BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: July 1, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW
Rudy Salas, Chair
SB
536 (Roth) - As Amended May 5, 2015
SENATE VOTE: 40-0
SUBJECT: Armories.
SUMMARY: Allows the Department of General Services (DGS) with
the approval of the Adjutant General of the California Military
Department (Military Department) to sell seven specified armory
properties and sets terms for how the costs of the sales will be
paid.
EXISTING LAW:
1)Authorizes the Director of DGS, with the approval of the
Adjutant General, to lease and sell armories, subject to
approval by the Legislature.
2)Establishes the Armory Fund and requires that all 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.
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FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Senate Appropriations
Committee:
1)Administrative costs of up to $140,000 (General Fund)
2)DGS estimates the selling expenses for each of the seven
armories at about $20,000. The funds will come from the
Property Acquisition Law Money Account (PAL) which will be
reimbursed from the sale of each property. Generally, money
is loaned from the General Fund to the PAL and is then
reimbursed upon the sale of the property. The excess revenue
from the sale is deposited into the Armory Fund.
COMMENTS: This bill, which is sponsored by the Military
Department, allows DGS with the approval of the Military
Department to sell seven armory sites. Armories are the primary
sites for unit training and are integral to the readiness and
responsiveness of National Guard personnel. The Military
Department has approximately 100 active armory sites throughout
the state.
The Military Department has identified the sites specified in
this bill as obsolete, stating that "these aged, undersized
armories have decayed to a point where their ongoing maintenance
costs far outweigh their utility."
This bill authorizes the sale of the following armories:
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1)Approximately 1.53 acres of real property with improvements
made thereon, located at 340 North Orange Avenue, Azusa,
California, known as the Azusa-Orange Armory.
2)Approximately 1.78 acres of real property with improvements
made thereon, located at 650 North Second Street, Brawley,
California, known as the Brawley Armory.
3)Approximately 3.35 acres of real property with improvements
made thereon, located at 43-143 N. Jackson Street, Indio,
California, known as the Indio Armory.
4)Approximately 1.03 acres of real property with improvements
made thereon, located at 11398 Bullis Road, Lynwood,
California, known as the Lynwood Armory.
5)Approximately .50 acres of real property with improvements
made thereon, located at 600 South Park Avenue, Pomona,
California, known as the Pomona Park Armory.
6)Approximately 3.03 acres of real property with improvements
made thereon, located at 700 E. Canon Perdido Street, Santa
Barbara, California, known as the Santa Barbara Armory.
7)Approximately 1.34 acres of real property with improvements
made thereon, located at Route 1, Box 120, Yreka, California,
known as the Yreka Armory.
This bill also specifies how the costs to sell the armories will
be funded. It requires DGS to pay expenses for the sales costs
from the Property Acquisition Law Money Account (PAL), an
existing fund in the State Treasury that supports the management
of the State's real property assets. Proceeds from the sales
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would reimburse the PAL for the sales costs and the remainder
would be deposited into the Armory Fund. Money in this fund,
upon appropriation by the Legislature, can be used to maintain
existing armories and to acquire and build new or replacement
armories.
PRIOR LEGISLTATION:
SB 1580 (Committee on Governmental Organization, Chapter 798,
Statutes of 2012) authorizes the sale of specified armories and
requires the proceeds from the sales to be deposited in the
Armory Fund.
DOUBLE REFERRAL: Should this bill pass the committee, it will be
referred to the Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
Military Department (sponsor)
Opposition
None on file
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Analysis Prepared by:Scott Herbstman / A. & A.R. / (916)
319-3600