{"data":{"id":"us-ca/edc-81653","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EDC § 81653","heading":"","body":"The governing board of any community college district may purchase from the federal government or any agency thereof any surplus property, as defined in the Surplus Property Act of 1944, in any amount needed for the operation of the schools of the district without taking estimates or advertising for bids.","path":["Education Code - EDC","TITLE 3. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION [66000. - 101460.]","DIVISION 7. COMMUNITY COLLEGES [70900. - 88933.]","PART 49. COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION FACILITIES [81003. - 82548.]","CHAPTER 3. Management and Control of Property [81600. - 81678.]","ARTICLE 3. Contracts [81641. - 81656.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"c7d39fb60ec62415cbbf47949a8159a44a307723467918d1611964161536d81b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/edc-81651","next":"us-ca/edc-81655"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}