California Code, Military and Veterans Code - MVC § 996.14

With the approval of the Department of Finance and the California Veterans Board, the Public Works Board, pursuant to the provisions of the Property Acquisition Act,  1 may acquire real property, and, after approval of preliminary plans under the procedure provided by Section 6 of the Budget Act of 1953,  2 the department may construct and equip a building thereon, primarily for the department's own use and make improvements to such property, building, and equipment, not to exceed in total two million six hundred fifty thousand dollars ($2,650,000).