(a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, money in the fund shall be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of designing and constructing veterans’ homes in California and completing a comprehensive renovation of the Veterans’ Home at Yountville. Funding from this bond shall be allocated to fund the state’s matching requirement to construct or renovate those veterans’ homes in Section 1011 first, and then fund any additional homes established under this section. These homes shall be in addition to sites authorized under Section 1011.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, construction contracts awarded for veterans’ homes shall have a statewide participation goal of not less than 3 percent for disabled veteran business enterprises, as defined in subdivision (g) of Section 999.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 728, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 16 at the March 7, 2000, election.)