BILL ANALYSIS
SB 1167
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Date of Hearing: June 15, 2010
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, PROFESSIONS AND CONSUMER
PROTECTION
Mary Hayashi, Chair
SB 1167 (Cogdill) - As Amended: March 22, 2010
SENATE VOTE : 34-0
SUBJECT : State real property.
SUMMARY : Authorizes the Department of General Services (DGS)
to dispose of all or any portion of two specified parcels of
state property:
Approximately 2.59 acres, known as the Veterinary
Laboratory (Laboratory) for the Department of Food and
Agriculture (DFA), located at 2789 South Orange Avenue, in
Fresno, Fresno County; and,
Approximately 1.10 acres, known as the Field Office for
the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), located at 222
Harding Boulevard, in Roseville, Placer County.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Authorizes DGS to develop and review an inventory of property
surplus to the needs of the state in portions or their
entirety, and allows DGS, subject to legislative approval, to
sell, lease, exchange, or transfer various specified
properties for current market value, or upon terms and
conditions as DGS determines are in the best interests of the
state.
2)Establishes criteria for state agencies to use in determining
and reporting excess lands. The law requires a state agency
to include:
a) Land not currently being utilized, or currently being
underutilized, for any existing or ongoing program;
b) Land for which the agency has not identified any
specific utilization relative to future needs; and,
c) Land not identified by the agency within its master plan
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for facility development.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown
COMMENTS :
Purpose of this bill . According to the author's office, "SB
1167 is the annual surplus property bill sponsored by DGS and
would authorize DGS to dispose of unneeded state-owned
properties. State law requires legislative approval before DGS
can sell surplus properties. This bill would provide that
approval."
Background . This measure is the annual surplus property bill
sponsored by DGS. Existing law requires all state agencies to
annually review and determine if any lands under their
jurisdiction are in excess of need. This information is
provided to DGS to annually report to the Legislature the excess
lands and request authorization to sell excess land. When
selling state surplus property, DGS must determine if other
state agencies can utilize the land. If the state has no need,
DGS must then offer surplus state real property to local
agencies, and next, to nonprofit affordable housing sponsors
prior to offering the property to private entities.
The two parcels identified for disposal are the Fresno
Laboratory and the Roseville DMV Field Office. According to the
author's office, the DFA closed the Laboratory. DGS estimates
the value of this property, which includes a 10,930 square foot
building, at $300,000 to $400,000. The DMV Roseville Field
Office is located on 1.10 acres in Roseville, and DMV has
relocated to a new, larger facility in the area. The estimated
value of this property is $750,000 to $1.2 million.
Under the provisions of Proposition 60A, the proceeds of the
sale of surplus property must be used to pay the holders of the
state's deficit reduction bonds. These payments are intended to
accelerate the redemption of the state's debt, and reduce future
General Fund payments to the bondholders.
Support . According to the sponsor, DGS, "SB 1167 is the annual
DGS bill for the management of surplus state real property.
This bill is necessary to dispose of the two excess properties
identified by state agencies. DGS estimates the value of the
two properties to be at least $1 million.
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"Existing law requires all state agencies to annually review all
proprietary state lands, except as specified, determine if any
lands are in excess of their needs and report this information
to DGS. In turn, DGS is required to annually report to the
Legislature the land declared excess and request legislative
authorization to dispose of the land by sale or otherwise."
Previous Legislation . SB 136 (Huff), Chapter 166, Statutes of
2009, authorizes DGS to dispose of specified parcels of surplus
state property, in the annual bill sponsored by DGS.
AB 53 (Negrete McLeod) of 2006 would have authorized DGS to
dispose of specified parcels of surplus state property, in the
annual bill sponsored by DGS. This bill was held on the Senate
Floor.
AB 54 (Negrete McLeod) of 2005 would have authorized DGS to
dispose of specified parcels of surplus state property, in the
annual bill sponsored by DGS. This bill was vetoed over
provisions in the bill requiring DGS to initiate a California
Environmental Quality Act process on the properties.
SB 856 (Committee on Governmental Organization), Chapter 258,
Statutes of 2003, authorizes DGS to dispose of specified parcels
of surplus state property, in the annual bill sponsored by DGS.
SB 1607 (Committee on Governmental Organization), Chapter 974,
Statutes of 2002, authorizes DGS to dispose of specified parcels
of surplus state property, in the annual bill sponsored by DGS.
SB 951 (Committee on Governmental Organization), Chapter 610,
Statutes of 2001, authorizes DGS to dispose of specified parcels
of surplus state property, in the annual bill sponsored by DGS.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
Department of General Services (sponsor)
Opposition
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None on file.
Analysis Prepared by : Joanna Gin / B.,P. & C.P. / (916)
319-3301