(a) The department may provide information regarding, and may lease, airspace under the interchange of Route 4 and Route 5 in San Joaquin County and on the northeast corner of Route 101 and De La Vina Street in the County of Santa Barbara, to a city, county, or other political subdivision or another state agency for emergency shelter or feeding program purposes. The lease shall be for one dollar ($1) per month. The lease amount may be paid in advance of the term covered in order to reduce the administrative costs associated with the payment of the monthly rental fee.
(b) Notwithstanding Chapter 7.8 (commencing with Section 8698) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, any structure that is constructed or modified under this section shall comply with the minimum standards provided in Appendix N of the 2016 California Building Code or Appendix X of the 2016 California Residential Code, or any future standards adopted by the Department of Housing and Community Development related to emergency housing or emergency housing facilities.
(c) A lease executed pursuant to this section shall also provide for the cost of administering the lease.
(d) The administrative fee shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500) per year unless the department determines that a higher administrative fee is necessary.
(e) The Legislature finds and declares that the lease of real property pursuant to this section serves a public purpose.
(f) A lease executed pursuant to subdivision (a) for airspace under the interchange of Route 4 and Route 5 in San Joaquin County shall provide for the rescission of existing leases of this airspace between the department and the City of Stockton. Upon the request of the City of Stockton, the department may renew the lease executed pursuant to subdivision (a) for the airspace described in this subdivision for the period requested by the city.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 436, Sec. 1. (AB 2629) Effective January 1, 2019.)