2005 California Government Code Sections 67810-67813 CHAPTER 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS

67810.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions
contained in this chapter govern the construction of this title.
   (a) "Authority" means a military base reuse authority.
   (b) "Basewide facility" means a public capital facility that, in
the judgment of the board, is important to the overall reuse of the
base, and has significance beyond any single city or the
unincorporated area of a county.
   (c) "Board" means the governing board of the authority, as
specified in Section 67820.
   (d) "Authority reuse plan" means the plan for the future use of
the military base pursuant to Section 67830.
   (e) "Local facility" means a public capital facility that, in the
judgment of the board, is important primarily within a single city or
the unincorporated area of the county.
   (f) "Legislative body" means the city council of a city or the
board of supervisors of a county.
   (g) "Member agency" means any of the counties and cities serving
on the board of the authority.
   (h) "Public capital facilities" means all public capital
facilities described in the authority reuse plan, including, but not
limited to, roads, freeways, ramps, air transportation facilities and
freight hauling and handling facilities, sewage and water conveyance
and treatment facilities, school library and other educational
facilities, and recreational facilities, that could most efficiently
and conveniently be planned, negotiated, financed, or constructed by
the authority to further the integrated future use of the military
base.
   (i) "Redevelopment authority," for the purposes of federal law
concerning the transfer of property at the military base, means the
authority.
67811.  Counties and cities may establish an authority with the
powers and duties set forth in this title upon the adoption of
resolutions pursuant to Section 67820.
67812.  The authority is a public corporation of the State of
California that is independent of the agencies from which its board
is appointed.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the powers
and duties of the authority are those granted or imposed by this
title.  The Legislature finds and declares that the planning,
financing, and management of the reuse of military bases is a matter
of statewide importance, and that the powers and duties granted to
the authority by this title shall prevail over those of any local
entity, including any city or county, whether formed under the
general laws of the State of California or pursuant to a charter, and
any joint powers authority.
67813.  The purpose of the authority is to plan for, finance, and
manage the transition of the military base from military to civilian
use.