Connecticut 2023 Regular Session

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4		-	House Bill No. 6936
	7	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6936
	8	+	January Session, 2023
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6		-	Special Act No. 23-26
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	12	+	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT
	13	+	ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
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	16	+	Introduced by:
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9	21		AN ACT CONVEYING PARCELS OF STATE LAND TO THE NEW
10	22		HAVEN PORT AUTHORITY.
11	23		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
12	24		Assembly convened:
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14		-	Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) (1) Notwithstanding any
15		-	provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation
16		-	shall convey to the New Haven Port Authority five parcels of land
17		-	located in the city of New Haven, at a cost equal to the fair market value
18		-	of the properties, as determined by the average of the appraisals of two
19		-	independent appraisers selected by the commissioner, plus the
20		-	administrative costs of making such conveyance.
21		-	(2) (A) The first parcel of land has an area of approximately 1.49 acres
22		-	and is identified as "Release Area=6,032 ± m² (1.490 ± Acres)" on a map
23		-	entitled "Compilation Plan, Town of New Haven, Map Showing Land
24		-	Released to New Haven Port Authority by the State of Connecticut
25		-	Department of Transportation, Waterfront Street @ Waterfront
26		-	Connector, Scale 1:500, December 2016, Scott A. Hill, P.E., Chief
27		-	Engineer–Bureau of Engineering and Construction, Town No. 92,
28		-	Project No. 92-43, Serial No. 50F, Sheet 1 of 1", revised February 27, 2023.
29		-	Said parcel shall be conveyed subject to (i) a drainage right-of-way in
30		-	favor of the state, (ii) an easement for the purposes of inspection,
31		-	maintenance, rehabilitation and future construction of bridge structures House Bill No. 6936
	26	+	Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) (1) Notwithstanding any 1
	27	+	provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation 2
	28	+	shall convey to the New Haven Port Authority five parcels of land 3
	29	+	located in the city of New Haven, at a cost equal to the fair market 4
	30	+	value of the properties, as determined by the average of the appraisals 5
	31	+	of two independent appraisers selected by the commissioner, plus the 6
	32	+	administrative costs of making such conveyance. 7
	33	+	(2) (A) The first parcel of land has an area of approximately 1.49 8
	34	+	acres and is identified as "Release Area=6,032 ± m² (1.490 ± Acres)" on 9
	35	+	a map entitled "Compilation Plan, Town of New Haven, Map Showing 10
	36	+	Land Released to New Haven Port Authority by the State of 11
	37	+	Connecticut Department of Transportation, Waterfront Street @ 12
	38	+	Waterfront Connector, Scale 1:500, December 2016, Scott A. Hill, P.E., 13
	39	+	Chief Engineer–Bureau of Engineering and Construction", revised 14
	40	+	February 27, 2023. Said parcel shall be conveyed subject to (i) a 15 Bill No. 6936
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33		-	Special Act No. 23-26 2 of 3
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35		-	and supporting tiers in favor of the state, and (iii) a pipeline easement
36		-	in favor of Magellan Terminal Holdings, L.P., n/k/a Buckeye PT
37		-	Terminals LP.
38		-	(B) The second parcel of land has an area of approximately .293 acre
39		-	and is identified as "Release Area=1184.9 ± m² (12,754 ± Sq. Ft.)" on a
40		-	map entitled "Compilation Plan, Town of New Haven, Map Showing
41		-	Land Released to New Haven Port Authority by the State of Connecticut
42		-	Department of Transportation, Waterfront Connector @ Stiles Street,
43		-	Scale 1:500, August 2015, Scott A. Hill, P.E., Chief Engineer–Bureau of
44		-	Engineering and Construction, Town No. 92, Project No. 92-532, Serial
45		-	No. 34A, Sheet 1 of 1", revised June 8, 2016, and February 27, 2023.
46		-	(C) The third parcel of land has an area of approximately .898 acre
47		-	and is identified as "Release Area=3637.2 ± m² (39,152 ± Sq. Ft.)" on a
48		-	map entitled "Compilation Plan, Town of New Haven, Map Showing
49		-	Land Released to New Haven Port Authority by the State of Connecticut
50		-	Department of Transportation, Waterfront Connector (S.R. 921), Scale
51		-	1:500, August 2018, Scott A. Hill, P.E., Chief Engineer–Bureau of
52		-	Engineering and Construction, Town No. 92, Project No. 92-531, Serial
53		-	No. 11B, Sheet 1 of 1", revised February 27, 2023. Said parcel shall be
54		-	conveyed subject to a drainage right-of-way in favor of the state. Any
55		-	lease or license agreement in effect at the time of closing shall be
56		-	automatically assigned to the New Haven Port Authority at such time.
