I – The region is the owner of the premises for which it is responsible for the construction and reconstruction.
II – The real estate assets of the sports resources, expertise and performance centres belonging to the State on the date of publication of Law no. 2015-991 of 7 August 2015 on the new territorial organisation of the Republic are transferred in full ownership, free of charge, to the region. The region replaces the State in the rights and obligations relating to the transferred assets. This transfer does not give rise to the payment of any rights or fees, any indemnity or tax, or the contribution provided for in article 879 of the General Tax Code. In the event that the State has delegated to a private party the execution of all or part of the competencies linked to the operation and equipment of the centres, the region may terminate these contracts and it shall bear the financial costs resulting from this early termination.
III – The real estate of the sports resources, expertise and performance centres belonging to a département, a municipality or a group of municipalities may be transferred in full ownership to the region, free of charge and subject to the agreement of the parties. When the region carries out construction, reconstruction or extension work on these assets, this transfer is de jure, at its request, and does not give rise to the payment of any rights or fees, any indemnity or tax, or the contribution provided for in article 879 of the same code.