BILL NUMBER: AB 2247	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 14, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 17, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Williams

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2016

   An act relating to armories.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2247, as amended, Williams. Armories.
   Existing law authorizes the Director of General Services, with the
approval of the Adjutant General, to lease and sell real property
held for armory purposes, subject to legislative approval. Existing
law establishes the Armory Fund and requires that the net proceeds
from the sale or lease of armories be deposited into the fund, for
use, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for specified purposes
related to armories.  Existing law authorizes the sale of
specified armories. 
   This bill would require the Director of General Services, with
approval of the Adjutant General, to grant the City of Santa Barbara
or the Santa Barbara Unified School District an option to purchase
the Santa Barbara Armory, as specified. The bill would additionally
require the director, upon expiration of the option, to offer the
armory for sale  by general bid.   pursuant to
existing law. 
   This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to
the necessity of a special statute for the City of Santa Barbara.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 2 of Chapter 355 of the
Statutes of 2015, the Director of General Services, with approval of
the Adjutant General, shall grant to the City of Santa Barbara or the
Santa Barbara Unified School District an option to purchase the
Santa Barbara Armory. The option shall expire on July 1, 2017.
 The purchase agreement may consider the contributory value
of all capital improvements made to the Santa Barbara Armory by the
City of Santa Barbara less the value of improvements made in lieu of
rents during the term of the use of the Santa Barbara Armory by the
City of Santa Barbara, and any state costs incurred in the sale of
the Santa Barbara Armory to the City of Santa Barbara or the Santa
Barbara Unified School District.   Any purchase
agreement pursuant to this paragraph shall include terms and
conditions determined by the Director of General Services to be in
the best interest of the state based on the fair market value of the
armory, based on the zoning as it existed on March 1, 2016, as
determined by an appraisal undertaken and approved by the Director of
General Services. 
   (b) If the option granted pursuant to subdivision (a) expires, the
Santa Barbara Armory shall be offered for sale  by general
bid. Any purchase agreement made pursuant to this paragraph shall
include terms and conditions determined by the Director of General
Services to be in the best interest of the state based on the fair
market value of the armory as determined by an appraisal undertaken
and approved by the Department of General Services.  
pursuant to Sections 1 and 2 of Chapter 355 of the Statutes of 2015.

   (c) (1) The sale of the Santa Barbara Armory shall be conducted
pursuant to Section 435 of the Military and Veterans Code.
   (2) For the purposes of this act, the Santa Barbara Armory means
the approximately  3.03 acres of real property with 
 4.7 acres of real property (APN: 031-041-001) with an
approximately 27,000 square foot armory building and ancillary 
improvements made thereon, located at 700 E. Canon Perdido Street,
Santa Barbara, California.
  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 current use of the Santa Barbara Armory by
the Santa Barbara Unified School District and  the location
of the armory in the city of Santa Barbara.