(a) For purposes of this section, “department” means the Department of General Services.

(b) The department, in consultation with the Department of Housing and Community Development, shall develop criteria to evaluate the suitability of state-owned parcels to be used for affordable housing by September 1, 2023.

Terms Used In California Government Code 11011.3

(c) Using the criteria established under subdivision (b), the department shall conduct a comprehensive survey of all state-owned parcels, by July 1, 2024, and every four years thereafter.

(d) Upon the conclusion of each comprehensive survey conducted pursuant to subdivision (c), the department shall update its digitized inventory of all state-owned parcels that are determined or declared in excess of the state‘s foreseeable needs pursuant to Section 11011 and suitable for affordable housing development.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 446, Sec. 1. (SB 561) Effective January 1, 2023.)