Public Resources Code section 33800

(a)

The conservancy may incur debt only for the purpose of acquiring real property. To acquire that property, the conservancy may only borrow money from, and incur a debt to, an entity that is represented on the conservancy’s governing board if the debt instrument pertaining to the acquisition of the property states that the security for the debt created therein is limited to the real property to be acquired, and includes an acknowledgment that no state funds or state credit will be obligated or committed to repay the debt.

(b)

Any debt instrument that is entered into by the conservancy after January 1, 1997, shall be null and void, except for a debt instrument that complies with subdivision (a) and is approved by the Department of Finance.

Source: Section 33800, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PRC§ionNum=33800.­ (updated Sep. 27, 1996; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).

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