ARTICLE 2. Armories [430. - 439.1.]

Cal. Military and Veterans Code - MVC 2.
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Cal. Military and Veterans Code - MVC § 430. Section 430.

As used in this article, “armory” means and includes any building or portion thereof, rifle range, camp site, airport, arsenal, vessel, quarters, accommodations, or training facilities devoted to the use of the militia.

Cal. Military and Veterans Code - MVC § 431. Section 431.

(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. (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.

Cal. Military and Veterans Code - MVC § 431.5. Section 431.5.

There is in the State Treasury the Army Facilities Agreement Program Income Fund. Any revenue received from nonfederal tenants’ use of Military Department facilities shall be deposited into the fund. The money in the fund is available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purpose of maintenance, repairs, improvements, and other activities necessary to maintain Army National Guard facilities and shall be expended pursuant to the National Guard Bureau Army Facilities Program Cooperative Agreement or be returned to the United States Property and Fiscal Office of California pursuant to the Army Facilities Program Cooperative Agreement requirements.

Cal. Military and Veterans Code - MVC § 432. Section 432.

For the control and management of the armories, the Adjutant General may cause to be established from the personnel of the organized militia armory boards, the personnel of which shall serve without pay. Such boards, subject to the direction of the Adjutant General, shall control, manage, and supervise all activities in armories and may rent to or otherwise authorize the use of such armories by persons and organizations including those not connected with the National Guard and Naval Militia. Such boards shall remit all revenues therefrom at least once each month to the Adjutant General who shall account for and deposit such revenues pursuant to Section 431.

Cal. Military and Veterans Code - MVC § 433.5. Section 433.5.

All state armories may be used for emergency purposes on such terms and conditions as shall be mutually agreeable to the Military Department and the Office of Emergency Services.

Cal. Military and Veterans Code - MVC § 434. Section 434.

(a) The Adjutant General, under the direction of the Governor, shall make and enforce regulations for the government and control of armories. Where appropriations have been made therefor, the Adjutant General may purchase, receive by donation, or otherwise acquire or lease real estate for armory or storage purposes. Where appropriations have been made therefor, the Adjutant General may construct and build armories, buildings, structures, and facilities required for the use of the Adjutant General and the military forces of this state. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Adjutant General may cooperate and contract with authorized representatives of the United States government in carrying out the provisions of this section, if the Adjutant General determines that it is in the best interest of the state. In determining if this course of action is in the best interest of the state, the Adjutant General shall make findings in writing, and shall consider all of the following criteria: (1) The contracting method selected results in the least cost to the state. (2) The contracting method selected assures that any contracts requiring federal funds are awarded in the same federal fiscal year of appropriation by Congress. (3) The contracting method selected will result in full compliance with federal military construction standards. (4) The contracting method selected will ensure full compliance with all state building codes. (c) In carrying out the provisions of subdivision (b), the Adjutant General shall do both of the following: (1) Coordinate with the Department of General Services to utilize the department for any project that uses state matching funds. (2) Submit to the Department of General Services a written annual summary of the findings required by subdivision (b). (d) For any project using 100 percent state funds and built entirely on state owned land, the Adjutant General shall indicate to the Department of General Services that the construction project is being constructed in accordance with the California Building Standards Code set forth in Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.

Cal. Military and Veterans Code - MVC § 435. Section 435.

(a) The Director of General Services, with the approval of the Adjutant General, may lease for not more than 99 years or sell for fair market value, upon terms and conditions and subject to any reservations and exceptions as may be determined to be in the best interests of the State, any real property held for armory purposes. Real property shall not be sold or leased pursuant to this subdivision unless the Legislature, by statute, approves the sale or lease of the property. (b) (1) An armory shall be offered for sale to any local agency, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 54221 of the Government Code, before being offered for sale to private entities or individuals. (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), fair market value shall be determined by an appraisal undertaken and approved by the Director of General Services. (3) The Department of General Services, subject to this subdivision, shall maintain a list of armories authorized for sale in a conspicuous place on its Internet Web site. The Department of General Services shall provide local agencies and, upon request, members of the public, with electronic notification of updates to the list of properties. (4) To be considered as a potential priority buyer of the armory, a local agency shall notify the Department of General Services of its interest in the armory within 90 days of the Department of General Services posting on its Internet Web site the notice of the availability of the armory property. When more than one local agency expresses an interest in the armory, the Department of General Services shall transfer the armory to the local agency offering the highest amount of money above fair market value. (5) If no local agency is interested, or an agreement, as provided above, is not reached, then the disposal of the armory to private entities or individuals shall be pursuant to a public bidding process designed to obtain the highest most certain return for the state from a responsible bidder, and any transaction based on that bidding process shall be deemed to be the fair market value. (c) As to an armory sold pursuant to this section, the Director of General Services shall except and reserve to the state all mineral deposits, as described in Section 6407 of the Public Resources Code, together with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the deposits. If, however, the Director of General Services determines that there is little or no potential for mineral deposits, the reservation may be without surface right of entry above a depth of 500 feet, or the rights to prospect for, mine, and remove the deposits shall be limited to those areas of the armory conveyed that the director determines to be reasonably necessary for the removal of the deposits. (d) There is in the State Treasury the Armory Fund. All net proceeds from the sale or lease of an armory shall be deposited in the fund. The money in the fund is available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the maintenance of existing armories, and for the acquisition or construction of new or replacement armories, including, but not limited to, the cost of design. The disposition of armory properties is not subject to subdivision (g) of Section 11011 of the Government Code. (e) For the purposes of this section, “net proceeds” are the gross proceeds less: (1) Outstanding reimbursements due to the Property Acquisition Law Money Account for costs incurred by the Department of General Services in selling an armory property. (2) All costs directly related to the disposition of an armory, including, but not limited to, all costs and expenses incurred by the Department of General Services, as specified in subdivision (f). (f) Notwithstanding subdivision (d), the Department of General Services shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, use funds from the Property Acquisition Law Money Account for the purposes of selling armory properties. The Director of Finance may approve loans from the General Fund to the Property Acquisition Law Money Account. (g) The sale of an armory shall be made on an “as is” basis and is exempt from Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 21100) of Division 13 of the Public Resources Code. Upon vesting title of the armory to the purchaser or transferee of the armory, the purchaser or transferee is subject to any local governmental land use entitlement requirements and to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 21100) of Division 13 of the Public Resources Code.

