California Government Code 14682 – (a) Final determination of the use of existing state-owned and …
(a) Final determination of the use of existing state-owned and state-leased facilities that are currently under the jurisdiction of the Department of General Services by state agencies shall be made by the Department of General Services.
(b) A request of an agency that is required to be made to and approved by the Department of General Services to acquire new facilities through lease, purchase, or construction shall first consider the utilization of existing state-owned, state-leased, or state-controlled facilities before considering the leasing of additional facilities on behalf of a state agency. If no available appropriate state facilities exist, the Department of General Services shall procure approved new facilities for the agency that meet the agency’s needs using cost efficiency as a primary criterion, among other agency-specific criteria, as applicable.
Terms Used In California Government Code 14682
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
- state agency: includes every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission. See California Government Code 11000
(c) When tenant state agencies located in existing state-owned or state-leased facilities vacate their premises, they shall continue paying rent for the facilities unless and until a new tenant can be assigned or until the Department of General Services can negotiate a mutual termination of the lease. If the department generates the tenant’s relinquishment, or if the tenant is vacating in accordance with the provisions of its lease agreement, the tenant shall not be obligated to pay rent after vacating the premises.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 264. Effective January 1, 2007.)