Existing law requires each state agency annually to review certain proprietary state lands over which it has jurisdiction to determine what land, if any, is in excess of its foreseeable needs and report this in writing to the Department of General Services. Existing law requires the department to create a database of information on lands identified by a local government as suitable and available for residential development and information regarding the state lands determined or declared excess, as specified. Existing law requires the department to report to the Legislature annually the land declared excess and to request authorization to dispose of the land by sale or otherwise. Existing law authorizes the department to dispose of real property declared surplus by the Legislature, as specified.

This bill would require the department to, by September 1, 2023, develop criteria to evaluate the suitability of state-owned parcels to be used for affordable housing, in consultation with the Department of Housing and Community Development. The bill would require the Department of General Services to conduct a comprehensive survey of all state-owned parcels using that criteria by July 1, 2024, and every 4 years thereafter. The bill would require the department to update its digitized inventory of all state-owned parcels that are in excess of the state’s foreseeable needs and suitable for affordable housing development, as specified.