State property: Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Existing law authorizes the Director of General Services to acquire and convey real property for the state, whenever that transfer of the real property is authorized or contemplated by law. This bill would authorize the director to sell, exchange, lease, as defined, or any combination thereof, all or a portion of the Cypress Property, approximately 3 acres of real property in the City of Redding, currently used by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection as its Shasta-Trinity Unit Headquarters, that is specifically declared not to be surplus to the needs of the state. The bill would require the director to use the proceeds of any sale, exchange, lease, or combination thereof of all or a portion of the Cypress Property to acquire or lease a substitute location and substitute facilities for the Shasta-Trinity Unit Headquarters, thereby making an appropriation. The bill would require the state to retain ownership of the portion of the Cypress Property where the telecommunications tower and the vault are located. The bill would prohibit the director from disposing of that portion of the Cypress Property, unless the director makes a specified determination. The bill would authorize the director to enter into one or more agreements, contracts, or leases to provide a substitute location and substitute facilities for the Shasta-Trinity Unit Headquarters, but would also require the director to provide for the continuous operation of the Shasta-Trinity Unit Headquarters at the Cypress Property until relocation is accomplished. The bill would require the director to initially offer the Cypress Property for disposition, subject to specified terms and conditions, to the City of Redding. The bill would authorize the director to offer the Cypress Property to the public through a competitive selection process determined by the director to be in the best interest of the state, if the City of Redding is unable to enter an agreement for the disposition of the Cypress Property, consistent with the requirements of the initial offer and within 120 days after notice from the Department of General Services. The bill would provide that any use or redevelopment of the Cypress Property awarded to a nongovernmental entity not involving the exercise of sovereign activities of the state or another government agency would be subject to the zoning and building code regulations of the City of Redding. The bill would require the Department of General Services to notify the chairperson of the committee in each house of the Legislature that considers appropriations and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee in writing of the director's intention to enter into a lease or an agreement not less than the minimum time that the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee is authorized to determine in each instance.