Bill Text: CT HB06998 | 2015 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Conveyance Of Certain Parcels Of State Land.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-13 - File Number 593 [HB06998 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2015-HB06998-Comm_Sub.html
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January Session, 2015 |
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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 3 of special act 14-23 is amended to read as follows (Effective from passage):
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation, after obtaining the approval of the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, shall convey to the city of New Haven a parcel of land located in the city of New Haven and any improvement upon said parcel, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 6.95 acres and is identified as lot 1100 in Block 603 of city of New Haven Tax Assessor's Map 181, located at 470 James Street. 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 and any improvement upon said parcel for municipal purposes, including the relocation of public service departments, and for economic development purposes. If the city of New Haven:
(1) Does not use said parcel or improvement for said purposes;
(2) Does not retain ownership of all of said parcel or improvement; or
(3) Leases all or any portion of said parcel or improvement, [;]
the parcel and improvement shall revert to the state of Connecticut.
[(c) The state shall not be liable for any costs or claims related to the pollution or contamination on or emanating from the parcel or the remediation of such pollution or contamination, which pollution or contamination resulted from a discharge, spillage, uncontrolled loss, seepage or filtration on said parcel prior to the conveyance of said parcel.]
[(d)] (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 the Department of Transportation until the land is remediated to the criteria established for industrial and commercial properties in groundwater classification GB areas as set forth in regulations adopted pursuant to section 22a-133k of the general statutes, and 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 [subsections (b) and (c)] 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 Transportation shall convey to the city of New Haven a parcel of land located in the city of New Haven, at no cost. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 5 acres and is identified as the parcel of land located at 101 College Street, bounded by Church Street, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, College Street and South Frontage Road, and further identified as a portion of the parcel on the map entitled "Connecticut Department of Transportation, Bureau of Highways, Right of Way Map, Town of New Haven, Oak Street Connector, From Howe Street Easterly to the Connecticut Turnpike, dated February 20, 1975, Map Number 92-10, Sheet No. 2 of 3." 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 economic development 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.
Sec. 3. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall convey to the city of Milford three parcels of land located in the city of Milford, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. The first parcel of land has an area of approximately .28 acre and is identified as a triangular portion of land located on East Broadway and south of the Milford Animal Control facility. The second parcel of land is .94 acre and is identified as an L-shaped portion of land located north of the Milford Animal Control facility. The first and second parcels are further identified as portions of the eastern portion of a parcel of land depicted on a map entitled "Plan of Property of State of Connecticut Including Land to be Acquired from United Illuminating Co. & City of Milford, Silver Sands State Park, Milford, Connecticut dated August 6, 1979, Additions January 1980; February 29, 1980; May 1, 1980; and June 17, 1980, Sheet 1 of 2". The third parcel of land has an area of 3.51 acres of land and is identified as a parcel of land including the Nettleton and Service Road portions and is further identified as a portion of the western portion of a parcel of land depicted on said map. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The city of Milford shall use said parcels of land for municipal purposes, including to ensure public access to open space and to the Milford Animal Control Shelter, to mitigate parking demand, to promote public health and safety by ensuring emergency access and to create coastal retreat areas to enhance storm resiliency. If the city of Milford:
(1) Does not use any of said parcels for said purposes;
(2) Does not retain ownership of any of said parcels; or
(3) Leases all or any portion of any of said parcels,
the parcel at issue shall revert to the state of Connecticut.
(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 Energy and 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 Energy and Environmental Protection 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 Education shall convey to the city of Stamford a parcel of land and any improvements upon said parcel located in the city of Stamford, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 6.6 acres and is identified as a portion of the 18.6-acre parcel located in Lot 3 Block 242 of Stamford Tax Assessor's Map 114 and contains the Cubeta Stadium. Said parcel is further identified as the parcel depicted on a map entitled "J.M. Wright Technical School, Stamford, Conn., Revised Location of Baseball Diamond and Bleachers, Drawing No. 156-506, dated May 15, 1958, prepared by Francis L. Mayer, Architect". The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The city of Stamford shall use said parcel of land and any improvement upon said parcel for recreational purposes. If the city of Stamford:
(1) Does not use said parcel or improvement for said purposes;
(2) Does not retain ownership of all of said parcel or improvement; 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 Education. 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 Education 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 Farmington a portion of a parcel of land located in the town of Farmington, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance, after the commissioner determines that such portion is not necessary for highway purposes. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 2.54 acres and the portion to be conveyed shall be equivalent to the portion the commissioner determines is not necessary for highway purposes. Said parcel is identified as a portion of the parcel shown on a map entitled "Compilation Plan; Town of Farmington; Map Showing Land Acquired from Parsons Properties, LLC by the State of Connecticut Department of Transportation; Safety and Traffic Operational Improvements on Route 4 (Farmington Ave.), March 2009", map number 5773 of the Farmington Land Records and is designated by the Department of Transportation as File No. 51-260. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The town of Farmington shall use said parcel of land to be conveyed for economic development purposes. If the town of Farmington:
(1) Does not use said parcel for said purposes;
(2) Does not retain ownership of all of said parcel, except for a sale of said land for economic development purposes; or
(3) Leases all or any portion of said parcel, except for a lease for economic development purposes,
the parcel shall revert to the state of Connecticut. Any funds received from the town of Farmington from a sale or lease of said parcel for economic development purposes shall be transferred to the State Treasurer for deposit in the General Fund.
