Bill Text: CT HB05550 | 2014 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Conveyance Of Certain Parcels Of State Land And The Rate Of Assessment Of Certain Residential Property In Hartford.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 11-6-1)
Status: (Passed) 2014-06-13 - Signed by the Governor [HB05550 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2014-HB05550-Comm_Sub.html
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February Session, 2014 |
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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 24 of special act 07-11, as amended by section 7 of special act 13-23, is amended to read as follows (Effective from passage):
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Correction shall convey to the town of East Lyme a parcel of land located in the town of East Lyme, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately twenty acres and is identified as a portion of the property on Lot 2, on town of East Lyme Tax Assessor's Map 10 on Roxbury Road. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The town of East Lyme shall use said parcel of land for agricultural, open space and recreational purposes. If the town of East Lyme:
(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, other than a lease for agricultural purposes;
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 Correction. 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 Correction 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 Correction shall convey to the Cheshire Community Food Pantry a parcel of land located in the town of Cheshire, at no cost. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 2 acres and is identified as a portion of an approximately 244.6 acre parcel containing the Cheshire Reformatory. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The Cheshire Community Food Pantry shall use said parcel of land for charitable purposes. If the Cheshire Community Food Pantry:
(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 Correction. 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 Correction 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 Administrative Services, on behalf 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, for the sum of one dollar. 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 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 Administrative Services. The land shall remain under the care and control of the Department of Economic and Community Development 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 Administrative Services 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 Transportation shall convey to the city of New Haven two parcels of land located in the city of New Haven, for the sum of one dollar. Said parcels of land have an area of approximately .99 acre and are identified on a plan entitled "Portion of North Frontage Road & Route 34 To Be Acquired from The State of Connecticut New Haven, Connecticut", by URS, dated February 3, 2014. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board. Said parcels of land are further identified as follows:
PARCEL 1- Southerly Portion of North Frontage Road
Beginning at a point marking the intersection of the centerline of North Frontage Road and the easterly street line of South Orange Street;
Thence running South 62° 49' 18" East, 87.45 feet, South 52° 58' 04" East, 134.45 feet, South 50° 00' 00" East, 37.38 feet, easterly on a curve to the left having a radius of 247.00 feet and an arc length of 196.03 feet, North 84° 31' 43" East, 151.22 feet and South 57° 18' 09" East, 15.28 feet along the centerline of North Frontage Road;
Thence running South 05° 29' 00" East, 41 feet, more or less, along the westerly street line of State Street;
Thence running westerly 6 feet, more or less, northwesterly, 40 feet, more or less, westerly, 126 feet, more or less, westerly on a curve to the right having a radius of 272.20 feet and an arc length of 216 feet, more or less, westerly, 37 feet, more or less, westerly, on a curve to the right having a radius of 3,870.00 feet and an arc length of 135 feet, more or less and southwesterly 85 feet, more or less, along the southerly street line of North Frontage Road, also being the northerly highway line of Route 34;
Thence running North 29° 16' 18" East, 52 feet, more or less, along the easterly street line of South Orange Street to the point and place of beginning.
PARCEL 2- Portion of Route 34
Beginning at a point marking the intersection of the southerly street line of North Frontage Road also being the northerly highway line of Route 34 and the westerly street line of State Street;
Thence running South 05° 29' 00" East, 10 feet, more or less, along an extension of the westerly street line of State Street to the northerly face of the existing bridge abutment and retaining wall running along the Route 34 roadway;
Thence running westerly, 340 feet, more or less, along said northerly face of the existing bridge abutment and retaining wall running along the Route 34 roadway, through the Right of Way for Route 34;
Thence running southerly, 15 feet, more or less, to the proposed northerly curb line of the Route 34 roadway, through the Right of Way for Route 34;
Thence running westerly, northwesterly and northerly 370 feet, more or less, along the proposed northerly curb line of the Route 34 roadway, through the Right of Way for Route 34;
Thence running northeasterly 10 feet, more or less, along the northerly highway line of Route 34 to the easterly street line of South Orange Street;
Thence continuing northeasterly 85 feet, more or less, easterly, on a curve to the left having a radius of 3,870.00 feet and an arc length of 135 feet, more or less, easterly, 37 feet, more or less, easterly on a curve to the left having a radius of 272.20 feet and an arc length of 216 feet, more or less, easterly, 126 feet, more or less, southeasterly, 40 feet, more or less, and easterly 6 feet, more or less, along the southerly street line of North Frontage Road, also being the northerly highway line of Route 34 to the point and place of beginning.
