Bill Text: CT HB05520 | 2010 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Conveyance Of Certain Parcels Of State Land.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-05-05 - Senate Calendar Number 591 [HB05520 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2010-HB05520-Comm_Sub.html
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February Session, 2010 |
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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. Section 15 of special act 07-11 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 Bridgeport Port Authority a parcel of land located in the city of Bridgeport, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 1.008 acres and is identified as a certain parcel of land situated in the city of Bridgeport, county of Fairfield, and state of Connecticut, being more particularly bounded and described as follows:
"Beginning at a point, said point being the southeast corner of the intersection of Seaview Avenue and the eastbound off-ramp of Interchange 29, Interstate 95;
Thence running southwesterly along land of the Bridgeport Port Authority, 620', more or less;
Thence running northerly along the easterly highway line of Stratford Avenue, along a curved line concave to the west, 370' more or less;
Thence running easterly along the southerly highway line of said eastbound off-ramp of Interchange 29, Interstate Route 95, 440' more or less."
The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) (1) The Bridgeport Port Authority shall use said parcel of land for economic development and waterfront related purposes and may lease all or any portion of said parcel for economic development and waterfront related purposes. If the Bridgeport Port Authority:
[(1)] (A) Does not use said parcel for said purposes;
[(2)] (B) Does not retain ownership of all of said parcel; or
[(3)] (C) Leases all or any portion of said parcel, except for a lease of all or any portion of said parcel for economic development and waterfront related purposes, in accordance with the provisions of this subsection,
the parcel shall revert to the state of Connecticut.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Department of Transportation shall grant the Bridgeport Port Authority a right of way from Stratford Avenue, Connecticut Route 130 directly to and from said parcel, at a place to be determined by the department.
(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 Mental Health and Addiction Services shall convey to the town of Newington a parcel of land located in the town of Newington, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately forty acres and is identified as Lot 12-010 bordering Russell Road on Newington Town Assessor Map NE 594. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The town of Newington shall use said parcel of land for open space purposes. If the town of Newington:
(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 Mental Health and Addiction 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 Mental Health and Addiction Services 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 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 .5 acres and is identified as a portion of lots 284, 285, 295 and 296 on Map 1039 entitled "Map of Greenwich Gardens, Sound Beach, Township of Greenwich Connecticut dated July 1925." The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The town of Greenwich shall use said parcel of land for open space and public safety purposes. If 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. 4. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall convey to the town of Portland a parcel of land located in the town of Portland, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 1.83 acres and is identified as part of P/O 70-29 on Town of Portland Tax Assessor's Map 78, a portion of which borders Great Hill Road, commencing at the northwest corner of lot 30 bordering Great Hill Road, proceeding in a northerly direction for three hundred feet, then in an easterly direction for two hundred feet, then in a southerly direction for four hundred feet, and then in a westerly direction for one hundred feet. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The town of Portland shall use said parcel of land for construction of a fire house. If the town of Portland:
(1) Does not use said parcel for construction of a fire house;
(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 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 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 Transportation shall convey to the town of Marlborough a parcel of land located in the town of Marlborough, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately .46 acres and is identified as Lot 7 in Block 29 of Marlborough Tax Assessor's Map 6E and as a certain parcel on the westerly side of Forest Homes Road that constitutes Department of Transportation File #53-98-86A. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The town of Marlborough shall use said parcel of land for open space or municipal purposes. If the town of Marlborough:
(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. 6. (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 a conveyance under this section. The Commissioner of Transportation 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 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 a conveyance under 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 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 a conveyance under this section. The Commissioner of Transportation shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance.
Sec. 9. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation 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. Such administrative costs shall not include legal fees. Said parcels of land are identified on a map entitled "Portions of State Highways Required for Development of 100 College Street (Phase 1 of Downtown Crossing), Project no. 2006654.S20 March 1, 2010". The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The city of New Haven shall use said parcel of land for traffic mitigation purposes. If the city of New 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.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
from passage |
SA 07-11, Sec. 15 |
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 |
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
A map reference was added to section 4 for accuracy, a reference to Wheeling Road was changed to South Road in section 7 for accuracy and a technical change made to section 6 for clarity.
GAE |
Joint Favorable Subst. |