BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: April 13, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW
Cristina Garcia, Chair
AB 2904
(Committee on Accountability and
Administrative Review)
- As Amended March 29, 2016
SUBJECT: State real property: disposition
SUMMARY: Authorizes the Director of the Department of General
Services (DGS) to dispose of specified surplus property and
rescinds the prior surplus authorization of a specified parcel.
Specifically, this bill:
1)Allows the Director of DGS to sell, exchange, sell combined
with an exchange, or lease for fair market value, upon terms
and conditions determined to be in the state's best interest,
all or any part of a former California Highway Patrol field
office in Stockton, California.
2)Rescinds the surplus authorization granted in Assembly Bill
826 (Jones-Sawyer), Chapter 505, Statutes of 2013, for the
Employment Development Department's (EDD) office building in
Vallejo, California, due to continued programmatic need for
its use.
EXISTING LAW:
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1)Requires all state agencies to annually review and determine
if any lands under their jurisdiction are in excess of
programmatic need. This information is reported to DGS, which
first determines if any properties can be used by another
state agency, and if not, seeks legislative authorization to
dispose of the properties.
2)Provides for the rescission of a parcel's surplus
authorization if the property is no longer surplus to the
state's needs.
FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown
COMMENTS: This measure is the surplus property bill sponsored
by DGS. State agencies are required by Government Code Section
11011 to identify real properties which are excess to their
needs. Legislative authorization is needed to declare real
properties as surplus and permit their disposal by DGS.
DGS provides the following justification for the properties
specified in this bill:
"DGS is seeking to surplus the former CHP parcel in Stockton
because it is the result of a statewide upgrading of outdated
and small existing field offices of the CHP. A new office is
under construction nearby. According to the CHP, these
locations no longer meet modern building codes, are not in
compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act,
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and lack women's locker room facilities. All net proceeds
from the sale of this property will be deposited into the
Motor Vehicle Account.
DGS has also received a request to rescind the surplus
authorization for the EDD's Vallejo office building, which it
still occupies. Previously, the Solano County Workforce
Investment Board (WIB), an EDD partner and major building
tenant, intended to end the partnership and seek a separate
location. After the property was declared surplus, the Solano
County WIB notified EDD that it no longer intended to end the
partnership and move out. For the long term, EDD will likely
remain co-located with this partner. Rescinding the surplus
authorization for this property clarifies that it is still
needed for state operations and is no longer available for
potential sale."
PRIOR LEGISLATION: The following measures are the most recent
surplus property authorization and rescission bills sponsored by
DGS and enacted into law:
1)AB 2174 (Assembly Accountability and Administrative Review
Committee), Chapter 337, Statutes of 2014
2)AB 826 (Jones-Sawyer), Chapter 505, Statutes of 2013
3)SB 1580 (Senate Governmental Organization Committee), Chapter
798, Statutes of 2012
4)AB 1272 (Butler), Chapter 178, Statutes of 2011
5)SB 136 (Huff), Chapter 166, Statutes of 2009
6)AB 2026 (Villines), Chapter 761, Statutes of 2008
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
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Department of General Services (sponsor)
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by:Cassie Royce / A. & A.R. / (916) 319-3600