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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.5 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 14632.

14632. (a) The Ronald Reagan Centennial Capitol Foundation may, in consultation with the Department of General Services, plan a statue of Ronald Reagan in the State Capitol Building Annex.
(b) The Department of General Services, in consultation with the Ronald Reagan Centennial Capitol Foundation, shall accomplish the following goals:
(1) Review of the preliminary design plans to identify potential maintenance concerns.
(2) Ensure Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.) compliance, and other safety concerns.
(3) Review and approval of proper California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code) documents prepared for work at the designated historic property.
(4) Review of final construction documents to ensure that all requirements are met.
(5) Prepare the right-of-entry permit outlining the final area of work, final construction documents, construction plans, the contractor hired to perform the work, insurance, bonding, provisions for damage to state property, and inspection requirements.
(6) Prepare a maintenance agreement outlining the Ronald Reagan Centennial Capitol Foundation’s responsibility for the long-term maintenance of the statue due to aging, vandalism, or relocation.
(7) Inspect the construction performed by the contractor selected by the Ronald Reagan Centennial Capitol Foundation.
(c) If the Ronald Reagan Centennial Capitol Foundation undertakes responsibility to construct a statue under this section, it shall, in consultation with the Department of General Services, establish a schedule for the design, construction, and dedication of the statue, implement procedures to solicit designs for the statue, devise a selection process for the choice of the design, and establish a program for the dedication of the statue.
(d) The Department of General Services and the Ronald Reagan Centennial Capitol Foundation shall approve the design and any other aspect of the statue.
(e) If the Ronald Reagan Centennial Capitol Foundation undertakes responsibility to construct a statue under this section, it shall not begin construction of the statue until the Joint Committee on Rules has approved and adopted the plan for the statue, and only if the Joint Committee on Rules and the Department of Finance have determined that sufficient private funding is available to construct and maintain the statue.
(f) The planning, construction, and maintenance of the statue shall be funded exclusively through private donations to the Ronald Reagan Centennial Capitol Foundation.
(g) If the Ronald Reagan Centennial Capitol Foundation undertakes responsibility to construct a statue under this section, it shall sign a maintenance agreement with the state, as created under paragraph (6) of subdivision (b), to maintain the statue with private contributions.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 682, Sec. 1. (AB 2358) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.5 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 14634.

14634. (a) Tribal nations in the Sacramento, California, region, in consultation with the Department of General Services, may plan, construct, and maintain a monument to the California Native people of the Sacramento, California, region on the grounds of the State Capitol in accordance with this section.
(b) The Department of General Services, in consultation with tribal nations in the Sacramento, California, region, shall do all of the following:
(1) Review the preliminary design plans to identify potential maintenance concerns.
(2) Ensure compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.) and other safety concerns.
(3) Review and approve any documents prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code) for the work on the grounds of the State Capitol.
(4) Review final construction documents to ensure that the documents comply with all applicable laws.
(5) Prepare the right-of-entry permit outlining the final area of work, final construction documents, construction plans, the contractor hired to perform the work, insurance, bonding, provisions for damage to state property, and inspection requirements.
(6) Prepare an agreement outlining the responsibility of tribal nations in the Sacramento, California, region for the long-term maintenance of the monument due to aging, vandalism, or relocation.
(7) Inspect all construction performed pursuant to this section by the contractor selected by the tribal nations in the Sacramento, California, region pursuant to this section.
(c) If the tribal nations in the Sacramento, California, region undertake responsibility for a monument pursuant to this section, they shall submit a plan for the monument to the Joint Rules Committee for its review and approval. The tribal nations shall not begin construction of the monument until both of the following have occurred:
(1) The Joint Rules Committee has approved and adopted the plan for the monument.
(2) The Joint Rules Committee and the Department of Finance have determined that sufficient private funding is available to construct and pay for the long-term maintenance of the monument due to aging, vandalism, or relocation.
(d) The planning and construction of the monument shall be funded exclusively through private funding from the tribal nations in the Sacramento, California, region.
(e) Regular maintenance of the monument shall be the responsibility of the Department of General Services, in accordance with the department’s general maintenance responsibilities in Capitol Park. For the purposes of this subdivision, regular maintenance shall not include repair, refurbishment, or restoration of the monument, which shall remain the responsibility of the tribal nations.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 45, Sec. 36. (AB 127) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.5 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 14635.

