BILL NUMBER: SB 157INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Knight JANUARY 31, 2013 An act to amend Section 431 of the Military and Veterans Code, relating to the state militia. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 157, as introduced, Knight. National Guard. Existing law authorizes the Adjutant General to take specified actions with respect to state armories, including leasing or otherwise authorizing the use of all armories for any lawful purpose, and requires all revenues or income from any armory to be paid into the Armory Discretionary Improvement Account in the General Fund. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this provision. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 431 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read: 431. (a) The Adjutant General may, either directly or through armory boards, or through subordinate commanders, lease or otherwise authorize the use of, by any person for any lawful purpose, manage, supervise all activities in, perform all necessary military duties with respect to and control all armories that are built or acquired by the state, that come into possession or control of the state, or that are erected, purchased, leased, or provided or contributed to, in whole or in part, by any city, county, political subdivision, or district, or by anyone, for armory purposes. (b) The Adjutant General may contract with the United States for the operation of any armory for purposes of training of federal military personnel, with provision that all state costs related to that operation shall be reimbursed by the United States. (c) All revenues or income from any armory shall be paid to the Adjutant General who shall account for the revenues or income to the Controller at the close of each month in the form that the Controller prescribes and shall deposit the revenues and income into the Treasury to the credit of the Armory Discretionary Improvement Account, which is hereby created, in the General Fund. The revenues and income in the account shall be made available,when appropriatedupon appropriation by the Legislature , to the Adjutant General, for allocation for the maintenance, repairs, improvements, and operating expenses necessary or desirable for increased or improved community utilization of the facilities of the armory from which the revenues and income were derived.