Senate Bill No. 157

Introduced by Senator Knight

January 31, 2013

An act to amend Section 431 of the Military and Veterans Code, relating to the state militia.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 157, as introduced, Knight. National Guard.

Existing law authorizes the Adjutant General to take specified actions with respect to state armories, including leasing or otherwise authorizing the use of all armories for any lawful purpose, and requires all revenues or income from any armory to be paid into the Armory Discretionary Improvement Account in the General Fund.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this provision.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 431 of the Military and Veterans Code
is amended to read:

431.  

(a) The Adjutant General may, either directly or through
armory boards, or through subordinate commanders, lease or
otherwise authorize the use of, by any person for any lawful
purpose, manage, supervise all activities in, perform all necessary
military duties with respect to and control all armories that are
built or acquired by the state, that come into possession or control
of the state, or that are erected, purchased, leased, or provided or
contributed to, in whole or in part, by any city, county, political
subdivision, or district, or by anyone, for armory purposes.

(b) The Adjutant General may contract with the United States
for the operation of any armory for purposes of training of federal
military personnel, with provision that all state costs related to that
operation shall be reimbursed by the United States.

(c) All revenues or income from any armory shall be paid to
the Adjutant General who shall account for the revenues or income
to the Controller at the close of each month in the form that the
Controller prescribes and shall deposit the revenues and income
into the Treasury to the credit of the Armory Discretionary
Improvement Account, which is hereby created, in the General
Fund. The revenues and income in the account shall be begin insert made end insert
available, begin delete when appropriated end delete begin insert upon appropriation by the end insert
begin insert Legislature end insert , to the Adjutant General, for allocation for the
maintenance, repairs, improvements, and operating expenses
necessary or desirable for increased or improved community
utilization of the facilities of the armory from which the revenues
and income were derived.