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 Section 11 of public act 96-249 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, [to the contrary,] the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall convey to the town of Ledyard, subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board and at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance, a parcel of land located in the town of Ledyard, having an area of approximately 42.8 acres and identified on town of Ledyard Tax Assessor's Map Number 3 as lot 1087 Colonel Ledyard Highway (Route 117).

(b) The town of Ledyard shall use said parcel of land for [agricultural] municipal and economic development purposes. If the town of Ledyard (1) does not use said parcel for said purposes, or (2) does not retain ownership of all of said parcel, the parcel shall revert to the state of Connecticut.

(c) The state of Connecticut shall assign to the town of Ledyard the state's rights and obligations under any agreement for the use of said parcel of land for growing and harvesting agricultural products.

(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 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, and the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance.

Sec. 2. Section 29 of public act 05-279 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(a) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 16 of special act 03-19 requiring the town of Newtown to use the parcel of land described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of said section 16 for open space and recreational purposes, said town may use or lease a portion of said parcel for economic development purposes, subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section.

(2) Notwithstanding a certain restriction contained in the deed from the state of Connecticut to the town of Newtown, dated July 16, 2004, and recorded in Volume 822 at Page 632 of the Newtown Land Records, which requires the town of Newtown to use the parcel of land described in said deed for economic development purposes, said town may use a portion of said parcel for open space and recreational purposes, subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section.

(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be effective only if the town of Newtown uses at least 34.44 acres of the total combined area of the parcels of land described in subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this section for open space and recreational purposes and if the town of Newtown grants an easement in favor of the state, or any lessee of property owned by the state, upon the property known as Fairfield Hills, provided such easement shall be limited to that portion of such property that has historically been utilized by the state or any lessee of property owned by the state to facilitate agricultural use.

Sec. 3. Section 10 of public act 04-186 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Agriculture shall convey to the town of Newtown 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 23.25 acres and is identified as Lot [1] 2 in Block 5 on town of Newtown Tax Assessor's Map 37. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.

(b) The town of Newtown shall use said parcel of land for open space and recreational purposes. If the town of Newtown:

(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, except to the Pootatuck Fish and Game Club for recreational purposes,

the parcel shall revert to the state of Connecticut.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the town of Newtown shall grant to the state a fifty-foot wide right-of-way extending for approximately one thousand six hundred feet from Wasserman Way to the northern property line of the parcel described in subsection (a) of this section over the existing unimproved road way identified on the town of Newtown Tax Assessor's map numbered 37-5-2. Such right-of-way shall be used by the state for agricultural purposes.

[(c)] (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 [subsection (b)] subsections (b) and (c) of this section. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance.

Sec. 4. Section 8 of special act 02-9 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 town of East Hartford a parcel of land located on Lombardo and DePietro Drives in the town of East Hartford, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 11.4 acres and is identified as the parcel of land described in Department of Transportation File No. (42) 53-101-27D. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.

[(b) Said parcel of land shall be conveyed to the town of East Hartford subject to an easement in favor of Pewter Pot Associates, LLC, and Donald Lombardo over and across said parcel, for purposes of ingress and egress to that parcel of real property abutting said parcel to the east, which parcel of real property is known as 244 Lombardo Drive (formerly known as 1215 ½ Silver Lane); along with an easement for the purpose of constructing and maintaining utilities for the benefit of and servicing 244 Lombardo Drive. In the event that 244 Lombardo Drive is subdivided in the future, these easements shall be used only for the benefit of one parcel of land, which shall be the parcel containing the family house and business structures, currently located on 244 Lombardo Drive. These easements shall be binding on the town of East Hartford, its successors and assigns and shall inure to the current owner of 244 Lombardo Drive and said owner's heirs, successors and assigns and shall run with the land. The location of these easements shall be in the same approximate location as the current driveway. The easement for ingress and egress shall be twenty-five feet in width. The easement for utilities shall be ten feet in width. The combined width of the two easements shall be no more than thirty-five feet in total.]

