Senate Bill No. 1202
July Special Session, Special Act No. 19-2
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E CONVEYANCE OF A ST ATE RIGHT-
OF-WAY ON MILL STREET IN THE TOWN OF BERLIN.
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, on or before July 1, 2019, the Commissioner of
Transportation shall solicit competitive bids to sell the Department of
Transportation's right-of-way over a parcel of land located in the town
of Berlin. Said parcel of land is .124 acre and is identified as the parcel
of land located at 161 Mill Street in the town of Berlin, and is further
identified as Lot 4 in Block 83BB of town of Berlin Tax Assessor's Map
10-3. The right-of-way extends approximately 50 feet from Mill Street
and ends approximately four feet from the building located at 161 Mill
Street. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the
Department of Transportation shall use an expedited process to sell
such right-of-way to the highest bidder and said sale 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 right-of-way not later than thirty days after it
receives a proposed agreement from the Department of
Transportation. The right-of-way shall remain under the care and
control of the Department of Transportation until a sale is made in Senate Bill No. 1202
July Sp. Sess., Special Act No. 19-2 2 of 2
accordance with the provisions of this section. The State Treasurer
shall execute and deliver any deed or instrument necessary for said
sale. The Commissioner of Transportation shall have the sole
responsibility for all other incidents of said sale.
Approved July 23, 2019