Amended in Assembly April 14, 2015

Amended in Assembly March 26, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1011

Introduced by Assembly Member O'Donnell

February 26, 2015

An act to add Section begin delete 14673.12 end delete begin insert 118.8 end insert to the begin delete Government end delete begin insert Streets and Highways end insert Code begin insert , end insert relating to state property.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1011, as amended, O'Donnell. begin delete State property: Los Angeles. end delete begin insert Department of Transportation: transfer of vacant property. end insert

begin delete

Under existing law the Department of General Services has various duties relating to state property.

end delete begin delete

This bill would require the Department of General Services, with the consent of the Department of Transportation, to relinquish specified property in the City of Los Angeles for use by the City of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation as a park, as specified.

end delete begin insert

Existing law provides that the Department of Transportation has full possession and control of all state highways and associated property. Existing law requires the department to offer to sell or exchange certain excess real property that consists of lands of notable environmental value to various public agencies for park purposes prior to disposing of the property.

end insert begin insert

This bill would require the department to transfer certain vacant real property in the City of Los Angeles to that city for park purposes, subject to various terms and conditions.

end insert

This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute.

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

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

begin delete

SECTION 1.  

Section 14673.12 is added to the Government
Code, to read:

14673.12.  

(a) Notwithstanding Section 14670, the Department
of General Services shall, upon terms and conditions in the best
interest of the state, relinquish vacant real property in Los Angeles
geographically bounded by North Gaffey Street on the west, the
110 Freeway South Terminus on the southeast, and the Vincent
Thomas Bridge/CA47 S off ramp on the north, to be determined
and consented by the Department of Transportation for use by the
City of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation as a park.
The park shall be operated for the benefit of the general public.

(b) The Department of General Services shall relinquish the
property described in subdivision (a) in “as is” condition. The
contract shall provide that the City of Los Angeles shall be fully
responsible for the maintenance and operation of the property in
a manner that does not become a public nuisance to the community.
The state shall not have any liability for any improvement,
construction, operation, or maintenance of the park or park
facilities.

end delete

begin insert

begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

end insert

begin insert Section 118.8 is added to the end insert begin insert Streets and
Highways Code end insert begin insert , to read: end insert

begin insert

begin insert 118.8. end insert   

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
department, upon terms and conditions that are in the best interest
of the state, shall transfer vacant real property geographically
bounded by North Gaffey Street on the west, the south terminus of
the State Highway Route 110 Freeway on the south and east, and
the Vincent Thomas Bridge and State Highway Route 47 south off
ramp on the north in the City of Los Angeles to that city for use
by its park and recreation department as a park. The park shall
be operated for the benefit of the general public.

(b) The department shall transfer the property described in
subdivision (a) in “as is” condition. The contract shall provide
that the City of Los Angeles shall be fully responsible for the
maintenance and operation of the property in a manner that the
property does not become a public nuisance. The state shall not
have any liability for any improvement, construction, operation,
or maintenance of the park or park facilities.

end insert

SEC. 2.  

The Legislature finds and declares that a special law
is necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable
within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California
Constitution because of the unique circumstances applicable to
the relinquishment of vacant land in Los Angeles.