§ 11005. — (Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 775, Sec. 2.)

California § 11005.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code GOV: Government Code - GOV
• Div.: 3.
• Title 2.: DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
• Part 1.: PART 1. STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
• Ch. 1.: CHAPTER 1. State Agencies
• Art. 1.: ARTICLE 1. General

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(a)
(1)
Unless the Legislature specifically provides that approval is not required, every gift or dedication to the state of personal property, or every gift to the state of real property in fee or in any lesser estate or interest, shall be approved by the Director of Finance.
(2)
Unless the Legislature specifically provides that approval is not required, every contract for the acquisition or hiring of real property in fee or in any lesser estate or interest, entered into by or on behalf of the state, shall be approved by the Director of General Services, unless the approval is waived by the director.
(3)
Any contract entered into in violation of this section is void. This section applies to any state agency that, by general or specific statute, is expressly or impliedly authorized to enter into transactions referred to in this section.
(b)
This section does not apply to any of the following:
(1)
Unconditional gifts of money.
(2)
The acquisition or hiring by the Department of Transportation of real property in fee or in any lesser estate or interest for highway purposes, but this section does apply to the hiring by that department of office space in any office building.
(3)
Contracts entered into under the authority of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section
11770) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Insurance Code.
(4)
The receipt of donated, unencumbered personal property from private sources received in conjunction with the administration of the Federal Surplus Personal Property Program by the Department of General Services.
(5)
The receipt of gifts of personal property in the form of interpretive or historical objects, each valued at fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) or less, by the Department of Parks and Recreation.
(6)
The acceptance by the State Coastal Conservancy of offers to dedicate public accessways made pursuant to Division 20 (commencing with Section 30000) of the Public Resources Code.
(7)
The
acquisition or hiring by the High-Speed Rail Authority of real property in fee or in any lesser estate or interest for high-speed rail purposes, but this section does apply to the hiring by that authority of office space in any office building.
(8)
The acquisition by the Department of Parks and Recreation of real property in fee or in any lesser estate or interest for park purposes, when the following conditions are met:
(A)
The acquisition is not for creating a new unit of the state park system.
(B)
The consideration to be paid by the Department of Parks and Recreation for the acquisition does not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000).
(C)
At the time of
the acquisition, the property does not require capital improvements or additional resources that cannot be absorbed within existing resources available to the Department of Parks and Recreation.
(D)
Public notice has been given, and a public meeting has been held, pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 5006.1 of the Public Resources Code.
(c)
This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2033, and as of that date is repealed.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 775, Sec. 1. (SB 630) Effective January 1, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2033, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 2 of Stats. 2025, Ch. 775.