ARTICLE 5.5. Federal Surplus Personal Property [10383. - 10383.8.]

Cal. Public Contract Code - PCC 5.5.

in effect

Cal. Public Contract Code - PCC § 10383. Section 10383.

The Department of General Services is hereby designated as the agency for the State of California responsible for distribution of federal surplus personal property, excepting food commodities, in accordance with subdivision (j) of Section 203 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. Sec. 484), as amended, and succeeds to and is vested with the duties, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction heretofore exercised by the State Department of Education with respect to the distribution of federal surplus personal property, excepting the duties, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction exercised by the State Department of Education with respect to the distribution of federal surplus food commodities.

Cal. Public Contract Code - PCC § 10383.1. Section 10383.1.

The department shall cooperate with the federal government and its agencies in securing the expeditious and equitable distribution of surplus personal property of the federal government, excepting food commodities, to eligible institutions in California, assist those institutions in securing that property, and do all things necessary to the execution of its powers and duties as the state agency for the distribution of federal personal surplus property, excepting food commodities, in accordance with subdivision (j) of Section 203 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended.

Cal. Public Contract Code - PCC § 10383.2. Section 10383.2.

The department may enter into cooperative agreements with, and may provide for utilization by, federal agencies, with or without payment or reimbursement, of the property, facilities, personnel, and services of the department in carrying out the purposes of this article.

Cal. Public Contract Code - PCC § 10383.3. Section 10383.3.

The Director of General Services may create a committee to serve as an advisory body to the department to ensure that distribution of federal surplus personal property to eligible recipients will be accomplished fairly and equitably. In the event that such a committee is created, the membership shall be representative of a cross section of those institutions that are eligible recipients, and the members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for any actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their advisory function.

Cal. Public Contract Code - PCC § 10383.4. Section 10383.4.

The department shall develop a detailed state plan of operation in accordance with subdivision (j) of Section 203 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, and the Governor shall certify and submit the plan to the Administrator of the Federal General Services Administration.

Cal. Public Contract Code - PCC § 10383.5. Section 10383.5.

The cash resources of the Surplus Property - Hardware Program from surplus-personal property transferred to this state in accordance with the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. Sec. 484(j)) shall be deposited in the Service Revolving Fund in the State Treasury, created pursuant to Section 16420 of the Government Code. All costs of the Department of General Services attributable to the distribution of surplus personal property pursuant to this article shall be paid from the Service Revolving Fund.

Cal. Public Contract Code - PCC § 10383.6. Section 10383.6.

The Department of General Services shall have the possession and control of all records, papers, offices, equipment, supplies, moneys, funds, appropriations, land, and other property real or personal held for the benefit or use of the State Department of Education in the performance of the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction pertaining to surplus personal property, excepting food commodities, that on the operative date of this section are vested in the Department of General Services.

Cal. Public Contract Code - PCC § 10383.7. Section 10383.7.

All officers and employees of the State Department of Education as mutually agreed by the Department of General Services to be on the operative date of this section serving in the state civil service, other than as temporary employees, and engaged in the performance of the function vested in the Department of General Services by this article shall be transferred to the Department of General Services. The status, position, and rights of such persons shall not be affected by the transfer and shall be retained by them as officers and employees of the Department of General Services pursuant to the State Civil Service Act, except as to positions exempt from civil service.

Cal. Public Contract Code - PCC § 10383.8. Section 10383.8.

The department may make all rules and regulations consistent with the law for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this article. Those rules and regulations shall be adopted, amended, or repealed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026