3331. The board shall serve as the policymaking body for the
California Exposition and State Fair and shall have full
responsibility for the year-round management and operation of all
facilities of the California Exposition and State Fair.
The board shall provide for an annual fair in one or more seasonal
divisions in Sacramento County of the industries and industrial
products of the state and commercial products exported and imported
through the ports of the state. The fair shall be designated the
California State Fair.
3332. The board may do any of the following:
(a) Contract.
(b) Accept funds or gifts of value from the United States or any
person to aid in carrying out the purposes of this part.
(c) Conduct or contract for programs, either independently or in
cooperation with any individual, public or private organization, or
federal, state, or local governmental agency.
(d) Establish and maintain a bank checking account or a savings
and loan association account, approved by the Director of Finance in
accordance with Sections 16506 and 16605 of the Government Code, for
depositing funds received by the California Exposition and State
Fair. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all funds
maintained in an account authorized by this subdivision are
continuously appropriated to the board, without regard to fiscal
year, to carry out this part.
(e) Establish a program for paying vendors who contract with the
California Exposition and State Fair.
(f) Make or adopt all necessary orders, rules, or regulations for
governing the activities of the California Exposition and State Fair.
Notwithstanding Section 14, any orders, rules, or regulations
adopted by the board are exempt from Chapter 3.5 (commencing with
Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government
Code. For informational purposes only, however, any order, rule, or
regulation adopted by the board may be transmitted to the Office of
Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State pursuant to
Section 11343 of the Government Code.
(g) Delegate to the officers and employees of the California
Exposition and State Fair the authority to appoint civil service
personnel according to state civil service procedures. The board may
also delegate to officers and employees of the California Exposition
and State Fair the independent authority to appoint marshals and
police as authorized by subdivision (j).
(h) Operate a payroll system for paying employees, and a system
for accounting for vacation and sick leave credits of employees.
(i) Delegate to the officers and employees of the California
Exposition and State Fair the exercise of powers vested in the board
as the board may deem desirable for the orderly management and
operation of the California Exposition and State Fair.
(j) Appoint all necessary marshals and police to keep order and
preserve peace at the California Exposition and State Fair premises
on a year-round basis who shall have the powers of peace officers
specified in Section 830.2 of the Penal Code. A peace officer of the
Department of the California Highway Patrol may be employed as a
peace officer while off duty from his or her regular employment,
subject to those conditions as may be set forth by the Commissioner
of the Department of the California Highway Patrol. At least 75
percent of the persons appointed pursuant to this subdivision shall
possess the basic certificate issued by the Commission on Peace
Officers Standards and Training. The remaining 25 percent may be
appointed if the person has completed a Peace Officer Standards and
Training-certified academy, or possesses a Level One Reserve
Certificate (as defined in Section 832.6 of the Penal Code). Of this
25 percent, any portion may be comprised of probation officers
certified under Section 832. Nothing in this subdivision shall be
construed to give probation officers appointed pursuant to this
subdivision peace officer powers pursuant to Section 830.2 of the
Penal Code.
(k) With the approval of the Department of General Services,
purchase, acquire, or hold real or personal property, and beautify or
improve that property. Any acquisition of land or other real
property is subject to the approval of the Department of General
Services, and in the case of the purchase of real property, is
subject to the Property Acquisition Law (Part 11 (commencing with
Section 15850) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
(l) With the approval of the Department of General Services, make
permanent improvements upon publicly owned real property adjacent to,
or near the vicinity of, the real property of the California
Exposition and State Fair when the improvements materially benefit
the property of the California Exposition and State Fair.
(m) Lease, with the approval of the Department of General
Services, any of its property for any purpose for any period of time.
(n) Use or manage any of its property, with the approval of the
Department of General Services, jointly or in connection with any
lessee or sublessee, for any purpose approved by the board.
(o) With the approval of the Department of General Services,
pledge any and all revenues, moneys, accounts, accounts receivable,
contract rights, and other rights to payment of whatever kind,
pursuant to such terms and conditions as are approved by the board.
Any issuance of bonds, contracts entered into, debts incurred,
settlements, judgments, or liens under this section or pursuant to
Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of
the Government Code, shall not directly, indirectly, or contingently
obligate the state or any political subdivision thereof to levy or to
pledge any form of taxation therefor or to make any appropriation
for their payment. Any such bond shall contain on the face thereof a
statement to the following effect: "Neither the full faith and credit
nor the taxing power of the State of California is pledged to the
payment of the principal of, or interest on this bond."
