nine hundred seventy-five million dollars ($975,000,000) for subdivision (b) of Section 15819.40, and eight hundred fifty-seven million one hundred thousand dollars ($857,100,000) for subdivision (c) of Section 15819.40. (b) Notwithstanding Section 13340, funds derived from interim financing, revenue bonds, negotiable notes, or negotiable bond anticipation notes issued pursuant to this chapter are hereby continuously appropriated to the board on behalf of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for the purposes specified in Section 15819.40. (c) For the purposes of this section, "construction-related costs" shall include mitigation costs of local government and school districts and shall be made available pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 7005.5 of the Penal Code. It is the intent of the Legislature that any payments made for mitigation shall be made in a timely manner. 15819.404. Notwithstanding Section 15819.403, the amount of revenue bonds, negotiable notes, or negotiable bond anticipation notes to be sold may include the following: (a) The cost of acquisition, design, construction, including, without limitation, renovation, or construction management and supervision, and other costs related to the acquisition, design, and construction, including, without limitation, renovation, of the facilities, including augmentations. (b) Sums necessary to pay interim financing. (c) In addition to the amount authorized by Section 15819.403, any additional amount as may be authorized by the board to establish a reasonable construction reserve and to pay the costs of financing, including the payment of interest during acquisition or interest prior to, during, and for a period of six months after construction of the project, the cost of financing a debt-service reserve fund, and the cost of issuance of permanent financing for the project. This additional amount may include interest payable on any interim loan for the facility from the General Fund or the Pooled Money Investment Account pursuant to Sections 16312 and 16313.