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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SB 1580
Author: Senate Governmental Organization Committee
Amended: 8/21/12
Vote: 21
SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION COMM. : 13-0, 4/24/12
AYES: Wright, Anderson, Berryhill, Calderon, Cannella,
Corbett, De León, Evans, Hernandez, Padilla, Walters,
Wyland, Yee
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
SENATE FLOOR : 37-0, 5/14/12 (Consent)
AYES: Alquist, Anderson, Berryhill, Blakeslee, Calderon,
Cannella, Corbett, Correa, De León, DeSaulnier, Dutton,
Emmerson, Evans, Fuller, Gaines, Hancock, Harman,
Hernandez, Huff, Kehoe, La Malfa, Leno, Lieu, Liu,
Lowenthal, Negrete McLeod, Padilla, Pavley, Price, Rubio,
Simitian, Steinberg, Vargas, Walters, Wolk, Wright, Yee
NO VOTE RECORDED: Runner, Strickland, Wyland
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 79-0, 8/23/12 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Sale of National Guard armories
SOURCE : California Military Department
DIGEST : This bill authorizes the Director of General
Services, with the approval of the Adjutant General, to
sell specified armories. This bill, notwithstanding the
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requirement for payment of sale proceeds into the Deficit
Recovery Bond Retirement Sinking Fund Subaccount, requires
the proceeds from the sale to be deposited in the Armory
Fund.
Assembly Amendments adds three other properties for
disposition and rescinds the authority of the Department of
General Services (DGS) to dispose of one state properties
previously declared surplus.
ANALYSIS : Existing law:
1.Authorizes the Director of DGS, with the approval of the
Adjutant General, to lease, sell or otherwise dispose of
any state real property held for armory purposes, subject
to approval by the Legislature.
2.Existing law establishes the Armory Fund and requires
that the proceeds from the sale or lease of armories be
deposited in the fund, for use, upon appropriation by the
Legislature, for specified purposes related to armories.
3.Expressly provides that disposition of armory properties
are not subject to constitutional and statutory
provisions requiring proceeds from the sale of surplus
property monies to be used for payment of principal and
interest on Economic Recovery Bonds.
This bill authorizes the disposition of four armory
properties and three other state properties, and rescinds
the authority to dispose of one other state property
previously declared surplus to the state's needs.
Specifically, this bill:
1.Authorizes the Director of DGS, with approval of the
Adjutant General, to sell the following state armory
properties:
Compton Parmelee Armory in Los Angeles County
(4.59 acres).
Healdsburg Armory in Sonoma County (2.0 acres).
Nevada City Armory in Placer County (1.57
acres).
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Willows Armory in Mendocino County (2.84
acres).
1.Clarifies that DGS will be reimbursed for its transaction
costs and that net proceeds from sale of the above
properties, pursuant to current law, are to be deposited
into the Armory Fund.
2.Authorizes DGS to sell, exchange, or lease, for fair
market value the following state properties determined to
be surplus to the state's needs:
A former Employment Development Field Office
(1.42 acres) in Stockton.
The Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation's (DCR's) Watts Parole Center (0.36
acres) in the City of Los Angeles.
A single family residence (1,113 square feet)
in Ione (Amador County), currently under the control
of DCR.
1.Rescinds the authority of DGS to dispose of the
Healdsburg Armory in Sonoma County (2.0 acres), which
will be disposed of pursuant to #1 above.
Background
The bill is sponsored by the Military Department, which has
approximately 103 active armory sites throughout the state.
The National Guard has dual responsibilities: to federal
authorities to ensure the readiness of forces for national
security missions and to the Governor for state missions.
Armories are the primary place for unit training and are
integral to the readiness and responsiveness of Guard
personnel.
The Military Department notes that the use of armories for
emergency operations is common. Armories are routinely
used to mobilize and house Soldiers when the Guard responds
to wildfires, while also serving as emergency operations
centers for other first-responder agencies. Armories are
also commonly used as shelters for displaced civilians who
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have been evacuated from their homes due to fires, floods
or other state emergencies. Several armories throughout
the state routinely serve as homeless shelters during the
winter months.
California's armories are critical to the mission success
of our Guard troops; funds in the Armory Fund are essential
to ensuring the state fulfills its responsibility to
maintain these important facilities.
According to the Military Department, the Compton-Parmelee
Armory, Healdsburg Armory, Nevada City Armory, and the
Willows Armory have reached the end of their service life.
The Department states that these aged, undersized armories
have decayed to a point where their ongoing maintenance
costs far outweigh their utility. The average age of these
armories is 60 years and they are no longer practical or
safe for Guard Soldiers to assemble and train in.
Comments
The three properties in the bill, which were added in the
Assembly, are the DGS annual surplus property bill.
Existing law requires all state agencies to annually review
and determine if any lands under their jurisdiction are in
excess of need. This information is reported to DGS, which
first determines if any properties can be used by another
state agency, and if not, seeks legislative authorization
to dispose of the properties. Upon such authorization, DGS
must first offer each surplus property to the relevant
local agencies, and next to nonprofit affordable housing
sponsors prior to offering the property to private entities
through a bidding process.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/8/12)
California Military Department (source)
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 79-0, 8/23/12
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall,
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Bill Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford,
Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos,
Carter, Cedillo, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Davis, Dickinson,
Donnelly, Eng, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani,
Beth Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick, Gatto, Gordon, Gorell,
Grove, Hagman, Halderman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hill,
Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lara,
Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mansoor, Mendoza, Miller,
Mitchell, Monning, Morrell, Nestande, Nielsen, Norby,
Olsen, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel Pérez, Portantino, Silva,
Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Swanson, Torres, Valadao,
Wagner, Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada, John A. Pérez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Roger Hernández
DLW:n 8/25/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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