3332.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and in
accordance with procedures established by the board, the board may
enter into agreements to secure donations, memberships, and corporate
and individual sponsorships, and may enter into marketing and
licensing agreements for the receipt of money, or services or
products in lieu of money, and may employ an entity or individual, or
create and participate in an entity, or enter into an agreement with
an entity or person to develop, solicit, sell, and service these
agreements. The compensation for the entity or person shall be
established by the board.
3332.5. If the board at any time sends out a request for proposal
that could result in an agreement between the board and another party
on any matter for a term in excess of 20 years, a copy of that
request for proposal shall be sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules
and the Senate Committee on Rules at the time at which the request
is sent to prospective bidders.
3332.6. The California Exposition and State Fair may enter into a
joint powers agreement with a joint powers authority created pursuant
to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1
of the Government Code for the purpose of planning, designing, and
constructing real property improvements, including new construction,
alteration, extension, betterment, and repair, and the purchase of
fixed and movable equipment. The planning, designing, and
constructing of these improvements shall be undertaken in accordance
only with those restrictions applicable to the joint powers
authority.
3333. The board shall submit a report to the Legislature and
Governor on or before May 31st of each year with respect to the
financial condition, present operations, and future planned
activities of the California Exposition and State Fair.
3334. All records of the California Exposition and State Fair for
entries in any of its events are public records, except entries in
events which are scheduled for future judging or overnight entries in
races on which there is parimutuel wagering prior to such events,
judging, or races.
3331. The board shall serve as the policymaking body for the
California Exposition and State Fair and shall have full
responsibility for the year-round management and operation of all
facilities of the California Exposition and State Fair.
The board shall provide for an annual fair in one or more seasonal
divisions in Sacramento County of the industries and industrial
products of the state and commercial products exported and imported
through the ports of the state. The fair shall be designated the
California State Fair.
3332. The board may do any of the following:
(a) Contract.
(b) Accept funds or gifts of value from the United States or any
person to aid in carrying out the purposes of this part.
(c) Conduct or contract for programs, either independently or in
cooperation with any individual, public or private organization, or
federal, state, or local governmental agency.
(d) Establish and maintain a bank checking account or a savings
and loan association account, approved by the Director of Finance in
accordance with Sections 16506 and 16605 of the Government Code, for
depositing funds received by the California Exposition and State
Fair. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all funds
maintained in an account authorized by this subdivision are
continuously appropriated to the board, without regard to fiscal
year, to carry out this part.
(e) Establish a program for paying vendors who contract with the
California Exposition and State Fair.
(f) Make or adopt all necessary orders, rules, or regulations for
governing the activities of the California Exposition and State Fair.
Notwithstanding Section 14, any orders, rules, or regulations
adopted by the board are exempt from Chapter 3.5 (commencing with
Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government
Code. For informational purposes only, however, any order, rule, or
regulation adopted by the board may be transmitted to the Office of
Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State pursuant to
Section 11343 of the Government Code.
(g) Delegate to the officers and employees of the California
Exposition and State Fair the authority to appoint civil service
personnel according to state civil service procedures. The board may
also delegate to officers and employees of the California Exposition
and State Fair the independent authority to appoint marshals and
police as authorized by subdivision (j).
(h) Operate a payroll system for paying employees, and a system
for accounting for vacation and sick leave credits of employees.
(i) Delegate to the officers and employees of the California
Exposition and State Fair the exercise of powers vested in the board
as the board may deem desirable for the orderly management and
operation of the California Exposition and State Fair.
(j) Appoint all necessary marshals and police to keep order and
preserve peace at the California Exposition and State Fair premises
on a year-round basis who shall have the powers of peace officers
specified in Section 830.2 of the Penal Code. A peace officer of the
Department of the California Highway Patrol may be employed as a
peace officer while off duty from his or her regular employment,
subject to those conditions as may be set forth by the Commissioner
of the Department of the California Highway Patrol. At least 75
percent of the persons appointed pursuant to this subdivision shall
possess the basic certificate issued by the Commission on Peace
Officers Standards and Training. The remaining 25 percent may be
appointed if the person has completed a Peace Officer Standards and
Training-certified academy, or possesses a Level One Reserve
Certificate (as defined in Section 832.6 of the Penal Code). Of this
25 percent, any portion may be comprised of probation officers
certified under Section 832. Nothing in this subdivision shall be
construed to give probation officers appointed pursuant to this
subdivision peace officer powers pursuant to Section 830.2 of the
Penal Code.