14635. (a) A recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization representing Gold Star Families, in consultation with the Department of General Services, may plan, construct, and maintain a monument to the Gold Star Families of California on the grounds of the State Capitol in accordance with this section.
(b) The Department of General Services, in consultation with the nonprofit organization representing Gold Star Families, shall do all of the following:
(1) Review the preliminary design plans to identify potential maintenance concerns.
(2) Ensure compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.) and address safety concerns.
(3) Review and approve any documents prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code) for the work on the grounds of the State Capitol.
(4) Review final construction documents to ensure that the documents comply with all applicable laws.
(5) Prepare the right-of-entry permit outlining the final area of work, final construction documents, construction plans, the contractor hired to perform the work, insurance, bonding, provisions for damage to state property, and inspection requirements.
(6) Prepare a maintenance agreement outlining the responsibility of the nonprofit organization representing Gold Star Families for the long-term maintenance of the monument due to aging, vandalism, or relocation.
(7) Inspect all construction performed pursuant to this section by the contractor selected by the nonprofit organization representing Gold Star Families.
(c) If a nonprofit organization representing Gold Star Families undertakes responsibility for a monument pursuant to this section, it shall submit a plan for the monument to the Joint Rules Committee for its review and approval. The organization shall not begin construction of the monument until both of the following have occurred:
(1) The Joint Rules Committee has approved and adopted the plan for the monument.
(2) The Joint Rules Committee and the Department of Finance have determined that sufficient private funding is available to construct and maintain the monument.
(d) The planning, construction, and maintenance of the monument shall be funded exclusively through private funding.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 205, Sec. 1. (AB 1762) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.5 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 14635.5.

14635.5. (a) A recognized nonprofit organization that is tax exempt pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and that represents blind veterans, in consultation with the Department of General Services, may plan, construct, and maintain in the State Capitol Building, in accordance with this section, a braille American flag to serve as a monument to the blind veterans of California and the United States.
(b) The Department of General Services, in consultation with the nonprofit organization representing blind veterans, shall do all of the following:
(1) Review the preliminary design plans to identify potential maintenance concerns.
(2) Ensure compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.) and address safety concerns.
(3) Review and approve any documents, if applicable, prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code) for any work performed on the grounds of the State Capitol or within the State Capitol Building.
(4) Review final construction documents to ensure that the documents comply with all applicable laws.
(5) Prepare the right-of-entry permit outlining the final area of work, final construction documents, construction plans, the contractor hired to perform the work, insurance, bonding, provisions for damage to state property, and inspection requirements.
(6) Prepare a maintenance agreement outlining the responsibility of the nonprofit organization for the long-term maintenance of the monument due to aging, vandalism, or relocation.
(7) Inspect all construction performed pursuant to this section by the contractor selected by the nonprofit organization.
(c) If a nonprofit organization representing blind veterans undertakes responsibility for planning, constructing, and maintaining a braille American flag pursuant to this section, it shall submit a plan to the Joint Rules Committee for its review and approval. The organization shall not begin construction of the flag until both of the following have occurred:
(1) The Joint Rules Committee has approved and adopted the plan for the flag.
(2) The Joint Rules Committee and the Department of Finance have determined that sufficient private funding is available to construct and maintain the flag.
(d) The planning, construction, and maintenance of the braille American flag shall be funded exclusively through private funding.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 299, Sec. 2. (AB 298) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.5 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 14636.

