Health care facilities: local agency joint powers agreements.

The Joint Exercise of Powers Act permits 2 or more public agencies to enter into an agreement to jointly exercise any power common to the contracting parties. Existing law, notwithstanding this provision, authorizes certain private, nonprofit hospitals to enter into joint powers agreements with specified public agencies. This bill would authorize St. Rose Hospital, a private, nonprofit hospital in the County of Alameda, to enter into a joint powers agreement with the Washington Township Healthcare District. The bill would state the finding and declaration of the Legislature that a special law is necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable.