§ 5 §1742-D — Bureau of General Services; real property leases

1.
Work closely with all departments and agencies.
The Bureau of General Services shall work closely with all departments and agencies in locating real property leases to ensure that agency program requirements are met to the maximum extent possible. The bureau shall:
2.
Establish standards; waiver.
The Bureau of General Services shall establish the following:
3.
Real Property Lease Internal Service Fund Account established.
The Bureau of General Services shall establish, through the Office of the State Controller, the Real Property Lease Internal Service Fund Account. The funds deposited in the account must include, but not be limited to, appropriations made to the account, funds transferred to the account from within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services and funds received from state departments and agencies using leasing services provided by the bureau.
4.
Charges for leasing services.
The Bureau of General Services may levy charges according to a rate schedule recommended by the Director of the Bureau of General Services and approved by the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services against all departments and agencies using leasing services pursuant to this section.
5.
Submission of budget.
The Bureau of General Services shall submit a budget of estimated revenues and costs incurred by the account in connection with the leasing services established in this section.
6.
Staff.
The Director of the Bureau of General Services shall appoint, subject to the Civil Service Law, staff necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
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Payment by department or agency.
Each department or agency using the services of this program must budget adequate funds to pay the leasing services provided by the Bureau of General Services.
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Report.
The Director of the Bureau of General Services shall report to the joint standing committees of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local government matters and appropriations and financial affairs matters by January 31st of each year with respect to the status of current leases, projected real property leasing requirements and anticipated costs for each fiscal year.
9.
Exception.
The land leases of the various departments and agencies of State Government are exempted from the provisions of this section.
10.
Downtown Leasehold Improvement Fund.
The Downtown Leasehold Improvement Fund, referred to in this subsection as the "fund," is established within the Bureau of General Services to assist state agencies in securing suitable space in downtowns whenever possible by providing for capital improvements to real property leased by the State in downtowns necessary to meet public health, safety and accessibility requirements of federal, state and local statutes and codes.

Legislative History

PL 1991, c. 9, §L3 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 780, §Y59 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 272, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 776, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 600, §4 (REV). PL 2021, c. 348, §10 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. D, §1 (AMD).