General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5519
February Session, 2012 LCO No. 2391
*02391_______GAE*
Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
(GAE)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 5519
February Session, 2012
LCO No. 2391
*02391_______GAE*
Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
(GAE)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN PARCELS OF STATE LAND.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation shall convey to the town of East Hartford a parcel of land located in the town of East Hartford, for no consideration. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately .38 acre, is designated by the Department of Transportation as File No. 042-280-002A and is located at 1534 Main Street, at the northeast corner of Main Street and Park Avenue. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The town of East Hartford shall use said parcel of land for municipal purposes. If the town of East Hartford:
(1) Does not use said parcel for said purposes;
(2) Does not retain ownership of all of said parcel; or
(3) Leases all or any portion of said parcel,
the parcel shall revert to the state of Connecticut.
(c) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the conveyance of said parcel of land not later than thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Transportation. The land shall remain under the care and control of said department until a conveyance is made in accordance with the provisions of this section. The State Treasurer shall execute and deliver any deed or instrument necessary for a conveyance under this section, which deed or instrument shall include provisions to carry out the purposes of subsection (b) of this section. The Commissioner of Transportation shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance.
Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation shall convey to the town of East Hartford a parcel of land located in the town of East Hartford, for no consideration. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately .44 acre, is designated by the Department of Transportation as File No. 53-101-36B and is located at 355 Maple Street at Forbes Street. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The town of East Hartford shall use said parcel of land for municipal purposes. If the town of East Hartford:
(1) Does not use said parcel for said purposes;
(2) Does not retain ownership of all of said parcel; or
(3) Leases all or any portion of said parcel,
the parcel shall revert to the state of Connecticut.
(c) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the conveyance of said parcel of land not later than thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Transportation. The land shall remain under the care and control of said department until a conveyance is made in accordance with the provisions of this section. The State Treasurer shall execute and deliver any deed or instrument necessary for a conveyance under this section, which deed or instrument shall include provisions to carry out the purposes of subsection (b) of this section. The Commissioner of Transportation shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance.
Sec. 3. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation shall convey to the town of East Haven a parcel of land located in the town of East Haven, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately .57 acre and is identified as Lot 3, Block 3211 on East Haven's Tax Assessor's Map No. 260. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The town of East Haven shall use said parcel of land for economic development purposes. If the town of East Haven:
(1) Does not use said parcel for said purposes;
(2) Does not retain ownership of all of said parcel; or
(3) Leases all or any portion of said parcel,
the parcel shall revert to the state of Connecticut.
(c) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the conveyance of said parcel of land not later than thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Transportation. The land shall remain under the care and control of said department until a conveyance is made in accordance with the provisions of this section. The State Treasurer shall execute and deliver any deed or instrument necessary for a conveyance under this section, which deed or instrument shall include provisions to carry out the purposes of subsection (b) of this section. The Commissioner of Transportation shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance.
Sec. 4. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall convey to the town of Farmington a parcel of land located in the town of Farmington, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 8.46 acres and is identified as Lot 12, Block 124 on Farmington Tax Assessor's Map 138. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The town of Farmington shall use said parcel of land for municipal purposes and for use by a nonprofit entity. If the town of Farmington:
(1) Does not use said parcel for said purposes;
(2) Does not retain ownership of all of said parcel; or
(3) Leases all or any portion of said parcel, other than a lease to a nonprofit entity for said purposes,
the parcel shall revert to the state of Connecticut.
(c) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the conveyance of said parcel of land not later than thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The land shall remain under the care and control of said department until a conveyance is made in accordance with the provisions of this section. The State Treasurer shall execute and deliver any deed or instrument necessary for a conveyance under this section, which deed or instrument shall include provisions to carry out the purposes of subsection (b) of this section. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance.
Sec. 5. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Administrative Services, on behalf of the Commissioner of Developmental Services, shall convey to the town of Windsor a parcel of land located in the town of Windsor, at a cost equal to the fair market value of the property, as determined by the average of the appraisals of two independent appraisers selected by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, plus the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately .73 acre and is identified as Lot No. 5 in Block 76 on Town of Windsor Assessor's Map No. 54. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the conveyance of said parcel of land not later than thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Administrative Services. The land shall remain under the care and control of said department until a conveyance is made in accordance with the provisions of this section. The State Treasurer shall execute and deliver any deed or instrument necessary for a conveyance under this section. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance.