(c) Said parcel of land shall be conveyed (1) subject to the existing defined sightline easement, easement to slope and non-access highway lines in favor of the state of Connecticut and a sewer easement in favor of Jose R. Gaztambide, and (2) with the right to use a strip of land of Jose R. Gaztambide for a sewer pipe.
(d) 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 subsections (b) and (c) 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 Energy and Environmental Protection shall convey to the city of New Haven the Fort Nathan Hale Park Pier located on the New Haven Harbor in the city of New Haven, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The city of New Haven shall use said pier for recreational purposes. If the city of New Haven:
(1) Does not use said pier for said purposes;
(2) Does not retain ownership of all of said pier; or
(3) Leases all or any portion of said pier,
the pier shall revert to the state of Connecticut.
(c) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the conveyance of said pier not later than thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The pier 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 Energy and Environmental Protection 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 Military Department shall convey to the borough of Naugatuck a parcel of land located in the borough of Naugatuck and any improvements upon said parcel, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance, provided such costs are approved by the legislative body of the borough. If said legislative body does not approve such costs, no conveyance shall be made pursuant to this section. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 3.5 acres and is identified as the National Guard Armory located at 607 Rubber Avenue, and is further described in a Warranty Deed dated November 30, 1949, recorded in Volume 104 at pages 322 to 323 of the Land Records of the Borough of Naugatuck. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The borough of Naugatuck shall use said parcel of land and improvements for educational, parking or recreational purposes. If the borough of Naugatuck:
(1) Does not use said parcel or improvements for said purposes;
(2) Does not retain ownership of all of said parcel or improvements; or
(3) Leases all or any portion of said parcel or improvements,
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 and improvements not later than thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the Military Department. The land and improvements 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 Military Department shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance.
Sec. 8. (Effective from passage) The state of Connecticut shall release all rights to a right-of-way easement over a parcel, as first recorded in a warranty deed dated April 8, 1940, in Volume 73 at page 515 of the town of Stafford Land Records and rerecorded in a warranty deed dated October 21, 1954, in Volume 92 at page 489 of said Land Records. The State Treasurer shall execute and deliver any instrument necessary to effect such release.
Sec. 9. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall convey to the city of New Britain a parcel of land located in the city of New Britain, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately .32 acre and is identified as the parcel described in a deed dated March 12, 1996, and recorded in Volume 1217 at page 438 of the city of New Britain Land Records. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The city of New Britain shall use said parcel of land for open space purposes. If the city of New Britain:
(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 Economic and Community Development. 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 Economic and Community Development shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance.
Sec. 10. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation shall convey to the town of New Milford a parcel of land located in the town of New Milford, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately .29 acre and is identified as the release area depicted in a map entitled "Compilation Plan, Town of New Milford, Map Showing Land Released to- By the State of Connecticut Department of Transportation, Danbury Road (U.S. Routes 7 & 202) at Sullivan Road, Scale 1:500, Thomas A. Harley, P.E., December 2014, Town No. 95, Project No. 95-219, Serial No. 24A, Sheet 1 of 1". The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The town of New Milford shall use said parcel of land for open space purposes. If the town of New Milford:
(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. 11. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall convey to the town of Portland a parcel of land located in the town of Portland, at no cost. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 7.29 acres and is identified as Lot 35 in Block 00 on Portland Assessor's Map 011 and further identified in a deed dated April 7, 1987, and recorded in Volume 198 at page 102 of the town of Portland Land Records. 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 recreational and tourism purposes. If the town of Portland:
(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 Energy and 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 Energy and Environmental Protection shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance.
Sec. 12. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall convey to the town of East Hartford eight parcels of land located in the town of East Hartford, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. The first parcel of land has an area of approximately 1.76 acres and is identified as Lot 6A on East Hartford Assessor's Map 24 and is located at 410 Roberts Street. The second parcel of land has an area of approximately .66 acre and is identified as Lot 6B on East Hartford Assessor's Map 24 and is located at 420 Roberts Street. The third parcel of land has an area of approximately .34 acre and is identified as Lot 6C on East Hartford Assessor's Map 24 and is located at 430 Roberts Street. The fourth parcel of land has an area of approximately 1.36 acres and is identified as Lot 6D on East Hartford Assessor's Map 24 and is located at 432 Roberts Street. The fifth parcel of land has an area of approximately .58 acre and is identified as Lot 6E on East Hartford Assessor's Map 24 and is located at 464 Roberts Street. The sixth parcel of land has an area of approximately 1.21 acres of land is identified as Lot 6F on East Hartford Assessor's Map 24 and is located at 470 Roberts Street. The seventh parcel of land has an area of approximately .03 acre and is identified as Lot 6G on East Hartford Assessor's Map 24 and is located at 478 Roberts Street. The eighth parcel of land has an area of approximately 4.04 acres of land and is identified as Lot 6H on East Hartford Assessor's Map 24 and is located at 480 Roberts Street. The conveyance of said parcels shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The town of East Hartford shall use said parcels of land for development purposes. If the town of East Hartford:
(1) Does not use any of said parcels for said purposes;
(2) Does not retain ownership of any of said parcels; or
(3) Leases all or any portion of any of said parcels,
the parcel at issue shall revert to the state of Connecticut.
