BILL NUMBER: SB 449INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Galgiani FEBRUARY 21, 2013 An act to add Section 14674.5 to the Government Code, relating to state property. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 449, as introduced, Galgiani. State surplus personal property. Existing law authorizes the Department of General Services to perform various functions with respect to state property and, specifically, authorizes the director of the department, with the consent of the state agency concerned, to permit the sale or exchange of any personal property which belongs to the state, if the director deems it in the best interests of the state. This bill would require the department to establish a program to centralize the sale of state surplus personal property using the best available technology, including the Internet. The bill would also require the department to impose an additional charge on each item of state surplus personal property that is sold to recover the department's costs in establishing and administrating the program. 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 14674.5 is added to the Government Code, to read: 14674.5. The Department of General Services shall establish a program to centralize the sale of state surplus personal property using the best available technology, including, but not limited to, the Internet. The department shall impose an additional charge on each item of state surplus personal property that is sold under this program to recover its costs in establishing and administrating the program.