Sec. 6. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall convey to the town of Bloomfield a parcel of land located in the town of Bloomfield, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance and in exchange for the relinquishment of the lease described in subsection (b) of this section by the town of Bloomfield. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 36.05 acres and is identified as "Parcel of land proposed to be conveyed to town of Bloomfield" on two maps, numbers 1722 and 1723, both entitled "Map of Land to be acquired by the State of Connecticut for Bloomfield Reservoir Number 3 North Branch of the Park River Watershed Program Bloomfield, Conn" and dated December 11, 1969, as such maps were modified by the Bloomfield Engineering Department, with such modification dated March 1, 2012. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The town of Bloomfield shall relinquish its rights to the leasing of a parcel of land pursuant to the leasing agreement entered into between the state and the town of Bloomfield dated July 23, 1969, and recorded at Volume 126, pages 357 to 364, inclusive, of the Bloomfield Land Records.
(c) The town of Bloomfield shall use the parcel of land described in subsection (a) of this section for golf course purposes. If the town of Bloomfield:
(1) Does not use said parcel for said purposes;
(2) Does not retain ownership of all of said parcel; or
(3) Leases all or any portion of said parcel,
the parcel shall revert to the state of Connecticut.
(d) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the conveyance of said parcel of land not later than thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The land shall remain under the care and control of said department until a conveyance is made in accordance with the provisions of this section. The State Treasurer shall execute and deliver any deed or instrument necessary for a conveyance under this section, which deed or instrument shall include provisions to carry out the purposes of subsection (c) of this section. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance.
Sec. 7. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation shall convey to the town of Wilton a parcel of land located in the town of Wilton, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 2.8 acres and is identified as Lot No. 13 on Town of Wilton's Assessor's Map No. 47. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The town of Wilton shall use said parcel of land for storage purposes. If the town of Wilton:
(1) Does not use said parcel for said purposes;
(2) Does not retain ownership of all of said parcel; or
(3) Leases all or any portion of said parcel,
the parcel shall revert to the state of Connecticut.
(c) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the conveyance of said parcel of land not later than thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Transportation. The land shall remain under the care and control of said department until a conveyance is made in accordance with the provisions of this section. The State Treasurer shall execute and deliver any deed or instrument necessary for a conveyance under this section, which deed or instrument shall include provisions to carry out the purposes of subsection (b) of this section. The Commissioner of Transportation shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance.
Sec. 8. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall convey to the city of New Haven a parcel of land located in the city of New Haven, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately .52 acre and is identified as the parcel situated on the east side of Ashmun Street in the city of New Haven, containing 22,587 square feet, and further described as follows: Commencing at a point in the easterly line of Ashmun Street, said point being the southwesterly corner of the within described parcel, the same being located 273.44 feet southerly from the intersection of the southerly line of Henry Street with the easterly line of Ashmun Street when measured along the easterly line of Ashmun Street, then running along the following six courses: north 78 degrees 54' 44" east 49.69 feet; south 11 degrees 20' 36" east 47.64 feet; north 78 degrees 26' 44" east 56.85 feet; south 11 degrees 13' 16" east 96.77 feet; north 78 degrees 46' 44" east 15.60 feet; south 11 degrees 13' 16" east 86.44 feet to a point in the northerly line of land now or formerly of the city of New Haven; then running south 83 degrees 20' 44" west along the northerly line of land now or formerly of the city of New Haven 122.18 feet to the point of commencement. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) Notwithstanding a certain restriction in a deed recorded in volume 5528 page 127 of the New Haven Land Records requiring said parcel to be used for low and moderate income housing only, said parcel may be used for other than low and moderate income housing purposes and said restriction is released and relinquished and shall have no further force and effect.
(c) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the conveyance of said parcel of land not later than thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Economic and Community Development. The land shall remain under the care and control of said department until a conveyance is made in accordance with the provisions of this section. The State Treasurer shall execute and deliver any deed or instrument necessary for a conveyance under this section. The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance.
Sec. 9. (Effective from passage) (a) Whereas the parcel of land described in subsection (a) of section 2 of special act 95-25, having an area of approximately ten acres, that was required to be conveyed under section 17 of public act 05-279, has reverted to the state of Connecticut, the Commissioner of Administrative Services, on behalf of the Commissioner of Children and Families, notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, shall convey said parcel of land to the Shiloh Baptist Church, at a cost of one dollar. The conveyance shall be subject to Superior Court approval of the removal of any restriction that may exist on the state of Connecticut's conveyance of said parcel under this section.