57		-	(D) The fourth parcel of land has an area of approximately .111 acre
58		-	and is identified as "Release Area=447.3 ± m² (4,815 ± Sq. Ft.)" on a map
59		-	entitled "Compilation Plan, Town of New Haven, Map Showing Land
60		-	Released to New Haven Port Authority by the State of Connecticut
61		-	Department of Transportation, Waterfront Connector (S.R. 921), Scale
62		-	1:500, February 2021, Scott A. Hill, P.E., Chief Engineer–Bureau of
63		-	Engineering and Construction, Town No. 92, Project No. 92-532, Serial
64		-	No. 12B, Sheet 1 of 1", revised February 27, 2023. Said parcel shall be
65		-	conveyed subject to an easement for existing utilities in favor of the House Bill No. 6936
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	47	+	drainage right-of-way in favor of the state, (ii) an easement for the 16
	48	+	purposes of inspection, maintenance, rehabilitation and future 17
	49	+	construction of bridge structures and supporting tiers in favor of the 18
	50	+	state, and (iii) a pipeline easement in favor of Magellan Terminal 19
	51	+	Holdings, L.P., n/k/a Buckeye PT Terminals LP. 20
	52	+	(B) The second parcel of land has an area of approximately .293 acre 21
	53	+	and is identified as "Release Area=1184.9 ± m² (12,754 ± Sq. Ft.)" on a 22
	54	+	map entitled "Compilation Plan, Town of New Haven, Map Showing 23
	55	+	Land Released to New Haven Port Authority by the State of 24
	56	+	Connecticut Department of Transportation, Waterfront Connector @ 25
	57	+	Stiles Street, Scale 1:500, August 2015, Scott A. Hill, P.E., Chief 26
	58	+	Engineer–Bureau of Engineering and Construction", revised June 8, 27
	59	+	2016, and February 27, 2023. 28
	60	+	(C) The third parcel of land has an area of approximately .898 acre 29
	61	+	and is identified as "Release Area=3637.2 ± m² (39,152 ± Sq. Ft.)" on a 30
	62	+	map entitled "Compilation Plan, Town of New Haven, Map Showing 31
	63	+	Land Released to New Haven Port Authority by the State of 32
	64	+	Connecticut Department of Transportation, Waterfront Connector (S.R. 33
	65	+	921), Scale 1:500, August 2018, Scott A. Hill, P.E., Chief Engineer–34
	66	+	Bureau of Engineering and Construction", revised February 27, 2023. 35
	67	+	Said parcel shall be conveyed subject to a drainage right-of-way in 36
	68	+	favor of the state. 37
	69	+	(D) The fourth parcel of land has an area of approximately .111 acre 38
	70	+	and is identified as "Release Area=447.3 ± m² (4,815 ± Sq. Ft.)" on a map 39
	71	+	entitled "Compilation Plan, Town of New Haven, Map Showing Land 40
	72	+	Released to New Haven Port Authority by the State of Connecticut 41
	73	+	Department of Transportation, Waterfront Connector (S.R. 921), Scale 42
	74	+	1:500, February 2021, Scott A. Hill, P.E., Chief Engineer–Bureau of 43
	75	+	Engineering and Construction", revised February 27, 2023. Said parcel 44
	76	+	shall be conveyed subject to an easement for existing utilities in favor 45
	77	+	of the state. 46
	78	+	(E) The fifth parcel of land has an area of approximately .192 acre 47 Bill No. 6936
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69		-	state.
70		-	(E) The fifth parcel of land has an area of approximately .192 acre and
71		-	is identified as "Parcel B Release Area=777.9 ± m² (8,373 ± Sq. Ft.)" on a
72		-	map entitled "Compilation Plan, Town of New Haven, Map Showing
73		-	Land Released to New Haven Port Authority by the State of Connecticut
74		-	Department of Transportation, Reconstruction of I-95 over West River
75		-	New Haven-West Haven, Scale 1:500, July 2021, Scott A. Hill, P.E., Chief
76		-	Engineer–Bureau of Engineering and Construction, Town No. 92,
77		-	Project No. 92-522, Serial No. 14A, Sheet 1 of 1", revised July 26, 2021,
78		-	and March 1, 2023. Said parcel shall be conveyed subject to (i) an
79		-	easement for existing utilities in favor of the state, and (ii) an easement
80		-	for sewer lateral in favor of the state.
81		-	(3) The conveyance of the parcels described in subdivision (2) of this
82		-	subsection shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review
83		-	Board.
84		-	(b) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the
85		-	conveyance of said parcels of land not later than thirty days after it
86		-	receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Transportation.
87		-	The land shall remain under the care and control of said department
88		-	until a conveyance is made in accordance with the provisions of this
89		-	section. The State Treasurer shall execute and deliver any deed or
90		-	instrument necessary for a conveyance under this section, which deed
91		-	or instrument shall include provisions concerning property rights
92		-	retained by the state under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this
93		-	section. The Commissioner of Transportation shall have the sole
94		-	responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance.
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	85	+	and is identified as "Parcel B Release Area=777.9 ± m² (8,373 ± Sq. Ft.)" 48
	86	+	on a map entitled "Compilation Plan, Town of New Haven, Map 49
	87	+	Showing Land Released to New Haven Port Authority by the State of 50
	88	+	Connecticut Department of Transportation, Reconstruction of I-95 over 51
	89	+	West River New Haven-West Haven, Scale 1:500, July 2021, Scott A. 52
	90	+	Hill, P.E., Chief Engineer–Bureau of Engineering and Construction", 53
	91	+	revised July 26, 2021, and March 1, 2023. Said parcel shall be conveyed 54
	92	+	subject to (i) an easement for existing utilities in favor of the state, and 55
	93	+	(ii) an easement for sewer lateral in favor of the state. 56
	94	+	(3) The conveyance of the parcels described in subdivision (2) of this 57
	95	+	subsection shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties 58
	96	+	Review Board. 59
	97	+	(b) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of 60
	98	+	the conveyance of said parcels of land not later than thirty days after it 61
	99	+	receives a proposed agreement from the Department of 62
	100	+	Transportation. The land shall remain under the care and control of 63
	101	+	said department until a conveyance is made in accordance with the 64
	102	+	provisions of this section. The State Treasurer shall execute and deliver 65
	103	+	any deed or instrument necessary for a conveyance under this section, 66
	104	+	which deed or instrument shall include provisions concerning 67
	105	+	property rights retained by the state under subdivision (2) of 68
	106	+	subsection (a) of this section. The Commissioner of Transportation 69
	107	+	shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such 70
	108	+	conveyance. 71
	109	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	110	+	sections:
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	112	+	Section 1 from passage New section
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	114	+	GAE Joint Favorable
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