(a) With the approval of the state agency concerned, the director shall negotiate in the name of the state, access to state-owned property, not used for highway or high-speed rail purposes, for those purposes and subject to those conditions, limitations, restrictions, and reservations determined by the director to be in the best interest of the state. To the extent permitted under existing law, the director shall determine the amount of consideration for, and means of access, which means shall include, but not be limited to, any of the following: lease, permit, or other form of providing a monetary or service consideration for the access.

(b) The Director of Transportation shall negotiate, in the name of the state, access to state-owned highway rights-of-way, for those purposes and subject to those conditions, limitations, restrictions, and reservations determined by the Director of Transportation to be in the best interest of the state. To the extent permitted under existing law, the Director of Transportation shall determine the amount of consideration for, and means of access, which means shall include, but not be limited to, any of the following: lease, permit, or other form of providing a monetary or service consideration for the access.

(c) The Chief Executive Officer of the High-Speed Rail Authority shall negotiate, in the name of the state, access to state-owned high-speed rail rights-of-way for those purposes and subject to those conditions, limitations, restrictions, and reservations determined by the chief executive officer of the authority to be in the best interest of the state. To the extent permitted under existing law, the chief executive officer of the authority shall determine the amount of consideration for that access, and any means of access, which means shall include, but not be limited to, any of the following: lease, permit, or other form of providing a monetary or service consideration for the access.

(d) This section applies to various telecommunications and information technologies, including, but not limited to, voice data, video, and fiber-optic technologies.

(e) Any payments received under the provisions of this section for a grant or conveyance through land or facilities controlled by the Department of Transportation, including but not limited to rights-of-way along the state highway system, shall be deposited in the State Transportation Fund.

(f) Any payments received under the provisions of this section for a grant or conveyance through land or facilities controlled by the High-Speed Rail Authority, including, but not limited to, rights-of-way along the high-speed rail system, shall be deposited in the High-Speed Rail Property Fund, created pursuant to Section 185045 of the Public Utilities Code, and shall be available to the authority upon appropriation by the Legislature as provided in that section.

(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 132, Sec. 5. (AB 481) Effective January 1, 2014.)