(b) The city of New Haven shall use said parcels of land for economic development purposes. If the city of New Haven:
(1) Does not use said parcels for said purposes;
(2) Does not retain ownership of all of said parcels; or
(3) Leases all or any portion of said parcels;
the parcels 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 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. 5. Section 21 of special act 06-10 is amended to read as follows (Effective from passage):
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall enter into an agreement with Heidi L. Zibello [and Richard A. Zibello] for the exchange of two parcels of land located in the Town of Morris, simultaneously and each in consideration of the other. The parcel of land to be conveyed by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection in said exchange is identified as part of Camp Columbia State Forest:
All that certain piece or parcel of land situated in the Town of Morris, County of Litchfield, State of Connecticut being shown as Parcel B on a certain map entitled "Property/Boundary Survey Map Showing Boundary Line Revisions Prepared For Heidi L. Zibello [Richard A. Zibello] and State of Connecticut Route 109 Morris, Connecticut" scale 1" = 20' [dated] August 2004, Revised October 2006, Revised September 2007, Revised May 2013 and prepared by Samuel P. Bertaccini, Jr. RLS # 10383 Litchfield Connecticut. [Parcel B contains 0.027 acre more or less and is more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the south side of Connecticut Route 109 marking the northwest corner of land of Heidi L. and Richard A. Zibello and the northeast corner of the within described parcel, which point is located S 81º-29'-07" E 79.44' from a CHD monument, thence along land of said Zibello S 24º-24'-12" E 18.27' to a point, thence S 12º-51'-08" W 96.08' to a point at the end of a stonewall in the north line of land of State of Connecticut which point marks the southwest corner of land of said Zibello and the southeast corner of the within described parcel, thence along land of said State of Connecticut the following courses and distances, N 81º-05'-04" W 10.02' to a point to be marked by an iron pin which point marks the southwest corner of the within described parcel, thence N 12º-51'-08" E 91.92' to a point to be marked by an iron pin, thence N 24º-24'-12" W 23.12' to a point on the south side of said Connecticut Route 109 to be marked by an iron pin, which point marks the northwest corner of the within described parcel, thence along said Connecticut Route 109 S 81º-29'-07" E 12.98' to the point and place of beginning. Said Parcel B being bounded as follows:
Northerly: by public highway known as Connecticut Route 109
Easterly: by land of Heidi L. and Richard A. Zibello
Southerly: by land of State of Connecticut
Westerly: by land of State of Connecticut]
The parcel of land to be conveyed by Heidi L. Zibello [and Richard A. Zibello] in said exchange is identified as:
All that certain piece or parcel of land situated in the Town of Morris, County of Litchfield, State of Connecticut being shown as Parcel A on a certain map entitled Property/Boundary Survey Map Showing Boundary Line Revisions Prepared For Heidi L. Zibello [Richard A. Zibello] and State of Connecticut Route 109 Morris, Connecticut scale 1" = 20' [dated] August 2004, Revised October 2006, Revised September 2007, Revised May 2013 and prepared by Samuel P. Bertaccini, Jr. RLS # 10383 Litchfield Connecticut. [Parcel A contains 0.027 acre more or less and is more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the south side of Connecticut Route 109 marking the northwest corner of land of the State of Connecticut and the northeast corner of the within described parcel, which point is located N 81º-29'-07" W 28.39' from a CHD monument, thence along land of said State of Connecticut the following courses and distances, S 73º-42'-54" W 15.62' to a point, thence S 13º-18'-25" W 105.54' to an iron pipe at the end of a stonewall which point marks the southeast corner of the within described parcel, thence along said stonewall N 81º-05'-04" W 10.03' to a point to be marked by an iron pin which point marks the southeast corner of land of said Zibello and the southwest corner of the within described parcel thence along land of said Zibello N 13º-18'-25" E 112.04' to a point to be marked by an iron pin on the south side of Connecticut Route 109 which point marks the northeast corner of land of said Zibello and the northwest corner of the within described parcel, thence along said Connecticut Route 109 S 81º-29'-07" E 23.67' to the point and place of beginning. Said Parcel A being bounded as follows:
Northerly: by public highway known as Connecticut Route 109
Easterly: by land of State of Connecticut
Southerly: by land of State of Connecticut
Westerly: by land of Heidi L. and Richard A. Zibello]
Said exchange 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 not later than thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The state 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 the conveyance of state land under this section. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 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 Agriculture shall convey to the Catherine Violet Hubbard Foundation, Inc., a parcel of land located in the town of Newtown, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 34.44 acres and is bounded on the west by the Housatonic Railroad right-of-way property line; on the north by the approximately 37.54 acre parcel sold to the town of Newtown for economic development; and on the east and south by the approximately 21.66 acre parcel conveyed to the town of Newtown along Deep Brook. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The Catherine Violet Hubbard Foundation, Inc. shall use said parcel of land for an animal sanctuary, wildlife preserve or other nature preservation purpose. If the Catherine Violet Hubbard Foundation, Inc.:
(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 shall reserve unto itself, its successors and assigns and agricultural lessees of the state, a fifty-foot wide easement extending approximately 1539.57 feet along the entire general northerly line of said parcel. The easement shall be for access and ingress and egress to other state lands and for agricultural purposes.