14636. (a) A recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization representing veterans of the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait, in consultation with the Department of General Services, may plan, construct, and maintain a monument to veterans of the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait on the grounds of the State Capitol in accordance with this section.
(b) The Department of General Services, in consultation with the nonprofit organization representing veterans of the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait, shall do all of the following:
(1) Review the preliminary design plans to identify potential maintenance concerns.
(2) Ensure compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.) and address safety concerns.
(3) Review and approve any documents prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code) for the work on the grounds of the State Capitol.
(4) Review final construction documents to ensure that the documents comply with all applicable laws.
(5) Prepare the right-of-entry permit outlining the final area of work, final construction documents, construction plans, the contractor hired to perform the work, insurance, bonding, provisions for damage to state property, and inspection requirements.
(6) Prepare a maintenance agreement outlining the responsibility of the nonprofit organization representing veterans of the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait for the long-term maintenance of the monument due to aging, vandalism, or relocation.
(7) Inspect all construction performed pursuant to this section by the contractor selected by the nonprofit organization representing veterans of the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait.
(c) If a nonprofit organization representing veterans of the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait undertakes responsibility for a monument pursuant to this section, it shall submit a plan for the monument to the Joint Rules Committee for its review and approval. The organization shall not begin construction of the monument until both of the following have occurred:
(1) The Joint Rules Committee has approved and adopted the plan for the monument.
(2) The Joint Rules Committee and the Department of Finance have determined that sufficient private funding is available to construct and maintain the monument.
(d) The planning, construction, and maintenance of the monument shall be funded exclusively through private funding.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 371, Sec. 1. (AB 1452) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.5 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties, Generally › ARTICLE 1 - Succession to Functions and Responsibilities › Section 14650.

14650. In addition to the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction vested in the Director of General Services or the Department of General Services pursuant to Section 14651, the Director of General Services or the Department of General Services is authorized and directed to exercise, with respect only to the construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of state buildings, the functions and powers vested in the Director of Transportation, the Department of Transportation, the Division of Architecture or the State Architect, which on September 16, 1965, are exercised or performed by the Division of Architecture or the State Architect of the Department of Transportation under the statutes enumerated below in this section. Except to the extent only that the functions and powers under the statutes enumerated below in this section are vested in the Director of General Services or the Department of General Services by this section, the functions and powers under the statutes enumerated below remain with, and may continue to be exercised by, the Director of Transportation or the Department of Transportation.
(a) Education Code: Section 41709.
(b) Government Code: Sections 4001, 14014, 14032, 14101, 14104, 14104.5, 14120, 14121, 14122, 14123, 14953, 15815, and 54115.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 144, Sec. 118.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.5 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties, Generally › ARTICLE 1 - Succession to Functions and Responsibilities › Section 14651.

14651. The Department of General Services succeeds to and is vested with all of the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction vested in the Division of Architecture, the State Architect, or the Department of Transportation under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 39100) of Part 23 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code, and Sections 15543, 16008, and 90106 of the Education Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 144, Sec. 119.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.5 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties, Generally › ARTICLE 1 - Succession to Functions and Responsibilities › Section 14654.

14654. All public property, real or personal, of the Department of Finance or the Department of Transportation used principally or primarily in carrying out of any function, or acquired in connection with the exercise of any function, which function is transferred to the Department of General Services, is transferred to the Department of General Services.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 144, Sec. 120.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.5 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties, Generally › ARTICLE 1 - Succession to Functions and Responsibilities › Section 14655.

14655. All officers and employees of the Department of Finance or the Department of Transportation on September 16, 1965, who are serving in the state civil service, other than temporary employees, and who are engaged in the performance of a function transferred to the Department of General Services or who are engaged in the administration of a law, the administration of which is transferred to the Department of General Services, by this chapter shall be transferred to the Department of General Services and their status, positions, and rights shall not be affected by their transfer and they shall continue to be retained as employees of the Department of General Services pursuant to the State Civil Service Act, except as to positions the duties of which are vested in a position exempt from civil service in the Department of General Services.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 144, Sec. 121.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.5 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties, Generally › ARTICLE 1 - Succession to Functions and Responsibilities › Section 14656.

14656. The director and the Department of General Services succeed to and are vested with all of the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction vested in the Director of Finance, the Department of Finance, or any division, unit, or office of the Department of Finance under the following statutes:
(a) Chapter 47 of the Statutes of 1944, Fourth Extraordinary Session.
(b) Chapter 20 of the Statutes of 1946, First Extraordinary Session.
(c) Chapter 29 of the Statutes of 1946, First Extraordinary Session.
(d) Chapter 46 of the Statutes of 1946, First Extraordinary Session.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 401.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.5 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties, Generally › ARTICLE 1 - Succession to Functions and Responsibilities › Section 14658.