(k) With the approval of the Department of General Services,
purchase, acquire, or hold real or personal property, and beautify or
improve that property. Any acquisition of land or other real
property is subject to the approval of the Department of General
Services, and in the case of the purchase of real property, is
subject to the Property Acquisition Law (Part 11 (commencing with
Section 15850) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
(l) With the approval of the Department of General Services, make
permanent improvements upon publicly owned real property adjacent to,
or near the vicinity of, the real property of the California
Exposition and State Fair when the improvements materially benefit
the property of the California Exposition and State Fair.
(m) Lease, with the approval of the Department of General
Services, any of its property for any purpose for any period of time.
(n) Use or manage any of its property, with the approval of the
Department of General Services, jointly or in connection with any
lessee or sublessee, for any purpose approved by the board.
(o) With the approval of the Department of General Services,
pledge any and all revenues, moneys, accounts, accounts receivable,
contract rights, and other rights to payment of whatever kind,
pursuant to such terms and conditions as are approved by the board.
Any issuance of bonds, contracts entered into, debts incurred,
settlements, judgments, or liens under this section or pursuant to
Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of
the Government Code, shall not directly, indirectly, or contingently
obligate the state or any political subdivision thereof to levy or to
pledge any form of taxation therefor or to make any appropriation
for their payment. Any such bond shall contain on the face thereof a
statement to the following effect: "Neither the full faith and credit
nor the taxing power of the State of California is pledged to the
payment of the principal of, or interest on this bond."
3332.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and in
accordance with procedures established by the board, the board may
enter into agreements to secure donations, memberships, and corporate
and individual sponsorships, and may enter into marketing and
licensing agreements for the receipt of money, or services or
products in lieu of money, and may employ an entity or individual, or
create and participate in an entity, or enter into an agreement with
an entity or person to develop, solicit, sell, and service these
agreements. The compensation for the entity or person shall be
established by the board.
3332.5. If the board at any time sends out a request for proposal
that could result in an agreement between the board and another party
on any matter for a term in excess of 20 years, a copy of that
request for proposal shall be sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules
and the Senate Committee on Rules at the time at which the request
is sent to prospective bidders.
3332.6. The California Exposition and State Fair may enter into a
joint powers agreement with a joint powers authority created pursuant
to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1
of the Government Code for the purpose of planning, designing, and
constructing real property improvements, including new construction,
alteration, extension, betterment, and repair, and the purchase of
fixed and movable equipment. The planning, designing, and
constructing of these improvements shall be undertaken in accordance
only with those restrictions applicable to the joint powers
authority.
3333. The board shall submit a report to the Legislature and
Governor on or before May 31st of each year with respect to the
financial condition, present operations, and future planned
activities of the California Exposition and State Fair.
3334. All records of the California Exposition and State Fair for
entries in any of its events are public records, except entries in
events which are scheduled for future judging or overnight entries in
races on which there is parimutuel wagering prior to such events,
judging, or races.
3331. The board shall serve as the policymaking body for the
California Exposition and State Fair and shall have full
responsibility for the year-round management and operation of all
facilities of the California Exposition and State Fair.
The board shall provide for an annual fair in one or more seasonal
divisions in Sacramento County of the industries and industrial
products of the state and commercial products exported and imported
through the ports of the state. The fair shall be designated the
California State Fair.
3332. The board may do any of the following:
(a) Contract.
(b) Accept funds or gifts of value from the United States or any
person to aid in carrying out the purposes of this part.
(c) Conduct or contract for programs, either independently or in
cooperation with any individual, public or private organization, or
federal, state, or local governmental agency.
(d) Establish and maintain a bank checking account or a savings
and loan association account, approved by the Director of Finance in
accordance with Sections 16506 and 16605 of the Government Code, for
depositing funds received by the California Exposition and State
Fair. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all funds
maintained in an account authorized by this subdivision are
continuously appropriated to the board, without regard to fiscal
year, to carry out this part.
(e) Establish a program for paying vendors who contract with the
California Exposition and State Fair.
(f) Make or adopt all necessary orders, rules, or regulations for
governing the activities of the California Exposition and State Fair.
Notwithstanding Section 14, any orders, rules, or regulations
adopted by the board are exempt from Chapter 3.5 (commencing with
Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government
Code. For informational purposes only, however, any order, rule, or
regulation adopted by the board may be transmitted to the Office of
Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State pursuant to
Section 11343 of the Government Code.
