Substitute Senate Bill No. 1126
Special Act No. 19-4
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E CONVEYANCE OF A PA RCEL OF
STATE LAND IN THE TOWN OF HAMDEN.
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, and except as provided in subsection (b) of this
section, the Commissioner of Administrative Services, on behalf of the
Commissioner of Children and Families, shall convey to the town of
Hamden a parcel of land located in the town of Hamden, and any
improvements on said parcel, for the sum of one million seven
hundred eight thousand three hundred dollars, plus the administrative
costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of
approximately 50.29 acres and contains the facility formerly known as
High Meadows, located at 825 Hartford Turnpike in the town of
Hamden, and is described in a warranty deed dated January 15, 1951,
and recorded in Volume 297 at pages 417 and 418 of the town of
Hamden Land Records. The conveyance shall be subject to the
approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) If the Commissioner of Administrative Services does not convey
said parcel of land and improvements by June 30, 2021, the parcel and
improvements shall not be conveyed under this section, except the
town of Hamden may request, and the commissioner may agree, to Substitute Senate Bill No. 1126
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extend said deadline for no more than an additional twelve months. If
such extension is granted, the town of Hamden shall reimburse the
state for its actual costs that are attributable to such extension.
(c) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of
the conveyance of said parcel of land and improvements not later than
thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the
Department of Administrative Services. The land and improvements
shall remain under the care and control of the state 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.