(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.

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(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 available, when appropriated, 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.

(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 728, Sec. 123. (SB 71) Effective January 1, 2013.)