[(c)] (b) The town of East Hartford shall use said parcel of land for open space purposes. If the town of East Hartford:

(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.

[(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 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)] subsection (b) of this section. The Commissioner of Transportation 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 Environmental Protection shall reconvey to Mary Lou Rood, and to her heirs and assigns forever, at no cost, land which was mistakenly conveyed by her, at no cost, to the state, and which constitutes a portion of the land described in a Warranty Deed dated October 15, 2002, recorded in Volume 702 at page 263 of the Land Records of the Town of Windham. The specific property to be reconveyed by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection is more particularly described as follows: Parcel 1 consisting of three certain tracts of land situated in the Town of Windham, Connecticut and bounded and described as follows:

FIRST TRACT: Lies on the westerly side of the highway that leads from North Windham to Windham Center, and is bounded Northerly by land formerly of David Lincoln; Easterly by lots conveyed by Hattie E. Whitney and Elsie M. Potter to H.L. and S.J. Nicols, to E. J. Becker, and to R. L. Dubreuil and by the said North Windham to Windham Center highway; Southerly by the Old Poor House Farm, so-called, by land formerly of Charles Buckinham, and by land formerly of John Tuckie; and Westerly by land of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company; and containing by estimation 100 acres, more or less.

SECOND TRACT: A small lot of land on the Westerly side of the said Railroad bounded Northerly by land formerly of James Hamilin; Easterly by the said Railroad land; and Southerly and Westerly by land now or formerly of Allen Risk.

THIRD TRACT: A small lot of land lying on the Westerly side of said Railroad land and bounded by land now or formerly of James M. Smith and by land now or formerly of James Hamlin, and by land of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.

Being the same premises deeded to grantor herein by Deed of Francis E. Rood, dated 9/1/93, recorded 11/5/93 in the Windham Land Records at Vol. 426, Page 1 of the Windham Land Records.

Beginning at the point marked "Point M" on a map entitled "MAP SHOWING A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY FORMERLY OF MARTIN FLING-PLOTTED FROM MY SURVEYS AND FROM MAPS OF THE N.Y., N.H., & H.R.R. CO. TOWN OF WINDHAM, CONNECTICUT SURVEY: NOV; 1958-AUG. 1964 SCALE 1 in = 100 ft. THOMAS B. DANIELSON, CONN. REG. LAND SURVEYOR #666, WINDHAM, CONN," which point marks the southerly corner of said parcel, thence line is shown on said map, to the southerly boundary line, of land now or formerly of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company for a distance of approximately 340 feet to the northerly comer of the premises herein described. Said northerly corner being formed by the intersection of said southerly boundary line of the Railroad property with the extension of a straight line drawn between point "Point P", as shown on said map and "Point M", as shown on said map, from "Point M" in a straight line and upon the same course in a northerly direction to the said southerly boundary line of land now or formerly of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company; thence the line runs southerly along other land of the Grantor herein to said "Point M", being the point and place of beginning.

The map referred to aforesaid is recorded on the Windham Land Records. Being the same premises deeded to the grantor herein by Deed of Francis E. Rood, dated 9/1/93, recorded 11/5/93 in the Windham Land Records at Vol. 426, Page 1.

Excepting therefrom certain parcels of land shown and designated as "PARCEL A 142.7 ACRES" and "PARCEL B 1.617 ACRES" on a map or plan entitled "PROPERTY BOUNDARY SURVEY PREPARED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, STATE OF CONNECTICUT SHOWING PROPERTY OF MARY LOU ROOD #53 CRYSTAL ROAD WINDHAM, CONNECTICUT DEP MAP NUMBER SCALE: 1"=160' DATE: APRIL 30, 2002 SHEET NO. 1 OF 1 JOB NO. 02-0105 DRAWN BY: MCH REVISED NOVEMBER 15, 2002", which map or plan was prepared by Healey & Associates, LLC and is on file in the Town Clerk's Office in said Town of Windham.

