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(1) "Agency optional term" means an option that is exclusively exercisable by a leasing agency to extend the lease term.
(2) "High-cost lease" means a real property lease that:
(a) has an initial term including any agency optional term of 10 years or more; or
(b) will require lease payments of more than $5,000,000 over the term of the lease, including any agency optional term.
(3)
(a) "Leasing agency" means a department, commission, board, council, agency, institution, officer, corporation, fund, division, office, committee, authority, laboratory, library, unit, bureau, panel, or other administrative unit of the state.
(b) "Leasing agency" does not include:
(i) the legislative branch;
(ii) the judicial branch; and
(iii) an institution of higher education.
(4) "Significant lease terms" includes the duration of the lease, the frequency of the periodic payments, a renewal clause, a purchase option, a cancellation clause, a repair and maintenance clause, and a restriction on use of the property.