PRINTER'S NO. 1345
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
215
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, VULAKOVICH, AUMENT, BARTOLOTTA, BROWNE,
FOLMER, GORDNER, MENSCH, RAFFERTY, SCAVELLO, STEFANO,
TEPLITZ, VOGEL, WARD AND YUDICHAK, OCTOBER 21, 2015
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, OCTOBER 21, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to complete a
comprehensive review and study of the best practices used by
private businesses and other public entities in the leasing,
acquisition and management of office, warehouse and other
types of space and to issue a report.
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth leases more than 7 million square
feet of office, warehouse and other assorted space throughout
this Commonwealth's 67 counties; and
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth currently pays approximately $124
million annually for the space it leases; and
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth owns more than 9 million square
feet of office space in 66 counties in this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, The Department of General Services (DGS) has the
responsibility and broad oversight for the maintenance and
upkeep of State-owned facilities, leasing of additional office
space and parking and the assignment of office space at owned
and leased facilities; and
WHEREAS, The Bureau of Real Estate within DGS serves as the
Commonwealth's real estate agent, buying and selling property,
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as well as leasing additional space from public and private
sector entities; and
WHEREAS, The bureau manages the process through which State
agencies lease additional office space, Pennsylvania Liquor
Stores, warehouse space and other types of space; and
WHEREAS, DGS is responsible for the management of space
within the Capitol Complex buildings and those buildings
designated as State office buildings; and
WHEREAS, Given the significant cost leased spaces impose on
the Commonwealth, it is incumbent on DGS that best practices be
used in the acquisition and management of such space; and
WHEREAS, A primary responsibility of DGS is to ensure that
all Commonwealth owned and leased space is being fully and
economically used by the tenant agencies; and
WHEREAS, Multitudes of private and public sector entities
lease and manage space throughout the United States; therefore
be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate direct the Joint State Government
Commission to complete a comprehensive review and study of the
best practices used by private businesses and other public
entities in the leasing, acquisition and management of office,
warehouse and other types of space; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the study include a review of the
Commonwealth's current management practices, rules, regulations
and laws impacting the leasing, acquisition and management of
such space; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Joint State Government Commission consult
with the Department of General Services in conducting the study
and preparing the report; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Joint State Government Commission issue a
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report to the Senate by November 30, 2016, with any
recommendations for best practices and include suggestions to
change or update the current practices, rules, regulations and
laws of the Commonwealth to help ensure the comprehensive and
economic use of all facilities and the elimination of
unnecessary or inefficiently used space to enable DGS to promote
a more efficient management of space and lower annual
maintenance and operating costs.
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