Title GOV — California Gov. Code

Upon the application of the legislative body of a local agency the board may loan funds to a local agency for the replacement, repair, or reconstruction of any public building or any public facility of such local agency which has been damaged or destroyed by earthquake after July…

The provisions of Sections 54096 to 54102, inclusive, 54104 to 54107, inclusive, and 54111 to 54116, inclusive, are incorporated herein and made a part hereof as if fully set forth herein. The terms “board” and “local agency” in the provisions so incorporated shall mean the board…

The board and the local agency may agree upon the terms and conditions of payment of rentals, which shall be fixed at an amount which will return to the State within the period agreed by the board and the local agency the sums which the State, through the board, has expended for …

In the event that the board loans funds to a local agency, the board and the local agency may agree upon the terms and conditions of the payment of the principal and interest. The maximum term of an agreement shall be 20 years. The board may require a shorter repayment period.

In the event that the board loans funds to a local agency, the board may waive any provisions of Section 54127 it deems are not applicable to or feasible for use in connection with such loans.

A loan provided for in Sections 54126 and 54129 shall not be made if it would provide for an indebtedness or liability contrary to the provisions of Section 18 of Article XI of the Constitution unless, at an election called by the governing body of the local agency two-thirds of …

This article may be cited as the “Federal Surplus Property Acquisition Law of 1945.”

As used in this article: (a) “Local agency” means county, city, municipal corporation, or public district. (b) “United States” includes any department, board, or agency thereof. (c) “State” includes any department or agency thereof.

A local agency may acquire in any manner from the United States or the State any federal surplus property, real or personal, without regard to any law which requires posting of notices or advertising for bids, inviting or receiving of bids, or delivery of purchases before payment…

The legislative body of any such local agency may authorize any of its officers to make a down payment or payment in full required in the bidding or sale.

Any statute, charter, ordinance, or resolution inconsistent with this article is suspended to the extent of such inconsistency.

As used in this article, the term “local agency” means every city, county, city and county, district, or any other local governmental body or corporation empowered to expend public funds for the acquisition of property.

Every local agency shall adopt policies and procedures, including bidding regulations, governing purchases of supplies and equipment by the local agency. Purchases of supplies and equipment by the local agency shall be in accordance with said duly adopted policies and in accordan…

If the local agency is a city, a county, or a city and county, the policies provided for in Section 54202 shall be adopted by ordinance in the manner provided by law or by charter, as the case may be.

If the local agency is other than a city, county, or city and county, the policies provided for in Section 54202 shall be adopted by means of a written rule or regulation, copies of which shall be available for public distribution.

Any local agency may request the Department of General Services to make purchases of materials, equipment, or supplies on its behalf in accordance with Section 10298 of the Public Contract Code.

(a) The Legislature reaffirms its declaration that housing is of vital statewide importance to the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of this state and that provision of a decent home and a suitable living environment for every Californian is a priority of the highest o…

As used in this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) (1) “Local agency” means every city, whether organized under general law or by charter, county, city and county, district, including school, sewer, water, utility, and local and regional park districts of any kin…

Except as provided in Division 23 (commencing with Section 33000) of the Public Resources Code, any local agency disposing of surplus land, declared pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 54221, shall send, before disposing of that property or participating in negotiations to dis…

(a) Subject to subdivisions (b) to (g), inclusive, this article shall not apply to the disposal of land by a city with a population exceeding 2,500,000 for use for any of the following purposes: (1) A Low Barrier Navigation Center, as defined in Section 65660. (2) Supportive hous…

An entity proposing to use the surplus land for developing low- and moderate-income housing shall agree to make available not less than 25 percent of the total number of units developed on the parcels at affordable housing cost, as defined in Section 50052.5 of the Health and Saf…

(a) After the disposing agency has received a notice of interest from the entity desiring to purchase or lease the surplus land on terms that comply with this article, the disposing agency and the entity shall enter into good faith negotiations to determine a mutually satisfactor…

Nothing in this article shall preclude a local agency that purchases surplus land from a disposing agency pursuant to this article from reconveying the surplus land to a nonprofit or for-profit housing developer for development of low- and moderate-income housing as authorized un…

Any local agency disposing of surplus land to an entity described in Section 54222 that intends to use the land for park or recreation purposes, for open-space purposes, for school purposes, or for low- and moderate-income housing purposes may provide for a payment period of up t…

(a) This article shall not be interpreted to limit the power of any local agency to sell or lease surplus land at fair market value or at less than fair market value, and any sale or lease at or less than fair market value consistent with this article shall not be construed as in…

(a) In the event that any local agency disposing of surplus land receives a notice of interest to purchase or lease that land from more than one of the entities to which notice of availability was given pursuant to this article, the local agency shall give first priority to the e…

(a) (1) On or before December 31 of each year, each county and each city shall make a central inventory of all surplus land, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 54221, and all lands in excess of its foreseeable needs, if any, identified pursuant to Section 50569, located in …

(a) (1) A local agency that disposes of surplus land in violation of this article after receiving a notification from the Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to subdivision (b) that the local agency is in violation of this article shall be liable for a penalt…

The failure by a local agency to comply with this article shall not invalidate the transfer or conveyance of real property to a purchaser or encumbrancer for value.

