Notwithstanding

Section 14670, the director, with the consent of the State Department of State Hospitals, may let to East Valley Water District for the purpose of development and operation of a public golf course and park, and for a period not to exceed years, real property not exceeding acres located within the grounds of Patton State Hospital on those terms and conditions that are determined by the Director of State Hospitals and by the Director of General Services to be in the best interest of the state and for rent that is not less than the fair market value of the land.

The lease shall provide for renegotiation of the rent at 5-year intervals or at any more frequent interval determined by the Director of General Services and the Director of State Hospitals to be in the best interest of the state. The rent, fees, or proceeds collected in connection with the lease of property pursuant to this

section shall be made available to the State Department of State Hospitals for allocation to the Patient Benefits Fund of Atascadero, Camarillo, Metropolitan, Napa, and Patton State Hospitals in an amount not to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) annually per hospital, in accordance with

Section of the Welfare and Institutions Code. Any additional amounts collected shall be deposited in the General Fund. Notwithstanding

Section 13340, the moneys deposited in a patient benefits fund pursuant to this

section are continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, for patient benefits as provided in

Section of the Welfare and Institutions Code.