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S4266Senate2013-2014 Session

Requires the commissioner of general services to maintain an inventory and audit of every state-owned real property or unappropriated state land that has been sold

Sponsor George LatimerSD-37Affects Legal
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In Senate Committee
Investigations And Government Operations
Impact
Pending
Passage
Pending

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George Latimer

Senator · Senate District 37

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History

  1. Referred to investigations and government operations
  2. Print number 4266a
  3. Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations
  4. Referred to investigations and government operations

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BILL NUMBER:S4266A

Title of bill

An act to amend the public lands law, in relation to the inventory of unappropriated state land sales

Purpose or general idea of bill

The purpose of this bill is to create an auditing system to track the disposition of state-owned and un-appropriated state land. This bill would require the Commissioner of General Services establish and maintain an inventory of all state-owned real property and un-appropriated state land that has been sold, transferred, conveyed or exchanged and contain a reverter clause pursuant to the Public Lands Law or Unconsolidated Law.

Justification

The State has a limited supply of state-owned real property and unappropriated state land. Article 2 and 3 of the Public Lands Law provides for a structure in which State real property and un-appropriated State land may be sold, transferred, conveyed and exchanged. In addition, provisions of the Unconsolidated Law permit certain state land to be sold, transferred, conveyed and exchanged.

Section 34 of the Public Lands Law and many chapters of the Unconsolidated Laws require conveyed, exchanged, sold or transferred land to be used for a specific public purpose. If the land is not used for the designated purpose, the land title reverts back to the State. There is no mechanism is in place to track if such land is being used for the designated public purpose. This presents an avenue for misuse of the land.

By requiring the Office of General Services to track and audit the land transfers' permitted by the Public Lands Law and Unconsolidated Law, the State would be ensured that the conveyed land is being used for the designated purpose. If the land is not being used, it would revert back to the State.

Prior legislative history

2012: A.9112 (Englebright) - Passed Assembly 2011: A.2305 (Destito) -Passed Assembly 2009-2010: A.1203 (Destito) - Passed Assembly

Fiscal implications

Minimal. Some costs would be associated with establishing a registry and auditing each property every three years.

Local fiscal implications

None

Effective date

This act shall take effect 180 days after passage

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