SB76 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Del Marsh

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Finance Department, Divisions of Facilities, Leasing, Construction and Energy Management created, duties, certain duties of state Building Commission transferred to, Secs. 41-4-2, 41-4-3, 41-4-261, 41-9-141 am'd; Secs. 41-4-183, 41-6A-4(10), 41-9-140, 41-9-142 repealed

Summary

SB76 creates centralized state real-property management under the Department of Finance, transferring Building Commission duties and creating divisions for space, facilities, leasing, construction, and energy management.

What This Bill Does

The bill moves all state real property management, including ownership, leasing, maintenance, and construction, under centralized divisions within the Department of Finance. It abolishes the Building Commission and shifts its powers to the Division of Construction Management and related Finance divisions. It also establishes a permanent Joint Legislative Oversight Committee to review the transfer and operation of state-owned and leased property and allows divisions to charge user fees and maintain a Real Property Management Fund.

Who It Affects

• State agencies, boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, and offices will be governed by centralized real-property management and may be charged fees for services.
• Employees of the Building Commission will be transferred to the Department of Finance and become subject to Merit System rules; the Building Commission will be abolished.
• The Permanent Joint Legislative Oversight Committee will review implementation and performance, while certain facilities (such as educational facilities, Legislative/Judicial branches, and other exempted properties) are not fully subject to all requirements.

Key Provisions

• Creation of the Division of Space Management, Division of Construction Management, Division of Facilities Management, Division of Leasing Management, and Division of Energy Management within the Department of Finance, each with defined duties for space planning, construction, maintenance, leasing, and energy management.
• Abolition of the Building Commission effective October 1, 2015, with its powers and duties transferred to the Division of Construction Management and other Finance divisions.
• Establishment of the Real Property Management Fund to hold user fees and other revenues for real-property purposes, with balances carried over between fiscal years and expenditures governed by appropriation laws.
• Creation of a Permanent Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on the Management of State-Owned and Leased Real Property to review transfer, implementation, and performance across the new divisions.
• Exemptions from certain requirements for specific facilities (e.g., educational facilities, Legislative/Judicial branches, retirement systems, certain ports and state departments) and a mechanism for agencies to waive exemptions by agreement.

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Subjects

Finance Department