14658. The Director and the Department of General Services succeed to and are vested with all the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction heretofore vested in the Capitol Building and Planning Commission by Chapter 2. 8 (commencing with Section 8160) of Division 1.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 144, Sec. 122.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.5 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties, Generally › ARTICLE 1.1 - Government Claims Duties › Section 14659.

14659. The Department of General Services and its director succeed to and are vested with all the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction vested in the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board, or its executive officer, under the following statutes as they existed on January 1, 2016:
(a) Section 77 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(b) Section 846.1 of the Civil Code.
(c) Sections 12117, 24618, and 89750.5 of the Education Code.
(d) Sections 1122 and 15512 of the Fish and Game Code.
(e) Sections 3955, 14978.2, and 52295 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(f) Sections 800, 850.6, 900.2, 905.2, 905.3, 906, 911.2, 912.5, 915, 920, 925, 927.13, 935.6, 935.7, 940.2, 965, 965.1, 965.5, 997.1, 998, 998.2, 1151, 3515.7, 8652, 8902, 11007.6, 11014, 11030.1, 11030.2, 11031, 11275, 13332.09, 14600, 15202, 16302.1, 16304.6, 16383, 16431, 17051.5, 17201, 19815.4, 20163, 21223, 21265, 26749, 68503, 68506, 68543, 68543.5, 68543.8, and 68565 of this code.
(g) Sections 13052, 25370, 121265, and 121270 of the Health and Safety Code.
(h) Sections 11580.1 and 11872 of the Insurance Code.
(i) Sections 4724, 4725, and 4726 of the Labor Code.
(j) Sections 422.92, 987.9, 1557, 2786, 11163, and 11172 of the Penal Code.
(k) Sections 10301, 10306, 10308, 10311, 10326.2, and 12102.2 of the Public Contract Code.
(l) Sections 4116, 4602.6, 5093.68, and 30171.2 of the Public Resources Code.
(m) Sections 4461, 14171.5, 14171.6, and 15634 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 128. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.5 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties, Generally › ARTICLE 1.1 - Government Claims Duties › Section 14659.01.

14659.01. Notwithstanding Section 13900, whenever the term “California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board,” the term “California Victim Compensation Boards,” or the term “State Board of Control” appears in any statute, regulation, contract, or any other code with respect to the statutory powers and duties of the Department of General Services described in Section 14659, they shall be construed to refer to the Department of General Services unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 129. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.5 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties, Generally › ARTICLE 1.1 - Government Claims Duties › Section 14659.02.

14659.02. The Department of General Services may assign any matter related to the statutory powers and duties of the Department of General Services described in Section 14659 to the Office of Risk and Insurance Management or to any other state office.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 130. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.5 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties, Generally › ARTICLE 1.1 - Government Claims Duties › Section 14659.03.

14659.03. The evidence in any investigation, inquiry, or hearing may be taken by the Department of General Services or, on its behalf, by the office designated for that purpose. Every finding, opinion, and order, made pursuant to an investigation, inquiry, or hearing, when approved or confirmed by the department, or office so designated, is the finding, opinion, or order of the Department of General Services.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 131. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.5 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties, Generally › ARTICLE 1.1 - Government Claims Duties › Section 14659.04.

14659.04. The Office of Risk and Insurance Management, any state office designated pursuant to Section 14659.02, or their designees shall keep a full and true record of all proceedings, issue all necessary process, writs, warrants, and notices, and perform those other duties described in Section 14659.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 132. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.5 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties, Generally › ARTICLE 1.1 - Government Claims Duties › Section 14659.05.

14659.05. The Director of General Services, the Office of Risk and Insurance Management, any state office designated pursuant to Section 14659.02, or their designees may administer oaths, certify to all official acts, and issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and production of papers, books, accounts, documents, and testimony in any inquiries, investigations, hearings, or proceedings conducted in accordance with Section 14659.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 133. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.5 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties, Generally › ARTICLE 1.1 - Government Claims Duties › Section 14659.06.

