The director may acquire title to real property in the name of the state whenever the acquisition of real property is authorized or contemplated by law, if no other state agency is specifically authorized and directed to acquire it. However, after January 1, 1980, if the property is to be constructed, purchased, or leased, or any interest is acquired in the property, for a period of five years firm term or more, and the property is located in a standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA) with a population of 250,000 or more according to the most recent decennial census, which is served by a public transit operator, as defined in Section 99210 of the

Public Utilities Code, and is not located within a public transit corridor, as defined in Section 50093.5 of the Health and Safety Code, the property shall be subject to the determination required in Section 15808.1.

For purposes of this section, “construction” does not include repair or furnishing.

determined by the Department of General Services. The state may incur costs of financing, including, but not limited to, interest during acquisition of these facilities, interest payable on any interim loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account pursuant to Section 16312 or 16313, a reasonably required reserve fund, and the costs of issuance of interim financing or permanent financing, planning funds, and funds for environmental documents that may be necessary for acquisition of these facilities.

notes, and negotiable bond anticipation notes may be issued by the State Public Works Board pursuant to the State Building Construction Act of 1955 (Part 10b (commencing with Section 15800)), to finance the acquisition of an office building and parking facilities, and any other improvements, betterments, and facilities related thereto, as specified in subdivision (a).

Investment Account pursuant to Section 16312 or 16313.

Whenever by statutory enactment or operation of law, a state agency is abolished or ceases to function, the control and possession of its assets, unless otherwise provided by law, shall vest in the Department of General Services for such use or disposition as the department may deem in the best interest of the state. In the event such state agency was entirely or substantially supported from a special fund, any moneys arising out of the use or disposition of such assets shall be deposited in such special fund or its successor fund. The unencumbered balance of the assets of a special fund which has been abolished or repealed shall be disposed of pursuant to Sections

16346 to 16350, inclusive.

The Director of General Services may acquire any easements or rights-of-way which the director determines to be necessary for the proper utilization of real property owned or being acquired by the state.

This section does not apply to land, easements, or rights-of-way to be acquired by the Department of Transportation or the High-Speed Rail Authority.

In any agreement entered into whereby the state obtains a grant of easement, lease, license, right-of-way, or right of entry (including without limitation, a right-of-way, or right of entry on or over property of any railroad), the state agency or its director entering into the agreement on behalf of the state may agree to indemnify and hold harmless the grantor, lessor, or licensor and may agree to repair or pay for any damage proximately caused by reason of the uses authorized by such easement, lease, license, right-of-way, or right of entry agreement.

With the consent of the state agency concerned, the director may establish boundaries between property of the state held in proprietary capacity and property in private ownership, and execute and accept in behalf and in the name of the state instruments necessary to the establishment of any such boundary.

Legislative Budget Committee and the applicable Members of the Senate and Assembly who represent the district in which the properties are located, under any of the following circumstances:

(A) Property, not to exceed five acres, to a local governmental agency for the purpose of local public works projects, including, but not limited to, utility rights-of-way, drainage ditches, road widening, including curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and small parking lots.

(B) Property with a fair market value of up to one million dollars ($1,000,000) received by the state through the office of the Attorney General or another state agency as the result of a foreclosure, seizure, or court action.

(C) Property that is being encroached on, where the adjacent landowner and the state agency with control or jurisdiction over the property

concerned, the director, and the Attorney General agree that the best manner in which to resolve the matter is through a sale of the property or for an exchange of property of equal value.

(D) Property not needed by any state agency with a fair market value of less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).

(E) Property, not to exceed 50 acres, that is landlocked, or without legal access from a public road, street, or highway, if the sale, conveyance, or exchange is with the owner of an adjoining property.

(F) Property, not to exceed 15 acres, that is a remainder or remnant parcel having a diminished economic utility or value due to its size, shape, location, or other detrimental characteristics if the sale, conveyance, or exchange is with the owner of an adjoining property.

(G) Property that is a remainder or remnant parcel of property acquired as part of a capital outlay project, if the request to sell the property is made by the jurisdictional agency within one year of its purchase date.

(H) Property to be exchanged for another property or other properties belonging to a local government if:

property or properties for that purpose.

(ii) The Director of the Department of General Services makes a finding that the exchange is in the best interest of the state.

(iii) For purposes of this subparagraph, “affordable housing” has the same meaning as in Section 50052.5 of the Health and Safety Code.

With the consent of the state agency concerned, the director may execute grants to real property belonging to the state in the name and upon behalf of the state to the United States of America in exchange for lands of the latter or for such other considerations, as the director deems are in the best interests of the state.

Real property acquired by the state by exchange pursuant to this section is subject to the laws governing real property of the class to which it belongs.

