(a)
(1) Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Building Authority Division is hereby authorized to construct, manage, and maintain parking deck facilities, surface parking, and street improvements, called in this subchapter the “parking facilities”, in the area described in § 22-3-302(a).
(2)
(A) The division shall not be responsible for maintaining or assigning parking spaces designated for use by constitutional officers or the General Assembly.
(B) Provided, however, that if parking spaces in the parking facilities described in this subchapter are to be used by constitutional officers or the General Assembly, the charges for the parking spaces shall be on the same terms accorded to other state agencies, employees, and the public.
(b) In connection with management of parking facilities, the division may contract with private persons for management services in the manner and for periods of time as the division shall determine to be necessary for the satisfactory operation thereof.