14659.06. The Department of General Services, the Office of Risk and Insurance Management, any state office designated pursuant to Section 14659.02, or their designees may administer oaths, examine witnesses, issue subpoenas, and receive evidence under such rules and regulations, pursuant to Section 14659, as the Department of General Services may adopt.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 134. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.5 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties, Generally › ARTICLE 1.1 - Government Claims Duties › Section 14659.07.

14659.07. The Department of General Services shall have a seal, bearing the following inscription: “Department of General Services.” The seal shall be fixed to all writs and authentications of copies of records and to other instruments that the department directs.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 135. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.5 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties, Generally › ARTICLE 1.1 - Government Claims Duties › Section 14659.08.

14659.08. The department may adopt regulations pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3:
(a) Limiting the amount, time, and place of expenses and allowances to be paid to elected state officers, and officers and employees of the state provided for in Article VI of the California Constitution, while traveling on official state business.
(b) Governing the presentation and audit of claims against the state for which an appropriation has been made or for which a state fund is available.
(c) Governing any other matter over which it has jurisdiction.
(Added by renumbering Section 13920 by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 107. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.5 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties, Generally › ARTICLE 1.1 - Government Claims Duties › Section 14659.10.

14659.10. The department shall take any and all necessary steps to ensure that all claims that have been approved by the department, and for which there exists no legally available appropriation, are submitted for legislative approval at least once during each calendar year.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 19, Sec. 14. (AB 111) Effective June 27, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.5 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties, Generally › ARTICLE 2 - State Property › Section 14660.

14660. The director may acquire title to real property in the name of the state whenever the acquisition of real property is authorized or contemplated by law, if no other state agency is specifically authorized and directed to acquire it. However, after January 1, 1980, if the property is to be constructed, purchased, or leased, or any interest is acquired in the property, for a period of five years firm term or more, and the property is located in a standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA) with a population of 250,000 or more according to the most recent decennial census, which is served by a public transit operator, as defined in Section 99210 of the Public Utilities Code, and is not located within a public transit corridor, as defined in Section 50093.5 of the Health and Safety Code, the property shall be subject to the determination required in Section 15808.1.
For purposes of this section, “construction” does not include repair or furnishing.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1358, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.5 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties, Generally › ARTICLE 2 - State Property › Section 14660.1.

14660.1. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 14669, the Director of General Services, on behalf of the state, may enter into an agreement to convert an existing lease or leases for real property located in the City of Sacramento into a lease-purchase agreement for the purpose of acquiring office and parking facilities, and any other improvements, betterments, and facilities related thereto to provide office space for any state agency. The total purchase price, excluding financing costs, shall not exceed the market value as determined by the Department of General Services. The state may incur costs of financing, including, but not limited to, interest during acquisition of these facilities, interest payable on any interim loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account pursuant to Section 16312 or 16313, a reasonably required reserve fund, and the costs of issuance of interim financing or permanent financing, planning funds, and funds for environmental documents that may be necessary for acquisition of these facilities.
(b) The Director of General Services may proceed with acquisition pursuant to subdivision (a) if the total cost through ownership based on an analysis of savings to the state over a period commensurate with the useful life of the building, including the factoring in of the cost of the building, is determined to be of significant savings to the state.
(c) Revenue bonds, negotiable notes, and negotiable bond anticipation notes may be issued by the State Public Works Board pursuant to the State Building Construction Act of 1955 (Part 10b (commencing with Section 15800)), to finance the acquisition of an office building and parking facilities, and any other improvements, betterments, and facilities related thereto, as specified in subdivision (a).
(d) The amount of the revenue bonds, negotiable notes, or negotiable bond anticipation notes to be sold shall equal the cost of acquisition and related costs, including financing, of the complex and facilities.
(e) The amount of negotiable bond anticipation notes sold shall not exceed the amount of revenue bonds and negotiable notes authorized by this section. Any augmentation of the approved project costs shall be subject to Section 13332.11. The board may borrow funds for project costs from the Pooled Money Investment Account pursuant to Section 16312 or 16313.
(f) The Director of General Services may lease the complex and facilities financed with the proceeds of the revenue bonds, negotiable notes, or negotiable bond anticipation notes from the board pursuant to this section for use by any state agency.
(g) The Director of General Services shall not utilize this section for more than one project as outlined in the report provided for in subdivision (b). Any other agreements shall be entered into as otherwise provided for in this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 745, Sec. 86. Effective October 12, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.5 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties, Generally › ARTICLE 2 - State Property › Section 14660.5.