(b) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the reconveyance of said land not later than thirty days after it receives a proposed deed from the Department of Environmental Protection. The land shall remain under the care and control of said department until a reconveyance is made in accordance with the provisions of this section. The State Treasurer shall execute and deliver any deed or instrument necessary for a reconveyance under this section. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall have the responsibility for all other incidents of such reconveyance.

Sec. 6. Section 16 of public act 98-255, as amended by section 31 of special act 03-19, is repealed and the following substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, [to the contrary,] the Commissioner of Transportation shall convey to the town of Haddam, upon completion of environmental remediation by the Department of Transportation, subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board and at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance, a parcel of land located at 85 Bridge Street in the town of Haddam, having an area of approximately 2.4 acres and further identified as the property shown on a map entitled "Town of Haddam, Plan Showing Land to be Acquired from Clara T. Wiseburn by the State of Connecticut, East Haddam Tylerville Road, Scale 1"=40', Apr. 1952, G. Albert Hill, Highway Commissioner".

[(b) The town of Haddam shall use said parcel of land for tourism purposes. If the town of Haddam:

(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, except for the lease or other letting of space on or after June 8, 1998, of all or any portion of said parcel to a tenant who uses the parcel, in whole or in part, for tourism purposes,

the parcel shall revert to the state of Connecticut.]

[(c)] (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 [, which deed or instrument shall include provisions to carry out the purposes of subsection (b) of this section,] and 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 the town of Farmington a parcel of land located in the town of Farmington, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 1.21 acres and is identified as Lot 12 on town of Farmington, Department of Public Works & Development Services Planning Division, map dated February 15, 2006. 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 for transportation 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 ; 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. 8. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall convey to the town of Farmington a parcel of land located in the town of Farmington, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 10.98 acres and is identified as Lot 10A Scott Swamp Road on town of Farmington's Tax Assessor's Map 139. 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 for open space 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; 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. 9. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall convey to the town of Farmington a parcel of land located in the town of Farmington, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 8.540 acres and is identified as Lot 12, 124 Scott Swamp Road on town of Farmington's Tax Assessor's Map 138. 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 for open space 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; 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. 10. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall convey to the town of Farmington a parcel of land located in the town of Farmington, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 30.2 acres and is identified as Lot 1 Fienemann Road on town of Farmington Tax Assessor's Map 143. 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 for open space 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; 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. 11. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall convey to the town of Farmington a parcel of land located in the town of Farmington, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 290 acres and is identified as "First Parcel" in a quit claim deed from the city of Hartford, dated June 30, 1965 and recorded on town of Farmington land records in Volume 174, Page 494. 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 for open space 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; 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. 12. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall convey to the town of Farmington a parcel of land located in the town of Farmington, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 37.830 acres and is identified as Lot 4 Settlement Road on town of Farmington Tax Assessor's Map 159. 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 for open space 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; 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. 13. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation shall convey to the town of New Britain three parcels of land located in the town of New Britain, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcels of land have a total area of approximately 0.373 acres and are identified as "Release Area" on a map entitled "Compilation Plan Town of New Britain Map Showing Land released to by the State of Connecticut Department of Transportation Main Street December 2005" and also known as 634, 648 and 656 Main Street in New Britain. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.

(b) The town of New Britain shall use said parcels of land for economic development purposes. If the town of New Britain:

(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. 14. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation shall convey to the town of Windsor Locks a parcel of land located in the town of Windsor Locks, at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of approximately twenty thousand square feet and is identified as that parcel of land on Stanton Road in Windsor Locks identified for conveyance on a map entitled "Compilation of Construction Plan Project Number 164-178". The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.

(b) The town of Windsor Locks shall use said parcel of land for municipal purposes. If the town of Windsor Locks:

(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. 15. Section 6 of special act 99-17 is repealed. (Effective from passage)

Statement of Purpose:

To effectuate the conveyance of certain parcels of state land.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]