(b) Not later than five years after the effective date of this section, the Shiloh Baptist Church shall convey said parcel of land to a nonprofit corporation, which shall use the parcel for low-income or moderate-income housing and educational, recreational or community facilities open to the public. Such housing and facilities shall comply with all nondiscrimination requirements concerning the occupancy of housing or the use of facilities, which are developed in whole or in part with federal assistance, and said parcel of land and such housing and facilities shall not be used for the teaching or practicing of religion. If the Shiloh Baptist Church does not convey said parcel of land to such a corporation by the end of such period, the parcel of land shall revert to the state of Connecticut.
(c) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the conveyance of said parcel of land not later than thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Administrative Services. The land shall remain under the care and control of said department until a conveyance is made in accordance with the provisions of this section. The State Treasurer shall execute and deliver any deed or instrument necessary for a conveyance under this section, which deed or instrument shall include provisions to carry out the purposes of subsection (b) of this section. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance.
Sec. 10. Section 1 of special act 08-8 is amended to read as follows (Effective from passage):
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation shall convey to the Historical Society of the town of Greenwich a parcel of land located in the town of Greenwich, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately .44 acre and is identified as Parcel No. 6 on a map entitled "Town of Greenwich, Sketch Showing Land Leased to Town of Greenwich by State of Connecticut, I-95 and River Road, James F. Byrnes, Jr. P. E., October 1992, last revised 10/6/99." The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The Historical Society of the town of Greenwich shall use said parcel of land for [parking] municipal purposes. If the Historical Society of the town of Greenwich:
(1) Does not use said parcel for said purposes;
(2) Does not retain ownership of all of said parcel; or
(3) Leases all or any portion of said parcel,
the parcel shall revert to the state of Connecticut.
(c) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the conveyance of said parcel of land not later than thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Transportation. The land shall remain under the care and control of said department until a conveyance is made in accordance with the provisions of this section. The State Treasurer shall execute and deliver any deed or instrument necessary for a conveyance under this section, which deed or instrument shall include provisions to carry out the purposes of subsection (b) of this section. The Commissioner of Transportation shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance.
Sec. 11. Section 9 of special act 08-8 is amended to read as follows (Effective from passage):
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation shall convey to the Regional Refuse Disposal District One parcels of land located in the towns of Barkhamsted and New Hartford, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcels of land have an area of approximately 3.2 acres and are identified as See Assessor in Block 18 of town of Barkhamsted Tax Assessor's Map 49 and Lot 41 in Block 41 of town of New Hartford Tax Assessor's Map 32. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
[(b) The Regional Refuse Disposal District One shall use said parcels of land for economic development purposes. If the Regional Refuse Disposal District One:
(1) Does not use said parcels for said purposes;
(2) Does not retain ownership of all of said parcels; or
(3) Leases all or any portion of said parcels,
the parcels shall revert to the state of Connecticut.]
[(c)] (b) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the conveyance of said parcels of land not later than thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Transportation. The land shall remain under the care and control of said department until a conveyance is made in accordance with the provisions of this section. The State Treasurer shall execute and deliver any deed or instrument necessary for a conveyance under this section. [, which deed or instrument shall include provisions to carry out the purposes of subsection (b) of this section.] The Commissioner of Transportation shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance.
Sec. 12. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation shall convey to Carolyn J. Sheehan and Edward F. Sheehan two parcels of land located in the town of Andover, at a cost equal to the fair market value of said parcels of land, as determined by the Department of Transportation, plus the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcels of land have an area of approximately 5.1 acres and 6.2 acres, respectively, and are identified as certain parcels of land on the easterly side of Wheeling Road that constitute Department of Transportation File #32-114-56 and File #32-114-37. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the conveyance of said parcels of land not later than thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Transportation. The land shall remain under the care and control of said department until a conveyance is made in accordance with the provisions of this section. The State Treasurer shall execute and deliver any deed or instrument necessary for said conveyance. The Commissioner of Transportation shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of said conveyance.
