BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: July 15, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Jimmy Gomez, Chair
SB 273
(Hueso) - As Amended April 27, 2015
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Urgency: Yes State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill authorizes the Director of General Services (DGS) to
dispose of the following state surplus properties:
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1)The 0.17-acre Department of Conservation field office in
Coalinga (Fresno County).
2)The 30-acres Department of Forestry's Crystal Creek
Conservation Camp in Whiskeytown (Shasta County).
FISCAL EFFECT:
Unknown one-time General Fund revenue from sale of the
properties. DGS's administrative costs will be reimbursed by
proceeds of the sales.
COMMENTS:
1)Purpose. This is the annual DGS 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.
According to DGS, the property in Coalinga was originally
purchased in 1918 as a single-story, 1,670 square-foot home
and is currently used as office space by the Department of
Conservation. Despite upgrades over the years, this property
no longer meets the department's program needs. Secondly, the
conservation camp in Whiskeytown consists of approximately 30
acres acquired in the 1950s. Numerous fire support structures
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were added to the property shortly after acquisition, but the
land and structures are currently undersized and no longer
meet program needs. The Department of Forestry discontinued
use of the site several years ago, which eventually resulted
in structural damage to the facilities due to a lack of
security at the site. Until disposal, this property will
continue to pose a liability to the state.
2)Prior Legislation. The most recently enacted surplus property
bills sponsored by DGS were:
a) AB 2174 (Assembly Accountability and Administrative
Review Committee), Statutes of 2014.
b) AB 826 (Jones/Sawyer)/Statutes of 2013
c) SB 1580 (Senate Governmental Organization
Committee)/Statutes of 2012
d) AB 1272 (Butler)/Statutes of 2011
Analysis Prepared by:Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916)
319-2081