(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 Emergency Services and Public 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 Emergency Services and Public Protection shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance.
Sec. 13. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall convey to Strategic Commercial Realty, Inc., d/b/a Rawson Materials a license for access, including ingress and egress and the transportation of materials and products to cross two parcels of state land located in the towns of Brooklyn and Canterbury respectively, in exchange for three parcels of land. The first parcel of land to be conveyed by Strategic Commercial Realty, Inc., d/b/a Rawson Materials is approximately 5.5 acres and is located northerly and abutting the Quinebaug River and south of the proposed gravel driveway. The second parcel is approximately 6.5 acres and is located generally southerly of the Quinebaug River and abutting other land of the state on the northeast and southwest, and the conveyance of said parcel is contingent upon (1) the reservation of riparian rights by Rawson Materials to continue its diversion of the Quinebaug River in association with the washing of earthen materials, (2) two fifty-foot permanent easements granted by the state over said parcel for the purpose of accessing said river for the diversion of water, and (3) a written waiver of the setback requirements for the removal of earthen materials. The third parcel of land is approximately 30 acres and is located southeasterly of the proposed driveway and bounded on the east, south and west by state land and the conveyance of said parcel is contingent upon the state granting a deeded right in favor of Rawson Materials to remove all earthen materials located on the donated land and a written waiver of the setback requirements for the removal of earthen materials. The three parcels and license are more specifically described in an application for such license submitted to the department by Strategic Commercial Realty, Inc., d/b/a Rawson Materials in November and May of 2014. The exchange of said parcels of land and license shall be made simultaneously and each in consideration of the other. Said license shall include the right to construct a gravel driveway of approximately eighteen feet wide in two sections for a combined length of approximately 2500 feet, provided Strategic Commercial Realty, Inc., d/b/a Rawson Materials obtains the necessary permits for such driveway and subject to any conditions determined by said department. Said license shall be for a term set by the department and shall not be transferable or assignable without the express, written consent of said department. The exchange of said parcels of land and license shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the exchange of said parcels of land and license not later than thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Energy and Environmental of Protection. The State Treasurer shall execute and deliver any deed or instrument necessary for a conveyance of a license under this section. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance.
Sec. 14. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall grant a ten-year easement for access, including ingress and egress and the transportation of materials and products, to Basley Road Materials, LLC over approximately 3000 feet of access road over three parcels of state land located in the towns of Plainfield and Killingly, in exchange for the sum of twenty thousand dollars at the time of the granting of the easement and the agreement for Basley Road Materials, LLC to convey a parcel of land located in the town of Plainfield totaling approximately 48.3 acres after the excavation of materials is completed. Said parcel is identified as the subject parcel in a map entitled "Compilation Plan, Property of Pauline T. Sleboda, prepared for Land Management Request Application, Plainfield/Killingly, CT, Scale 1"=200', Project 1008-BD, dated Oct. 14, Revisions 11/4/14, Sheet No. 1 of 1" prepared by Anchor Engineering Services, Inc., and is further identified as Lot 18 in Block 125B on Plainfield Assessor's Map 12. Said easement is also depicted in said map as over parcels 1, 2 and 3 on said map, which parcels are specifically identified as Lots 37 and 56 in Block 225 on Plainfield Assessor's Map 12 and the parcel described in a deed dated June of 2002, and recorded in Volume 290 at pages 560 to 561 of the town of Killingly Land Records.
(b) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of said easement not later than thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The State Treasurer shall execute and deliver any deed or instrument necessary for an easement under this section. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such easement.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
from passage |
SA 14-23, Sec. 3 |
Sec. 2 |
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New section |
Sec. 3 |
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New section |
Sec. 4 |
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New section |
Sec. 5 |
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New section |
Sec. 6 |
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New section |
Sec. 7 |
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New section |
Sec. 8 |
from passage |
New section |
Sec. 9 |
from passage |
New section |
Sec. 10 |
from passage |
New section |
Sec. 11 |
from passage |
New section |
Sec. 12 |
from passage |
New section |
Sec. 13 |
from passage |
New section |
Sec. 14 |
from passage |
New section |
GAE |
Joint Favorable Subst. |