2005 California Government Code Sections 15820-15820.2 Article 1. General Provisions

15820.  The Legislature finds and declares that California's public
colleges and universities, recognized as being among the world's
finest, require assistance in the development of teaching and
research centers which will serve for researching advancements in
high technology and for educating and preparing individuals for
tomorrow's high technology society.  To this end, the Legislature
finds that it is in the public interest, and for the public benefit,
to construct  or renovate and equip facilities for use as research
and educational centers dedicated to high technology fields of
engineering, computer science, biological sciences, and related basic
sciences, that may be lease-purchased by the University of
California and leased or lease-purchased by the California State
University and the California Maritime Academy.
15820.2.  It is the intent of the Legislature that the cost of any
project authorized by statute pursuant to this chapter be considered
an expenditure of state funds in the fiscal year in which payments
are made to the State Public Works Board under the terms of the lease
or lease-purchase agreement.