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                                                                  AB 826
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          Date of Hearing:   April 17, 2013

           ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW
                                 Jim Frazier, Chair
                     AB 826 (Salas) - As Amended:  April 8, 2013
           
          SUBJECT  :   State property: surplus

           SUMMARY  :    This bill would authorize the director of the  
          Department of General Services (DGS) to dispose of two specified  
          parcels of state property.

           EXISTING LAW  :  Government Code section 11011 requires agencies  
          to annually review lands under its jurisdiction to determine  
          what, if any, land is in excess of its foreseeable needs and to  
          report its findings to DGS. The Legislature determines which  
          properties shall be deemed surplus State real property and  
          directs DGS to dispose of these properties.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   unknown

           COMMENTS :   This bill is the annual Department of General  
          Services legislation seeking Legislative authority to dispose of  
          the listed State real property.

          1)Approximately 15 acres and improvements known as a portion of  
            the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's  
            Preston Youth Correctional Facility. This property was used as  
            Preston employee housing. The Preston facility was closed on  
            June 30, 2011, the structures are now vacant and beyond their  
            useful life. There is no Departmental use for the property.

          2)Approximately 160 acres and improvements known as a portion of  
            the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's  
            Estrella Correctional Facility. This facility was closed in  
            2008. There is no Departmental use for the property.

           Previous legislation  :  The most recent surplus property bills  
          sponsored by the Department of General Services and enacted into  
          law include:

          SB 1580 (Senate Governmental Organization Committee), Chapter  
          798, Statutes of 2012
          AB 1272 (Butler) Chapter 178, Statutes of 2011
          SB 136 (Huff) Chapter 136, Statutes of 2009








                                                                  AB 826
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           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          The Department of General Services

           Opposition 
           
          None 
           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    William Herms / A. & A.R. / (916)  
          319-3600