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SB-1755 State property: surplus.(2003-2004)

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Amended  IN  Senate  April 01, 2004
Amended  IN  Senate  April 16, 2004

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2003–2004 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill
No. 1755

Introduced  by  Senator Denham, Battin
 (Coauthor(s): Senator Aanestad, Johnson)
 (Coauthor(s): Assembly Member Bates, Bogh, Cogdill, Daucher, Dutton, Harman, La Malfa, Maze, Spitzer)

February 20, 2004

An act to add Section 11011.27 to the Government Code, relating to state property.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 1755, as amended, Denham. State property: surplus.
Existing law requires each state agency, on or before December 31 of each year, to make a review of all proprietary state lands, with specified exceptions, over which it has jurisdiction, to determine what, if any, land is in excess of its foreseeable needs, and to report thereon in writing to the Department of General Services. Existing law transfers jurisdiction of all land reported as excess to the department. The department is required to sell the land or otherwise dispose of the property pursuant to statutory authorization, upon any terms and conditions and subject to any reservations and exemptions as the department may deem to be in the best interests of the state.
This bill would require the Director of General Services to ensure that state agencies receive up to 15% of the sale of state surplus real property as a one-time expenditure for that agency subject to specified limitations, including approval by the Director of Finance, and would, with certain exceptions, provide a reward of 1/2% of the sales price of the surplus property, not to exceed $5,000, to the agency employee or employees who first disclosed the availability of the property.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 11011.27 is added to the Government Code, to read:

11011.27.
 (a) The Department of General Services shall ensure that state agencies that transfer proprietary state lands in excess of their foreseeable needs to the department pursuant to Section 11011, receive an amount of up to 15 percent of the proceeds from the sale of their surplus real property as a one-time expenditure for that agency outside of the agency’s operating budget subject to all of the following limitations:
(1) The money may not be used for an ongoing program or expenditure.
(2) The agency may not request replacement property within the next five years.
(3) The amount to be received by the state agency is approved by the Director of Finance.
(b) The department shall offer a reward of one-half of 1 percent of the sales price of surplus property, not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), to the agency employee or employees who first disclosed that the surplus property was available.
Real property already identified in any previous report or study is not eligible for an employee bonus.
Agency secretaries, their undersecretaries, department directors and their deputy directors are not eligible for employee bonuses.