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58 California Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (1975)

handle is hein.sag/sagca0058 and id is 1 raw text is: OPINIONS
OF -THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL
OF CALIFORNIA
Volume 58
Opinion No. SO 74-2-January 28, 1975
SUBJECT: AVOCADO ADVISORY BOARD PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
ACTION APPROVAL-Avocado Advisory Board may purchase real property
and construct office buildings thereon only upon approval, which is all that is
needed, by Director of Food and Agriculture; whose control is limited by State
Contract Act. Any such land or buildings would be state tax-exempt.
Requested by: DIRECTOR, FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Opinion by: EVELLE J. YOUNGER, Attorney General
Paul M. Joseph, Deputy
The Honorable C. Brunel Christensen, Director of Food and Agriculture, has
requested an opinion on the following questions concerning an advisory board under
a marketing order issued pursuant to the California Marketing Act of 1937:
1. May the Avocado Advisory Board, with the approval of the Director, pur-
chase real property and construct an office building thereon?
2. If the answer to the first question is affirmative, would legislative approval,
or approval of another state agency, also be required for funding or other purposes?
3. If the Director is authorized to grant approval without fiscal or other con-
trols by another state agency, what limitations of state law on funding and archi-
tectural and construction contracting must the Director observe, if any?
4. Would the real property and improvements be exempt from taxation pur-
suant to Article XIII, Section 1 of the California Constitution, or otherwise?
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