Public contracts: construction materials: disaster relief.

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary text is incomplete, with some sections missing or unclear. The bill's full text should be reviewed for complete accuracy.

Construction Materials for Disaster Relief

This law allows the Department of General Services to negotiate contracts with suppliers to provide discounted construction materials to people affected by disasters, and requires annual reports on how well this program works.

What This Bill Does

• Allows the Department of General Services to make deals with companies that sell building supplies for homes at lower prices during emergencies like earthquakes or floods.
• Requires these materials to be sold at cost or with minimal administrative fees added to help people rebuild their houses after a disaster.
• Needs the department to work with local governments and nonprofits to ensure easy access to these materials for those who need them.
• Does not require the department to store or distribute the materials themselves, but they must report each year on how well this program is working.

Who It Names or Affects

• Homeowners
• Contractors
• Nonprofit organizations
• Local governments

Terms To Know

Department of General Services

A government agency that helps manage contracts and supplies for the state.

State of emergency

When a governor declares an official situation where normal rules are suspended to deal with serious problems like natural disasters or civil unrest.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill only applies until January 1, 2031.
• It does not require the department to store or distribute materials themselves.

Official Summary Text

AB 783, as amended, Caloza.
Public contracts: construction materials: disaster relief.
Existing law authorizes the Department of General Services to enter into contracts on a bid or negotiated basis with manufacturers and suppliers of single source or multisource drugs, and to obtain from them discounts, rebates, or refunds as permissible under federal law.
This bill would, until January 1, 2031, authorize the department to negotiate and enter into contracts on a bid or negotiated basis for construction materials commonly used in residential structures that may include price discounts, rebates, refunds, or other strategies aimed at lowering the cost of these materials. The bill would require that these materials be offered at cost or with minimal administrative fees added to homeowners, contractors, nonprofit organizations, and local governments in any area affected by a state of emergency resulting from an earthquake, flood,
fire,
riot,
storm, or other natural disaster, as specified. The bill would require that the materials only be used for recovery efforts that are directly linked to housing losses caused by a state of emergency.
This bill would
require the department to coordinate with local governments, housing agencies, and nonprofit organizations to establish sufficient distribution of the materials within areas affected by a state of emergency resulting from an earthquake, flood, fire, riot, storm, or other natural disaster.
prohibit its provisions from being interpreted to require the department to store or distribute materials.
The bill would also require the department to report annually to
specified committees of
the Legislature on the implementation, cost savings, and effectiveness of these provisions.

Current Bill Text

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