BILL NUMBER: AB 324INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Buchanan FEBRUARY 10, 2011 An act to add Section 15817.5 to the Government Code, relating to state buildings. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 324, as introduced, Buchanan. State buildings: building locations: considerations. The State Building Construction Act of 1955 generally sets forth procedures for the acquisition and construction of state buildings and specifies the powers and duties of the Department of General Services in this regard. This bill would require, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department to consider specified factors in selecting a location for the lease, lease with the option to purchase, construction, or purchase of a state building in excess of 10,000 square feet. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 15817.5 is added to the Government Code, to read: 15817.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of General Services, in selecting a location for the lease, lease with the option to purchase, construction, or purchase of a state building in excess of 10,000 square feet, shall consider all of the following: (a) The location of the community or population served by the state building. (b) The residential location of the workforce to be housed in the building. Priority may be given to the areas that can demonstrate the highest reduction of miles traveled by its workforce. (c) The availability and proximity of high quality and frequent transit service, including regularly operated bus lines, that are operational at the time a state agency occupies the building.