Amended in Senate August 16, 2016

Amended in Assembly April 14, 2016

Amended in Assembly March 17, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2247

Introduced by Assembly Member Williams

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Eduardo Garcia and Rodriguez)

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(Coauthors: Senators Lara, Leyva, and Stone)

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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 begin delete the City of Santa Barbara or the Santa Barbara Unified School District end delete begin insert specified cities and school districts, among others, end insert an option to purchase begin delete the Santa Barbara Armory, as specified. end delete begin insert specified armories located within their respective jurisdictions. end insert The bill would additionally require the director, upon expiration of the begin delete option, end delete begin insert options, end insert to offer the begin delete armory end delete begin insert armories end insert for sale pursuant to existing law.

This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the begin delete City of Santa Barbara. end delete begin insert entities being granted the options. end insert

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)  begin insert (1) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert (A) end insert begin insert   end insert 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. begin delete 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. end delete

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(B) For the purposes of this act, the Santa Barbara Armory
means approximately 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
East Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara, California, known as
the Santa Barbara Armory.

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(2) (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 Brawley or the Brawley
Union High School District an option to purchase the Brawley
Armory. The option shall expire on July 1, 2017.

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(B) For the purposes of this act, the Brawley Armory means
approximately 1.78 acres of real property with improvements made
thereon, located at 650 North Second Street, Brawley, California,
known as the Brawley Armory.

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(3) (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 Indio an option to
purchase the Indio Armory. The option shall expire on July 1,
2017.

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(B) For the purposes of this act, the Indio Armory means
approximately 2.31 acres of real property with improvements made
thereon, located at 43143 North Jackson Street, Indio, California,
known as the Indio Armory.

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(4) (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 Lynwood an option to
purchase the Lynwood Armory. The option shall expire on July 1,
2017.

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(B) For the purposes of this act, the Lynwood Armory means
approximately 1.03 acres of real property with improvements made
thereon, located at 11398 Bullis Road, Lynwood, California, known
as the Lynwood Armory.

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(5) (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 Pomona an option to
purchase the Pomona Park Armory. In the event that the City of
Pomona does not act on that option, then the Director of General
Services, with approval of the Adjutant General, shall grant to the
County of Los Angeles an option to purchase the Pomona Park
Armory. The option shall expire on July 1, 2017.

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(B) For the purposes of this act, the Pomona Park Armory means
approximately 0.635 acres of real property with improvements
made thereon, located at 600 South Park Avenue, Pomona,
California, known as the Pomona Park Armory.

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(b) If begin delete the option granted pursuant to subdivision (a) expires, the
Santa Barbara Armory end delete begin insert an option granted pursuant to subdivision
(a) to purchase an armory expires, that armory end insert shall be offered
for sale pursuant to Sections 1 and 2 of Chapter 355 of the Statutes
of 2015.

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(c) (1) The sale of the Santa Barbara Armory shall be conducted
pursuant to Section 435 of the Military and Veterans Code.

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(2) For the purposes of this act, the Santa Barbara Armory means
the approximately 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.

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(c) The sale of each armory pursuant to subdivision (a) shall
be conducted pursuant to Section 435 of the Military and Veterans
Code.

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(d) Any purchase agreement pursuant to subdivision (a) 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.

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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 location of the begin delete armory end delete begin insert armories end insert in the

begin delete city of Santa Barbara. end delete begin insert end insert begin insert Cities of Santa Barbara, Brawley, Indio,
Lynwood, and Pomona. end insert