Penal Code section 2810.5

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, commencing July 1, 2005, the Pooled Money Investment Board, or its successor, may grant loans to the authority when money is appropriated for that purpose by the Legislature, upon application by the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in order to finance the establishment of a new industrial, agricultural, or service enterprise. All loans shall bear the same interest rate as the pooled money market investment rate and shall have a maximum repayment period of 20 years from the date of approval of the loan.
Prior to making its decision to grant a loan, the Pooled Money Investment Board, or its successor, shall require the authority to demonstrate all of the following:

(a)

The proposed industry project cannot be feasibly financed from private sources under Section 2810. The authority shall present proposed loan conditions from at least two private sources.

(b)

The proposed industry project cannot feasibly be financed from proceeds from other Prison Industry Authority enterprises.

(c)

The proceeds from the proposed project provide for a reasonable payback schedule to the General Fund.

Source: Section 2810.5, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=2810.­5.­ (accessed May 10, 2025).

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May 10, 2025

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