2005 California Government Code Sections 69202-69206 CHAPTER 4.2. APPELLATE COURT FACILITIES

GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 69202-69206

69202.  (a) The Judicial Council shall annually recommend to the
Governor and the Legislature the amount proposed to be spent for the
planning, renovation, and building of facilities for the appellate
courts.
   (b) Facilities shall be subject to the State Building Construction
Act of 1955 (commencing with Section 15800) and the Property
Acquisition Law (commencing with Section 15850), except,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrative Office
of the Courts shall serve as the implementing agency upon the
approval of the Department of Finance.
69204.  The Judicial Council, as the policymaking body for the
judicial branch, shall have the following responsibilities and
authorities with regard to appellate court facilities, in addition to
any other authority or responsibilities established by law:
   (a) Exercise full responsibility, jurisdiction, control, and
authority as an owner would have over appellate court facilities,
including, but not limited to, the acquisition and development of
facilities.
   (b) Exercise the full range of policymaking authority over
appellate court facilities, including, but not limited to, planning,
construction, acquisition, and operation, to the extent not otherwise
limited by the law.
   (c) Establish policies, procedures, and guidelines for ensuring
that the appellate courts have adequate and sufficient facilities,
including, but not limited to, facilities' planning, acquisition,
construction, design, operation, and maintenance.
   (d) Allocate appropriated funds for appellate court facilities
maintenance and construction, subject to the other provisions of this
chapter.
   (e) Prepare funding requests for appellate court facility
construction, repair, and maintenance.
   (f) Implement the design, bid, award, and construction of all
appellate court construction projects, except as delegated to others.
   (g) Provide for capital outlay projects that may be built with
funds appropriated or otherwise available for these purposes, as
follows:
   (1) Approve five year and master plans for each appellate court.
   (2) Establish priorities for construction.
   (3) Submit the cost of projects proposed to be funded to the
Department of Finance for inclusion in the Governor's budget.
   (h) Keep funding for appellate court facilities, whether for
operation, planning, or construction, separate from funding for trial
court facilities.
69206.  The Administrative Office of the Courts shall have the
following responsibilities and authority in addition to other
responsibilities and authority granted by law or delegated by the
Judicial Council:
   (a) Carry out the policies of the Judicial Council in regard to
appellate court facilities, except as otherwise limited by the law.
   (b) Develop for Judicial Council approval the master plans for
appellate court facilities in each court.
   (c) Construct appellate court buildings, including, but not
limited to, selection of architects and contractors, except as
otherwise limited by the law.


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