Senate Bill No. 1204
July Special Session, Special Act No. 19-4
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E CONVEYANCE OF CERT AIN
PARCELS OF STATE LAN D IN THE TOWN OF CHESHIRE.
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 Cheshire three parcels of land located in the
town of Cheshire at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making
such conveyance. The first parcel of land has an area of approximately
3.59 acres and is identified as Lot 31 on town of Cheshire Tax
Assessor's Map 4. The second parcel of land has an area of
approximately 0.88 acre and is identified as Lot 32 on town of Cheshire
Tax Assessor's Map 4. The third parcel of land has an area of
approximately 43.6 acres and is identified as Lot 33 on town of
Cheshire Tax Assessor's Map 4. The precise size and area of said
parcels to be conveyed shall be determined by the commissioner. The
conveyance of said parcels shall be subject to the approval of the State
Properties Review Board.
(b) The town of Cheshire shall sell said parcels of land for economic
development purposes. If the town does not sell said parcels for
economic development purposes within five years after the
conveyance, the parcels shall revert to the state of Connecticut. Any Senate Bill No. 1204
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sale of said parcels shall be made at a cost equal to the fair market
value of said parcels, as determined by the average of the appraisals of
two independent appraisers selected by the commissioner. Such
appraisals shall be completed not later than six months after such
conveyance and shall be updated as necessary. Any funds received by
the town of Cheshire from a sale in accordance with this subsection
shall be transferred to the State Treasurer for deposit in the Special
Transportation Fund.
(c) 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 shall have
the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance.
Approved July 23, 2019