Sec. 13. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation shall convey to Lawrence E. Green and Fay E. Green a parcel of land located in the town of Andover, at a cost equal to the fair market value of said parcel of land, as determined by the Department of Transportation, plus the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 15 acres and is identified as a certain parcel of land on the easterly side of South Road that constitutes Department of Transportation File #12-81-41. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the conveyance of said parcel of land not later than thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Transportation. The land shall remain under the care and control of said department until a conveyance is made in accordance with the provisions of this section. The State Treasurer shall execute and deliver any deed or instrument necessary for said conveyance. The Commissioner of Transportation shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of said conveyance.
Sec. 14. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation shall convey to Peter Yeomans a parcel of land located in the town of Andover, at a cost equal to the fair market value of said parcel of land, as determined by the Department of Transportation, plus the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 9. 9 acres and is identified as a certain parcel of land on the southerly side of Bear Swamp Road that constitutes Department of Transportation File #32-114-53. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the conveyance of said parcel of land not later than thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Transportation. The land shall remain under the care and control of said department until a conveyance is made in accordance with the provisions of this section. The State Treasurer shall execute and deliver any deed or instrument necessary for said conveyance. The Commissioner of Transportation shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of said conveyance.
Sec. 15. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation shall convey to Lawrence C. Nizza and Ann Nizza a parcel of land located in the town of Andover, at a cost equal to the fair market value of said parcel of land, as determined by the Department of Transportation, plus the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 29.307 acres and is identified as "Lawrence C. Nizza, Et Al Taking Area= 29.307+/- Acres" on a map entitled "Town of Andover Map Showing Land Acquired From Laurence C. Nizza Et Al By the State of Connecticut, Relocation of Route U. S. 6 (Limited Access Highway)", Scale 1"=100', February 1984, Robert W. Gubala, Transportation Chief Engineer-Bureau of Highways. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the conveyance of said parcel of land not later than thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Transportation. The land shall remain under the care and control of said department until a conveyance is made in accordance with the provisions of this section. The State Treasurer shall execute and deliver any deed or instrument necessary for said conveyance. The Commissioner of Transportation shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of said conveyance.
Sec. 16. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation shall convey to the town of Tolland a parcel of land located in the town of Tolland, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 3.2 acres, is identified as a portion of Lot 142-61-5 on a map entitled "Connecticut Department of Transportation Right of Way Map Town of Tolland Interstate 84 From the Vernon Town Line Easterly to Cathole Road, Map No. 142-07, sheet No. 9 of 11, dated February 4, 1994", and surrounds the parcel conveyed by the state pursuant to section 6 of special act 11-16. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The town of Tolland shall use said parcel of land for economic development purposes. If the town of Tolland:
(1) Does not use said parcel for said purposes;
(2) Does not retain ownership of all of said parcel; or
(3) Leases all or any portion of said parcel,
the parcel shall revert to the state of Connecticut.
(c) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the conveyance of said parcel of land not later than thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Transportation. The land shall remain under the care and control of said department until a conveyance is made in accordance with the provisions of this section. The State Treasurer shall execute and deliver any deed or instrument necessary for a conveyance under this section, which deed or instrument shall include provisions to carry out the purposes of subsection (b) of this section. The Commissioner of Transportation shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance.
Sec. 17. Section 8 of special act 06-10, sections 6 and 7 of public act 10-1 of the June special session and section 7 of special act 11-16 are repealed. (Effective from passage)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
Sec. 2 from passage New section
Sec. 3 from passage New section
Sec. 4 from passage New section
Sec. 5 from passage New section
Sec. 6 from passage New section
Sec. 7 from passage New section
Sec. 8 from passage New section
Sec. 9 from passage New section
Sec. 10 from passage SA 08-8, Sec. 1
Sec. 11 from passage SA 08-8, Sec. 9
Sec. 12 from passage New section
Sec. 13 from passage New section
Sec. 14 from passage New section
Sec. 15 from passage New section
Sec. 16 from passage New section
Sec. 17 from passage Repealer section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
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Sec. 3
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Sec. 4
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Sec. 5
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Sec. 6
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Sec. 7
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Sec. 8
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Sec. 9
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Sec. 10
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SA 08-8, Sec. 1
Sec. 11
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SA 08-8, Sec. 9
Sec. 12
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Sec. 13
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Sec. 14
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Sec. 15
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Sec. 16
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Sec. 17
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Statement of Purpose:
To convey certain parcels of land owned by the state.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]