California Government Code 14667 – With the approval of the state agency concerned, the director may …
With the approval of the state agency concerned, the director may quitclaim, in the name of the state, the right, title, and interest of the state in and to easements and rights-of-way owned by the state, other than those acquired for highway purposes or for high-speed rail purposes, which the director determines are no longer needed for state purposes.
(a) Unless the conveyance of the easement or right-of-way is made to the federal government, or an agency thereof, or to a county, city, district, or other local governmental agency of this state, the director shall comply with the provisions of this subdivision. Prior to the disposition of any easement or right-of-way owned by the state pursuant to this section, notice thereof shall be published pursuant to § 6061 of the Government Code in a newspaper published in the county in which the easement or right-of-way is situated, and if there is no newspaper published in such county, notice shall be published in a newspaper published in an adjoining county and shall be posted in at least three public places in the county in which the easement or right-of-way is situated, including one posting on the real property in which the easement or right-of-way is located.
Terms Used In California Government Code 14667
- City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
- County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
- director: refer to the Department of General Services and the Director of General Services, respectively, unless the context otherwise requires. See California Government Code 14602
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
- state agency: includes every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission. See California Government Code 11000
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10
(b) If the easement or right-of-way was acquired by the state for a price approximating its market value at the time of acquisition, the director, when disposing of that easement or right-of-way, shall make a reasonable effort to obtain as the price for the sale thereof an amount approximately equivalent to the current market value at the time of disposition.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 132, Sec. 7. (AB 481) Effective January 1, 2014.)