The office shall constitute the sole agency of the state for the following purposes:
(a) Making an inventory of existing hospitals, surveying the need for construction of hospitals, and developing a program of hospital construction as provided in Article 3 (commencing with Section 129475) of this chapter.
(b) Developing and administering a state plan for the construction of public and other nonprofit hospitals as provided in Article 3 (commencing with Section 129475) of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1996.)