BILL ANALYSIS Ó
AB 2904
Page 1
Date of Hearing: April 27, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
AB
2904 (Accountability and Administrative Review) - As Amended
March 29, 2016
-----------------------------------------------------------------
|Policy |Accountability and |Vote:|9 - 0 |
|Committee: |Administrative Review | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
|-------------+-------------------------------+-----+-------------|
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill:
1)Allows the Director of the Department of General Services
(DGS) to dispose or lease for fair market value, upon terms
and conditions determined to be in the state's best interest,
the former CHP field office in Stockton.
AB 2904
Page 2
2)Rescinds a prior authorization granted in 2013 to dispose of
the Employment Development Department's (EDD) office building
in Vallejo (Solano County).
FISCAL EFFECT:
Unknown additional one-time revenue from the property
disposition. DGS has not performed an appraisal of this
property.
To the extent the Stockton property was acquired with General
Fund moneys, the proceeds of any sale, net of DGS transaction
costs, must be directed to the Special Fund for Economic
Uncertainties. To the extent the property was acquired with
moneys from a special fund, net proceeds from a sale will be
deposited in that fund.
COMMENTS:
1)Purpose. This is the annual DGS-sponsored surplus property
bill. Current law requires all state agencies to annually
review and determine if any lands under their jurisdiction are
in excess of 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. Upon such authorization, DGS must
first offer each surplus property to the relevant local
agencies, and next to nonprofit affordable housing sponsors
prior to offering the property to private entities through a
bidding process.
AB 2904
Page 3
a) CHP Stockton. DGS is seeking to surplus the former CHP
parcel in Stockton. As part of a statewide upgrading of
outdated and small existing CHP field offices, a
replacement facility is under construction nearby.
b) EDD Vallejo. This property was declared surplus
authorized for disposal as part of AB 826 (Jones-Sawyer),
Chapter 505, Statutes of 2013, because the Solano County
Workforce Investment Board (WIB), an EDD partner and major
building tenant, intended to end the partnership and seek a
separate location. The WIB subsequently notified EDD that
it no longer intended to end the partnership and relocate.
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.
2)Prior Legislation. The following measures are the most recent
surplus property authorization and rescission bills sponsored
by DGS and enacted into law:
a) AB 2174 (Assembly Accountability and Administrative
Review Committee), Chapter 337, Statutes of 2014
b) AB 826 (Jones-Sawyer), Chapter 505, Statutes of 2013
c) SB 1580 (Senate Governmental Organization Committee),
Chapter 798, Statutes of 2012
d) AB 1272 (Butler), Chapter 178, Statutes of 2011
e) SB 136 (Huff), Chapter 166, Statutes of 2009
f) AB 2026 (Villines), Chapter 761, Statutes of 2008
Analysis Prepared by:Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916)
319-2081
AB 2904
Page 4