State Public Works Board.

Existing law establishes the State Public Works Board, which includes the Director of Finance, the Director of Transportation, and the Director of General Services. For the purpose of hearing and deciding upon matters related to the issuance of revenue bonds, the Treasurer and the Controller are also members of the board. Existing law requires the Director of Finance or his or her representative to serve as chairperson of the board. Existing law requires the State Public Works Board to, among other things, determine if construction, improvements, and the purchase of equipment shall be undertaken based on a list of considerations. This bill would add the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency as a member of the State Public Works Board for the purpose of hearing and deciding matters related to the acquisition of properties or construction of projects for any department, office, or other unit under the jurisdiction of the Natural Resources Agency. This bill would additionally require the chairperson of the board, when the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency is serving as a member of the board, in the case of a vote of the board that results in a tie, to cast the deciding vote.