Bill Text: CA AB585 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered

California Assembly Bill 585 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Department of Veterans Affairs: use of real property.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Passed) 2014-09-27 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 641, Statutes of 2014. [AB585 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB585-Chaptered.html

BILL NUMBER: AB 585	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  641
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 27, 2014
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 27, 2014
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 20, 2014
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 22, 2014
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 6, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 21, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 6, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Fox
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Brown, Garcia, and Williams)
   (Coauthor: Senator Cannella)

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2013

   An act to add Section 713 to the Military and Veterans Code,
relating to veterans.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 585, Fox. Department of Veterans Affairs: use of real property.

   Under existing law, the Department of Veterans Affairs has
specified powers and duties relating to various programs serving
veterans. The department constitutes a public corporation that is
authorized to hold property on behalf of the state.
   This bill would require the department, by July 1, 2016, to create
a prioritized list of unused or underutilized nonresidential real
property owned by the department, and to propose one or more
potential uses that will benefit California veterans, as specified.
The bill would require the department to consider its inventory of
properties as an integrated system, and to address how prospective
uses of the properties could complement each other. This bill would
include a legislative finding and declaration that after a use option
for a given location is identified pursuant to the bill's
provisions, further study and evaluation may be necessary in order to
determine the feasibility of that use option and take steps toward
its implementation.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 713 is added to the Military and Veterans Code,
to read:
   713.  (a) By July 1, 2016, the department shall do both of the
following:
   (1) Create a list of unused or underutilized nonresidential real
property owned by the department, including property on or near the
premises of existing department facilities.
   (2) Propose one or more potential uses of those properties that
will benefit California veterans and make a preferred recommendation
for use of each property, and in doing so, consider uses including,
but not limited to, the following services for veterans:
   (A) Housing.
   (B) Supportive services.
   (C) Health care and mental health care.
   (b) When identifying the unused or underutilized nonresidential
real properties, the department shall consider its inventory of
properties as an integrated system, and shall address how prospective
uses of the properties could complement each other.
   (c) The list of options shall be structured as a prioritized list
of projects determined by the department to constitute appropriate
uses for the properties identified in the plan.
   (d) The Legislature finds and declares that after a use option for
a given location is identified pursuant to this section, further
study and evaluation may be necessary in order to fully determine the
feasibility of that use option and take steps toward its
implementation.