14660.5. Whenever by statutory enactment or operation of law, a state agency is abolished or ceases to function, the control and possession of its assets, unless otherwise provided by law, shall vest in the Department of General Services for such use or disposition as the department may deem in the best interest of the state. In the event such state agency was entirely or substantially supported from a special fund, any moneys arising out of the use or disposition of such assets shall be deposited in such special fund or its successor fund. The unencumbered balance of the assets of a special fund which has been abolished or repealed shall be disposed of pursuant to Sections 16346 to 16350, inclusive.
(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1005.)
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14662. The Director of General Services may acquire any easements or rights-of-way which the director determines to be necessary for the proper utilization of real property owned or being acquired by the state.
This section does not apply to land, easements, or rights-of-way to be acquired by the Department of Transportation or the High-Speed Rail Authority.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 132, Sec. 3. (AB 481) Effective January 1, 2014.)
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14662.5. In any agreement entered into whereby the state obtains a grant of easement, lease, license, right-of-way, or right of entry (including without limitation, a right-of-way, or right of entry on or over property of any railroad), the state agency or its director entering into the agreement on behalf of the state may agree to indemnify and hold harmless the grantor, lessor, or licensor and may agree to repair or pay for any damage proximately caused by reason of the uses authorized by such easement, lease, license, right-of-way, or right of entry agreement.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 763, Sec. 1.)
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14663. With the consent of the state agency concerned, the director may establish boundaries between property of the state held in proprietary capacity and property in private ownership, and execute and accept in behalf and in the name of the state instruments necessary to the establishment of any such boundary.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 371.)
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14665. With the consent of the state agency concerned, the director may execute grants to real property belonging to the state in the name and upon behalf of the state to the United States of America in exchange for lands of the latter or for such other considerations, as the director deems are in the best interests of the state.
Real property acquired by the state by exchange pursuant to this section is subject to the laws governing real property of the class to which it belongs.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 371.)
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14666. With the approval of the state agency concerned, the director may grant and convey in the name of the state, easements and rights-of-way across real property belonging to the state not used for highway rights-of-way or high-speed rail rights-of-way, for those purposes and upon that consideration and subject to those conditions, limitations, restrictions, and reservations as the director deems are in the interest of the state. All revenue received in connection with the granting and conveying of those easements and rights-of-way, including charges made for administrative costs, shall be deposited in the General Fund for appropriation as provided in Section 15863. Any expenditure in connection with the granting and conveying of those easements and rights-of-way or investigating proposed gifts of real property to the state may be allocated from the appropriation made pursuant to Section 15863.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 132, Sec. 4. (AB 481) Effective January 1, 2014.)
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14667. With the approval of the state agency concerned, the director may quitclaim, in the name of the state, the right, title, and interest of the state in and to easements and rights-of-way owned by the state, other than those acquired for highway purposes or for high-speed rail purposes, which the director determines are no longer needed for state purposes.
(a) Unless the conveyance of the easement or right-of-way is made to the federal government, or an agency thereof, or to a county, city, district, or other local governmental agency of this state, the director shall comply with the provisions of this subdivision. Prior to the disposition of any easement or right-of-way owned by the state pursuant to this section, notice thereof shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in a newspaper published in the county in which the easement or right-of-way is situated, and if there is no newspaper published in such county, notice shall be published in a newspaper published in an adjoining county and shall be posted in at least three public places in the county in which the easement or right-of-way is situated, including one posting on the real property in which the easement or right-of-way is located.
(b) If the easement or right-of-way was acquired by the state for a price approximating its market value at the time of acquisition, the director, when disposing of that easement or right-of-way, shall make a reasonable effort to obtain as the price for the sale thereof an amount approximately equivalent to the current market value at the time of disposition.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 132, Sec. 7. (AB 481) Effective January 1, 2014.)