(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 Agriculture. 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 Agriculture 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 Energy and Environmental Protection shall convey to the town of Barkhamsted a parcel of land located in the town of Barkhamsted and any improvement upon said parcel, for the sum of one dollar. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 2.6 acres and is located in the American Legion and Peoples State Forests and a portion of said parcel is identified as lot 3, unit X in Block 13 of town of Barkhamsted Tax Assessor's Map 21, located at 109 West River Road. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The town of Barkhamsted shall use said parcel of land and improvement for a senior and community center and related purposes. If the town of Barkhamsted:
(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 Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the conveyance of said parcel of land and improvement 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. 8. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall convey to the town of East Haddam three parcels of land located in the town of East Haddam, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. The first parcel of land is identified as lot 59 on the town of East Haddam Tax Assessor's Map 39, conveyed to the state of Connecticut by George Comer in a deed recorded in the town of East Haddam land records at volume 51, page 413, and has an area of approximately .35 acre. The second parcel is identified as lot 60 on the town of East Haddam Tax Assessor's Map 39, and has an area of approximately .89 acre. The third parcel is identified as lot 58 on the town of East Haddam Tax Assessor's Map 39 and has an area of approximately 1.2 acres. The second and third parcels were conveyed to the state of Connecticut by George Comer in a deed recorded in the town of East Haddam land records at volume 51, page 509. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The second and third parcels described in subsection (a) of this section shall remain subject to a certain restriction contained in the deed from George Comer to the state of Connecticut, dated July 10, 1935, and recorded on October 17, 1935, in the town of East Haddam Land Records in volume 51, page 509, that the two parcels conveyed in said deed constituting the second and third parcels described in subsection (a) of this section are to be used for recreational and demonstration purposes.
(c) The town of Haddam shall use the three parcels for open space and passive recreational purposes. If the town of East Haddam:
(1) Does not use said parcels for open space and passive recreational purposes;
(2) Does not retain ownership of all of said parcels; or
(3) Leases all or any portion of said parcels;
the parcels shall revert to the state of Connecticut. Nothing in this section shall terminate any reversionary interest in the second and third parcels described in subsection (a) of this section that may exist in the successors and heirs of Captain George Comer.
(d) The town of East Haddam shall maintain the Comer monument in its current location and may construct a driveway at the Comer monument to access other adjoining open space and municipal property owned by the town that are located south of said parcels.
(e) 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 subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this section. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 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 town of Darien a parcel of land located in the town of Darien, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 2.1 acres and is identified as lot 8A on the town of Darien Tax Assessor's Map 38, and is a portion of the parcel depicted on the town of Darien Tax Assessor's Map 3848. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The town of Darien shall use said parcel of land for affordable housing and associated parking purposes. If the town of Darien:
(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. 10. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation shall convey to the town of Colchester a parcel of land located in the town of Colchester at no cost. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 1.397 acres and is identified as the parcel depicted as "Release Area=1.397+ Acres" on a map entitled "COMPILATION PLAN TOWN OF COLCHESTER MAP SHOWING LAND RELEASED TO BY THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CT ROUTE 85 & SR 637 SCALE 1"=40' JAN. 2008 ARTHUR W. GRUHN, P.E. P.L.S.#18824 SHEET 1 of 1 PROJ. NO. 28-109 SERIAL NO. 9A" and certified as substantially correct by Robert J. Baron. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The town of Colchester shall use said parcel of land for municipal purposes. If the town of Colchester:
(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) Said parcel shall be subject to an easement to maintain an endwall in favor of the state of Connecticut and an easement to drain in favor of the state of Connecticut or its assigns.
(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. 11. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall grant to a nonprofit organization conservation easements over certain parcels of land that are the subject of the "Land Title Report, Southerly Watershed Properties, Connecticut Valley Hospital 1866-2007", as prepared by Attorney John E. Hudson prior to applying for a permit to abandon the reservoirs on said parcels under section 25-33k of the general statutes. Such easements shall be granted for the purpose of permanently preserving for conservation the reservoirs and their watersheds located on the parcels of land comprising the Connecticut Valley Hospital water supply system in the city of Middletown. No provision of such easements shall prevent the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services or its successor from using said parcels for any activity related to the water supply of the Connecticut Valley Hospital in the city of Middletown or from taking such steps as the department deems necessary to limit access in order to protect the integrity of the water supply.
Sec. 12. Section 16 of special act 03-19, section 29 of public act 05-279, as amended by section 2 of special act 06-10, section 142 of public act 12-2 of the June special session, as amended by section 15 of special act 13-23, and section 16 of special act 13-23 are repealed. (Effective from passage)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
from passage |
SA 07-11, Sec. 24 |
Sec. 2 |
from passage |
New section |
Sec. 3 |
from passage |
New section |
Sec. 4 |
from passage |
New section |
Sec. 5 |
from passage |
SA 06-10, Sec. 21 |
Sec. 6 |
from passage |
New section |
Sec. 7 |
from passage |
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 |
Repealer section |
GAE |
Joint Favorable Subst. |