HB 2182 — DGS; surplus property, opportunity for economic development entities to purchase.

SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER 659 An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-1130, 2.2-1153, 2.2-1156, 2.2-1157, 10.1-1122, and 36-139.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of General Services;

[H 2182] Approved March 21, 2019   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

The agreement (i) may allow the City to charge and collect a fee for such use and to retain any such fee,fee and (ii) shall require the City to provide a report by December 1 of each year to the Director of the Department, in a form approved by the Director, detailing (a) the funds collected by the City for use of the Carillon for the preceding year;

If the institution originally acquired the property through a mix of general and nongeneral funds, 50 percent of the proceeds shall be distributed to the institution and 50 percent shall be distributed to the State Park Conservation Resources Fund established under subsection A of § 10.1-202.

The Department shall identify real property assets that are surplus to the current and reasonably anticipated future needs of the Commonwealth and may dispose of surplus assets as provided in this section, except when a department, agency or institution notifies the Department of a need for property which that has been declared surplus, and the Department finds that stated need to be valid and best satisfied by the use of the property.

At least thirty 30 days shall elapse between publication of the notice and the auction or the date on which sealed bids will be opened.

In lieu of the sale of any such property, or in the event the Department determines there is space within a building owned by the Commonwealth or any space leased by the Commonwealth in excess of current and reasonably anticipated needs, the Department may, with the approval of the Governor, lease or sublease such property or space to any responsible person, firm or corporation on such terms as shall be approved by the Governor;Governor, provided, however, that the authority herein to sublease space leased by the Commonwealth shall be subject to the terms of the original lease.

provided, however that the authority herein to sublease space leased by the Commonwealth shall be subject to the terms of the original lease.

The Department, with the approval of the Governor, may accept any offer which that it deems to be fair and adequate consideration for the property.

The Department of Planning and Budget shall develop guidelines which that allow, with the approval of the Governor, any portion of the deposit in the general fund to be credited to the agency, department or institution having control of the property at the time it was determined surplus to the Commonwealth's needs.

The Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, in cooperation with the Division, shall develop, with the assistance of affected state agencies, departments, and institutions, a State Minerals Management Plan (the "Plan").Plan).

Mining, leasing, and extraction activities in state-owned submerged lands shall be authorized and administered by the Virginia Marine Resources Commission pursuant to §Title 28.5 (§ 28.2-100 et seq.seq.).

The Department shall make or arrange for all sales so approved and shall deposit all proceeds to the credit of the Fund, except that when sales are made from timber on land held by special fund agencies or the Department of Military Affairs, or from timber on land which that is gift property specified in subsection H J of § 2.2-1156, the Department shall deposit in the Fund only so much of the proceeds as are needed to defray the cost of the sale and to implement the forestry management plan on that particular tract of land.

The Director is authorized to sell surplus real property belonging to the Commonwealth which that is placed under the control of the Department for the purpose of establishing owner-occupied residential housing demonstration projects, with the prior written approval of the Governor or his designee, who shall first consider the written recommendation of the Director of the Department of General Services.