Senate committee clears bill to speed up State Parks land acquisitions

Senator Brian Allen on behalf of the author introduced SB 630 on the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee agenda, saying the bill would streamline how California State Parks acquires small parcels and eliminate duplicative review steps that have delayed transfers.

"This bill would streamline State Parks' real property transactions by removing duplicative reviews for simple acquisitions," Allen said, adding that reviews at the Department of General Services (DGS) and the Public Works Board have created delays that in some cases exceeded the value of the parcels involved.

The bill, supporters said, is targeted at small, largely donated parcels and would raise the threshold at which DGS must review and approve real estate transactions, while creating a seven‑year sunset and a reporting requirement for State Parks to update the Legislature on progress.

Reid Addis, principal of…