(a) If a local agency is disposing of surplus land and has received a notification from the Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to Section 54230.5 that it is in violation of this article with regard to the parcel, the local agency shall hold an open and publi…

(a) If the Department of Housing and Community Development, pursuant to Section 54230.5, notifies the County of Orange, or any city located within the County of Orange, that its planned disposal of surplus land is in violation of this article, the jurisdiction shall have 60 days …

Land acquired by a local agency for highway purposes through the expenditure of funds allocated pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 2100) of Division 3 of the Streets and Highways Code may be retained by the local agency, or transferred to another local agency, for pub…

Land retained or transferred for public park and recreational purposes pursuant to Section 54231 shall be developed within 10 years, and shall be used for at least 25 years, following such retention or transfer for such purposes in accordance with the general plan for the city or…

If the local agency does not agree to price and terms with an entity to which notice of availability of land was given pursuant to this article, or if no entity to which a notice of availability was given pursuant to this article responds to that notice, and 10 or more residentia…

If a local agency that is a district, excepting those whose primary mission or purpose is to supply the public with a transportation system, disposes of surplus land where local zoning permits development of 10 or more residential units or is rezoned within five years of the disp…

(a) (1) If a local agency, as of September 30, 2019, has entered into an exclusive negotiating agreement or legally binding agreement to dispose of property, the provisions of this article as it existed on December 31, 2019, shall apply, without regard to the changes made to this…

The Legislature reaffirms its finding that the disposition of surplus property owned by public agencies should be utilized to further state policies. The Legislature reaffirms its finding that there exists within the urban and rural areas of the state a serious shortage of decent…

(a) As used in this article, the term “offer” means to solicit proposals prior to sale in a manner calculated to achieve a sale under the conditions specified, and to hold the offer open for a reasonable period of time, which shall be no more than one year, unless the time is ext…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 11011.1, an agency of the state disposing of surplus residential property shall do so in accordance with the following priorities and procedures: (1) First, all single-family residences presently occupied by their former owners shall be offered to thos…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the state’s homelessness crisis has compounded the need for affordable housing described in Section 54235. To help mitigate the need for affordable housing and to speed up sales pursuant to this article, the Legislature further finds an…

Notwithstanding the requirement to provide repairs in subdivision (b) of Section 54237, the Department of Transportation may offer a residence or property in an “as is” condition at the request of a person given priority to purchase pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivisi…

Notwithstanding the requirement to provide repairs in subdivision (b) of Section 54237, the selling agency may, at its option, provide the present occupants with a replacement dwelling if all of the following conditions exist: (a) Providing a replacement dwelling is less expensiv…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 183.1 of the Streets and Highways Code, the Department of Transportation shall deposit proceeds from the sale of surplus residential property from the department to a new owner pursuant to this article into the SR-710 Rehabilitation Account, which is h…

Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code), the preliminary project alternatives referred to as Alternative F-5, F-6, and F-7 in the December 2012 Alternative A…

Notwithstanding any other provision in this article, except for subdivision (f) of Section 54237, the price of property sold pursuant to this article shall not be less than the price paid by the Department of Transportation for original acquisition of the property. The original a…

In the event a purchaser of surplus residential property does not comply with terms, conditions, and restrictions imposed pursuant to Section 54237 of this article, to assure that such housing will remain available to persons and families of low or moderate income, the state agen…

(a) This article shall apply only to surplus residential properties which were acquired for a state project, for which at least 20 dwelling units were acquired and owned by the state on January 1, 1980, or on the date the properties were declared to be surplus, whichever date occ…

This article is intended to benefit persons and families subject to displacement and persons and families of low or moderate income. The article shall be liberally construed to permit such persons or families to enforce the rights, duties, and benefits created by the article.

Failure to comply with the provisions of this article shall not invalidate the transfer, sale, or conveyance to a bona fide purchaser for value or an encumbrancer for value.

If a provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application thereof, and to this …