400.  The Department of Consumer Affairs may, with the approval of
the Department of General Services, purchase or otherwise acquire
real property and may construct and equip buildings and make
improvements thereon for its use and the use of the boards and
commissions comprising the department or subject to its jurisdiction
and for the use of other departments, boards and agencies of the
state, irrespective of the funds from which appropriations are made
for their support.


401.  When there is money in the fund of any board or commission
comprising the Department of Consumer Affairs or subject to its
jurisdiction, which money, the Director of Consumer Affairs finds, is
not required to meet any demand which has accrued or may accrue
against the fund, the Controller, upon executive order of the
Director of Finance, shall transfer the sum designated by the
Director of Consumer Affairs from the fund of the board or commission
to the Consumer Affairs Fund to be used for the purposes of this
chapter.
   No money may be taken from the fund of any board or commission
when it will interfere with the administrative duties imposed upon
the board or commission. The unencumbered, unexpended money in the
fund of any board in division number one of the department shall
never be reduced to less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000)
by any transfer ordered by the Director of Consumer Affairs under
this chapter.


402.  The Department of Finance, from funds at its disposal for
office and housing facilities for any other department, board, or
agency, and any other department, board or agency, supported in whole
or in part from the General Fund or special funds, may transfer in
the manner authorized by law any money appropriated or made available
for their use or investment to the Consumer Affairs Fund for
expenditure by the Department of Consumer Affairs for the purposes of
this chapter.



403.  Any building constructed by the Department of Consumer Affairs
under this chapter shall be subject to the supervision of the
Department of Consumer Affairs in accordance with rules and
regulations established by the Department of Consumer Affairs and the
Department of General Services.
   The Department of Consumer Affairs may, with the approval of the
Department of General Services, rent the space therein to any other
department and to any board or agency for such rentals and upon such
terms and conditions as the Department of Consumer Affairs deems fit.

   The costs of operation, maintenance, repairs, and other reasonable
and necessary expenses shall be paid from rentals.  Thereafter, from
such net rentals there shall be returned to the General Fund of the
state and to such other funds from which contributions were made to
the cost of the facilities, amounts commensurate with the financial
requirements of the various funds from which contributions were made;
the returnable amounts to be determined by the Department of
Consumer Affairs, with the approval of the Department of General
Services, and not to exceed the amount of the original contributions
from the respective funds; provided, however, that interest may be
paid on the contributions in the manner and amount determined by the
Department of Consumer Affairs with the approval of the Director of
General Services.



404.  The Department of Consumer Affairs and the Department of
General Services may establish rules and regulations for the
administration of any building constructed under this chapter.



405.  Rentals received under Section 403 shall be deposited in and
disbursed pursuant to that section from the Consumer Affairs Fund.