(g) Delegate to the officers and employees of the California
Exposition and State Fair the authority to appoint civil service
personnel according to state civil service procedures. The board may
also delegate to officers and employees of the California Exposition
and State Fair the independent authority to appoint marshals and
police as authorized by subdivision (j).
(h) Operate a payroll system for paying employees, and a system
for accounting for vacation and sick leave credits of employees.
(i) Delegate to the officers and employees of the California
Exposition and State Fair the exercise of powers vested in the board
as the board may deem desirable for the orderly management and
operation of the California Exposition and State Fair.
(j) Appoint all necessary marshals and police to keep order and
preserve peace at the California Exposition and State Fair premises
on a year-round basis who shall have the powers of peace officers
specified in Section 830.2 of the Penal Code. A peace officer of the
Department of the California Highway Patrol may be employed as a
peace officer while off duty from his or her regular employment,
subject to those conditions as may be set forth by the Commissioner
of the Department of the California Highway Patrol. At least 75
percent of the persons appointed pursuant to this subdivision shall
possess the basic certificate issued by the Commission on Peace
Officers Standards and Training. The remaining 25 percent may be
appointed if the person has completed a Peace Officer Standards and
Training-certified academy, or possesses a Level One Reserve
Certificate (as defined in Section 832.6 of the Penal Code). Of this
25 percent, any portion may be comprised of probation officers
certified under Section 832. Nothing in this subdivision shall be
construed to give probation officers appointed pursuant to this
subdivision peace officer powers pursuant to Section 830.2 of the
Penal Code.
(k) With the approval of the Department of General Services,
purchase, acquire, or hold real or personal property, and beautify or
improve that property. Any acquisition of land or other real
property is subject to the approval of the Department of General
Services, and in the case of the purchase of real property, is
subject to the Property Acquisition Law (Part 11 (commencing with
Section 15850) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
(l) With the approval of the Department of General Services, make
permanent improvements upon publicly owned real property adjacent to,
or near the vicinity of, the real property of the California
Exposition and State Fair when the improvements materially benefit
the property of the California Exposition and State Fair.
(m) Lease, with the approval of the Department of General
Services, any of its property for any purpose for any period of time.
(n) Use or manage any of its property, with the approval of the
Department of General Services, jointly or in connection with any
lessee or sublessee, for any purpose approved by the board.
(o) With the approval of the Department of General Services,
pledge any and all revenues, moneys, accounts, accounts receivable,
contract rights, and other rights to payment of whatever kind,
pursuant to such terms and conditions as are approved by the board.
Any issuance of bonds, contracts entered into, debts incurred,
settlements, judgments, or liens under this section or pursuant to
Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of
the Government Code, shall not directly, indirectly, or contingently
obligate the state or any political subdivision thereof to levy or to
pledge any form of taxation therefor or to make any appropriation
for their payment. Any such bond shall contain on the face thereof a
statement to the following effect: "Neither the full faith and credit
nor the taxing power of the State of California is pledged to the
payment of the principal of, or interest on this bond."
3332.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and in
accordance with procedures established by the board, the board may
enter into agreements to secure donations, memberships, and corporate
and individual sponsorships, and may enter into marketing and
licensing agreements for the receipt of money, or services or
products in lieu of money, and may employ an entity or individual, or
create and participate in an entity, or enter into an agreement with
an entity or person to develop, solicit, sell, and service these
agreements. The compensation for the entity or person shall be
established by the board.
3332.5. If the board at any time sends out a request for proposal
that could result in an agreement between the board and another party
on any matter for a term in excess of 20 years, a copy of that
request for proposal shall be sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules
and the Senate Committee on Rules at the time at which the request
is sent to prospective bidders.
3332.6. The California Exposition and State Fair may enter into a
joint powers agreement with a joint powers authority created pursuant
to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1
of the Government Code for the purpose of planning, designing, and
constructing real property improvements, including new construction,
alteration, extension, betterment, and repair, and the purchase of
fixed and movable equipment. The planning, designing, and
constructing of these improvements shall be undertaken in accordance
only with those restrictions applicable to the joint powers
authority.
3333. The board shall submit a report to the Legislature and
Governor on or before May 31st of each year with respect to the
financial condition, present operations, and future planned
activities of the California Exposition and State Fair.
3334. All records of the California Exposition and State Fair for
entries in any of its events are public records, except entries in
events which are scheduled for future judging or overnight entries in
races on which there is parimutuel wagering prior to such events,
judging, or races.