With the approval of the state agency concerned, the director may grant and convey in the name of the state, easements and rights-of-way across real property belonging to the state not used for highway rights-of-way or high-speed rail rights-of-way, for those purposes and upon that consideration and subject to those conditions, limitations, restrictions, and reservations as the director deems are in the interest of the state. All revenue received in connection with the granting and conveying of those easements and rights-of-way, including charges made for administrative costs, shall be deposited in the General Fund for appropriation as provided in Section 15863. Any expenditure in connection with the granting and conveying of

those easements and rights-of-way or investigating proposed gifts of real property to the state may be allocated from the appropriation made pursuant to Section 15863.

high-speed rail rights-of-way for those purposes and subject to those conditions, limitations,

restrictions, and reservations determined by the chief executive officer of the authority to be in the best interest of the state. To the extent permitted under existing law, the chief executive officer of the authority shall determine the amount of consideration for that access, and any means of access, which means shall include, but not be limited to, any of the following: lease, permit, or other form of providing a monetary or service consideration for the access.

of the Public Utilities Code, and shall be available to the authority upon appropriation by the Legislature as provided in that section.

of the initial lease term for any wireless facility may not exceed 10 years, and the lease may provide for a negotiated number of renewal terms, not to exceed five years for each term.

12931 of the Water Code, available for leasing under this section, the director shall consult with the Department of Water Resources as to whether the proposed location of a wireless telecommunication facility is technically, legally, environmentally, and economically feasible for wireless telecommunication purposes.

With the approval of the state agency concerned, the director may quitclaim, in the name of the state, the right, title, and interest of the state in and to easements and rights-of-way owned by the state, other than those acquired for highway purposes or for high-speed rail purposes, which the director determines are no longer needed for state purposes.

owned by the state pursuant to this section, notice thereof shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in a newspaper published in the county in which the easement or right-of-way is situated, and if there is no newspaper published in such county, notice shall be published in a newspaper published in an adjoining county and shall be posted in at least three public places in the county in which the easement or right-of-way is situated, including one posting on the real property in which the easement or right-of-way is located.

equivalent to the current market value at the time of disposition.

Notwithstanding Section 14616, the director may exempt from the director’s approval, or from the approval of the department, any state real estate acquisition or conveyance involving not more than seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) for which approval is required by statute whenever, in the director’s judgment, the state agency delegated that authority has the necessary real estate expertise and experience to complete the transaction competently and professionally while protecting the best interests of the state. Written notice of exemptions shall be given to the Controller.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for approximately one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) in road, street, and other improvements and for reasonable administrative fees, upon the terms, conditions, reservations, and exceptions that are in the best interests of the state in the opinion of the Director of General Services, the state shall dedicate to the City of Santa Clara the right-of-way for a road on the west campus of Agnews State Hospital, County of Santa Clara. The path of this road shall run from south to north through vacant land on the easterly side of the west campus of Agnews State

Hospital.

With the approval of the Governor, the director may by executive order withdraw from sale any and all public lands belonging to the state, and return any lands so withdrawn for the purpose of sale or other disposition in accordance with law.

that involves office space, unless specifically authorized to do so by the Legislature. The director shall solicit written bids for any lease-purchase that involves office space in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the project is located. All bids received shall be publicly opened and the lease awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. If the director deems the acceptance of the lowest responsible bid is not in the best interest of the state, he or she may reject all bids.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of General Services may enter into a joint powers agreement with the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency and a land lease and a lease-purchase agreement with the joint powers agency created under the joint powers agreement for the purpose of financing and acquiring state office and parking facilities to be constructed at Golden Gate and Van Ness Avenues in the City and County of San Francisco. The Director of General Services shall notify the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee or his or her designee of his or her intention to enter into each of the

proposed agreements at least 20 days prior to entering into the agreements.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of General Services may sell or exchange, based on current market value and upon any terms and conditions, and with any reservations and exceptions, deemed by the director to be in the state’s best interests, the state-owned property consisting of one city block, bounded by Jackson, Alice, 11th, and 12th streets in the City of Oakland. The net proceeds, if any, from the sale or exchange shall be deposited in the General Fund and be available for appropriation in accordance with Section 15863 of the

Government Code.

improvements, and facilities related thereto, in the City of Oakland. The state office building and parking facility in the City of Oakland developed pursuant to this subdivision shall be named and shall be known as the Elihu M. Harris Building.

expenses related thereto, the joint powers authority may use any funds lawfully available to it for the purposes of this section, and the Director of General Services is authorized to use and expend these funds in accordance with the terms of any agreement between the director and the joint powers authority for the carrying out of these works on the development.

Building Construction Act of 1955 (Part 10b (commencing with Section 15800) to finance the acquisition of the facilities authorized by subdivision (a) by exercise of the option to purchase. The board may borrow funds for project costs from the Pooled Money Investment Account pursuant to Sections 16312 and 16313.

The amount of revenue bonds, negotiable notes, or negotiable bond anticipation notes to be sold shall equal the cost of acquisition by exercise of the option to purchase, any additional sums necessary to pay interim and permanent financing costs, and costs to issue these bonds. The additional amount may include interest and a reasonable required reserve fund.

purposes.