Cal. Military and Veterans Code - MVC § 437. Section 437.

The Adjutant General, in the name of the people of the State of California, with the approval of the Department of General Services, may acquire any property necessary for armory purposes.

Cal. Military and Veterans Code - MVC § 438. Section 438.

(a) The Adjutant General may appoint a Community Advisory Committee to advise the Adjutant General on matters involving the role and function of California National Guard members and facilities in communities around the state. (b) If the advisory committee is appointed pursuant to subdivision (a), the Adjutant General shall determine the number of members to be appointed to the committee, which shall include representation from cities and counties and organizations or associations which represent the interests of homeless persons. The members of the committee shall serve without compensation. (c) The committee may advise the Adjutant General on issues including, but not limited to, the use of the California National Guard armories as shelters for the homeless. It is not the function of the committee to advise the Adjutant General on matters pertaining to the California National Guard which do not directly impact local communities.

Cal. Military and Veterans Code - MVC § 439. Section 439.

Any city, city and county or county may acquire, provide, and maintain buildings, halls, meeting places, and supply stations for the use of the United States Department of the Army, the United States Department of the Navy, the United States Department of the Air Force, the California National Guard, and for such purposes the governing body of the city, or city and county, and the board of supervisors of any county may: (a) Purchase, receive by donation, donate, dedicate, condemn, lease for the use of the Adjutant General for a term not to exceed 99 years or as provided in Section 37392 of the Government Code, or acquire real or personal property, with or without improvements, and erect such buildings, halls, meeting places, and supply stations thereon. (b) Purchase, construct, lease for the use of the Adjutant General for a term not to exceed 99 years or as provided in Section 37392 of the Government Code, furnish, or repair such buildings, and property and provide for the proper maintenance and management thereof. (c) Enter into agreements on behalf of the city, city and county, or county with the Secretary of the Department of the Army, Secretary of the Department of the Air Force, and the Secretary of the Department of the Navy of the United States, and the Adjutant General of the State of California for the use and occupancy of such buildings, including any buildings constructed as memorials or for other purposes. (d) Establish a fund for the purposes hereof, levy a special tax for such purposes, and incur in the manner provided by law a bonded indebtedness on behalf of the city, city and county or the county for any of the purposes of this section.

Cal. Military and Veterans Code - MVC § 439.1. Section 439.1.

(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the Military Department is unable to perform its security, emergency response, and social and community missions due to deficiencies in the physical condition and suitability of some of its armories, and according to a 2006 Bureau of State Audit report, at least 87 percent of the 109 armories in California are in need of improvement. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that the Military Department has adequate facilities to perform its security, emergency response, and social and community missions. (c) The Military Department shall, on or before April 1, 2008, and each year thereafter, submit a report to the Legislature on the status of all California armories. For each armory, the report shall include: (1) The location of the armory. (2) The utilization of the facilities of the armory for military missions, emergency response, and community and social services. (3) The physical condition of the facilities of the armory for its current missions and uses. (4) Any identified improvement, renovation, and modernization projects for the facilities of the armory, and the total estimated costs to complete these projects. (5) The status of recent improvements undertaken at the facilities of the armory. (6) An 18-month projection of all work and improvements that will be completed on the facilities of the armory. (7) The projected workload and staffing necessary for the maintenance, repairs, improvements, and operating expenses of the facilities of the armory.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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