Notwithstanding Section 14670, the Director of General Services, with the consent of the Department of Corrections, upon the terms and conditions as the director deems in the best interests of the state, may let to the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority for a term not to exceed 25 years, for the purposes of developing and operating a desalter plant for underground water, real property not to exceed three acres that belongs to the California Institution for Men, Chino. The lease authorized by this section shall be nonassignable and shall be subject to

periodic review after the fifth anniversary of the lease. The review shall be made by the Director of General Services who shall ascertain whether the original purposes of the lease are being carried out. The lease authorized by this section may be renewed upon its expiration for a term not to exceed 20 years upon the concurrence of the Director of Corrections.