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14667.1. Notwithstanding Section 14616, the director may exempt from his or her approval, or from the approval of the department, any state real estate acquisition or conveyance involving not more than one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for which approval is required by statute whenever, in his or her judgment, the state agency delegated that authority has the necessary real estate expertise and experience to complete the transaction competently and professionally while protecting the best interests of the state. Written notice of exemptions shall be given to the Controller.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 597, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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14667.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for approximately one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) in road, street, and other improvements and for reasonable administrative fees, upon the terms, conditions, reservations, and exceptions that are in the best interests of the state in the opinion of the Director of General Services, the state shall dedicate to the City of Santa Clara the right-of-way for a road on the west campus of Agnews State Hospital, County of Santa Clara. The path of this road shall run from south to north through vacant land on the easterly side of the west campus of Agnews State Hospital.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 326, Sec. 1. Effective July 11, 1988.)
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14668. With the approval of the Governor, the director may by executive order withdraw from sale any and all public lands belonging to the state, and return any lands so withdrawn for the purpose of sale or other disposition in accordance with law.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 371.)
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14669. (a) The director may hire, lease, lease-purchase, or lease with the option to purchase any real or personal property for the use of any state agency, including the Department of General Services, if he or she deems the hiring or leasing is in the best interests of the state.
(b) The director shall not enter into a lease-purchase agreement that involves office space, unless specifically authorized to do so by the Legislature. The director shall solicit written bids for any lease-purchase that involves office space in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the project is located. All bids received shall be publicly opened and the lease awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. If the director deems the acceptance of the lowest responsible bid is not in the best interest of the state, he or she may reject all bids.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 284, Sec. 3. (AB 1311) Effective January 1, 2010.)
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14669.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of General Services may enter into a joint powers agreement with the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency and a land lease and a lease-purchase agreement with the joint powers agency created under the joint powers agreement for the purpose of financing and acquiring state office and parking facilities to be constructed at Golden Gate and Van Ness Avenues in the City and County of San Francisco. The Director of General Services shall notify the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee or his or her designee of his or her intention to enter into each of the proposed agreements at least 20 days prior to entering into the agreements.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 327, Sec. 41. Effective June 30, 1982.)
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14669.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of General Services may enter into a joint powers agreement with the Oakland Redevelopment Agency and a land lease and a lease-purchase agreement with the joint powers agency created under the joint powers agreement, for the purpose of financing and acquiring state office and parking facilities to be constructed in the downtown redevelopment area of the City of Oakland, County of Alameda. The Director of General Services shall notify the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee or his or her designee of his or her intention to enter into each of the proposed agreements at least 20 days prior to entering into the agreements.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1518, Sec. 1.)
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14669.3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the director may enter into a lease-purchase agreement, or a lease with an option to purchase with an initial option purchase price over two million dollars ($2,000,000) only for the property located at 9645 Butterfield Way in the County of Sacramento, for the purpose of refinancing state office and parking facilities, and such other improvements, betterments, and facilities related thereto, for initial occupancy by the Franchise Tax Board and its staff.
Pursuant to Section 5702, the Treasurer is hereby authorized to sell lease revenue bonds, certificates of participation, or any other form of obligations as he or she shall determine in connection with this refinancing. The director and the Treasurer, respectively, shall notify the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee or his or her designee of the intention to enter into the proposed lease-purchase agreement or lease with option to purchase or to sell the obligations authorized in this section, respectively, at least 20 days prior to entering into the agreement or selling these obligations, respectively.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1122, Sec. 2. Effective September 25, 1987.)
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14669.4. Notwithstanding Section 14669, the director may enter into a lease-purchase agreement, or a lease with an option to purchase, with an initial option purchase price which may exceed two million dollars ($2,000,000), to provide for a California Conservation Corps facility and office space in the City of Fortuna in Humboldt County.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1003, Sec. 1. Effective September 29, 1989.)