AB 1900, as introduced, Jones-Sawyer. San Pedro courthouse.
(1) Existing law authorizes the Judicial Council to dispose of surplus court facilities pursuant to a specified process that requires, among other things, the Judicial Council to consult with the county where the court facility is located, offer the facility to the county at a fair market value before offering it to another state or local government agency, and deposit the funds received from a sale into the State Court Facilities Construction Fund. The process further requires the Judicial Council, if the court facility was previously the responsibility of a county, to comply with certain requirements applicable to the sale of surplus state property. Existing law establishes the Immediate and Critical Needs Account within the State Court Facilities Construction Fund. The California Constitution requires the proceeds from the sale of surplus state property to be deposited into the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties, a continuously appropriated fund.
This bill would, notwithstanding any law, specifically authorize the Judicial Council to sell the San Pedro courthouse, as specified, if the sale complies with certain requirements applicable to the sale of surplus state property and the Judicial Council consults with, and first offers the sale of the property to, the County of Los Angeles. The bill would require the proceeds from the sale of the courthouse to be deposited into the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties, and then transferred to, and appropriated from, the Immediate and Critical Needs Account of the State Court Facilities Construction Fund to the Judicial Council for the planning, design, construction, rehabilitation, renovation, replacement, or acquisition of court facilities. By appropriating the sale proceeds from the Immediate and Critical Needs Account of the State Court Facilities Construction Fund to the Judicial Council for these specified purposes, this bill would make an appropriation.
The bill would make legislative findings in support of its provisions.
(2) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Vote: 2⁄3. Appropriation: yes. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this
2legislation, to specifically authorize the Judicial Council, with
3certain participation by the County of Los Angeles, to sell property
4known as the San Pedro courthouse, a surplus court facility that
5is unsuitable for the needs of the judicial branch, and appropriate
6those sale proceeds to the Judicial Council for the planning, design,
7construction, rehabilitation, renovation, replacement, or acquisition
8of court facilities.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Judicial
10Council may sell the property, at fair market value and upon the
11terms and conditions and subject to the reservations the Judicial
12Council deems in the best interests of the state, if all of the
13following requirements are satisfied:
14(1) The sale complies with Sections 11011, 11011.1, and
1511011.5 of the Government Code, as applicable.
16(2) The Judicial Council consults with the County of Los
17Angeles concerning the sale of the property.
18(3) The Judicial Council offers the County of Los Angeles the
19purchase of the property at a fair market
value before otherwise
20offering the property for sale.
21(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the proceeds from the sale
22of the property shall be deposited into the Special Fund for
23Economic Uncertainties, established by Section 16418 of the
24Government Code, and then be immediately transferred to the
P3 1Immediate and Critical Needs Account of the State Court Facilities
2Construction Fund, established by Section 70371.5 of the
3Government Code. The proceeds from the sale of the property are
4hereby appropriated from the Immediate and Critical Needs
5Account of the State Court Facilities Construction Fund to the
6Judicial Council for the purposes set forth in paragraph (1) of
7subdivision (a) of Section 70371.5 of the Government Code.
For purposes of this act, “property” shall mean the San
9Pedro courthouse located at 505 South Centre Street, in San Pedro,
10Los Angeles County, Assessor Parcel Number 7455-013-901.
This act is an urgency statute necessary for the
12immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within
13the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into
14immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
15To enable the sale of the surplus San Pedro court facility to occur
16as soon as possible, it is necessary that this act take effect
17immediately.
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