§ 2273.1

Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 358.

The provisions of Section 2273 shall apply to a contract or lease signed after January 1, 1973, if a local agency, in anticipation of such contract, shall have taken formal action prior to January 1, 1973, to implement one or more projects to be acquired or constructed pursuant to such contract.

“Formal action to implement any one or more projects” means:

(a)The incurring of a liability for a substantial portion of an architectural or engineering contract relating to the project; or
(b)The acquisition of land or improvements for the project.

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