(a) The department may grant funds to any public agency for the construction or procurement of floating restrooms and ancillary items.
(b) The department may prepare plans and arrange for the procurement of floating restrooms and ancillary items for later transfer to other public agencies. All procurements shall be conducted under the supervision of the Department of General Services, in accordance with the requirements for state procurement of materials, supplies, and equipment established in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 10290) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code.
(c) The department shall establish general policies for determining appropriate bodies of water and locations thereon for placing floating restrooms. The department may adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that the purpose of this section is to furnish restroom facilities on bodies of water where conventional restrooms cannot meet the needs of boaters and where the presence of floating restrooms may lessen environmental degradation of those bodies of water.