California Code, Government Code - GOV § 14672.2

Notwithstanding Section 14670, the Director of General Services, with the consent of the Department of Mental Hygiene, may let to the City of Costa Mesa for a public purpose real property which belongs to the state and which is retained by the state primarily to provide a peripheral buffer area, or zone, between real property upon which is located a state hospital and adjacent real property, when the director deems such letting is in the best interests of the state.

The lease shall be for a period not to exceed 20 years but the lease may provide for the renewing of the lease for an additional period not to exceed 20 years.