AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN PARCELS OF STATE LAND.

Agency Affected	Fund-Effect	FY 07 $	FY 08 $
Department of Transportation	TF - Potential Loss of Asset Value	More than $0.352 mil.	None
Treasurer; Prop. Review Bd.	GF - Cost	Minimal	None
Policy & Mgmt., Off.	GF - Savings	Minimal	Minimal

Municipalities	Effect	FY 07 $	FY 08 $
Various Municipalities	Gain of Asset Value	More than $0.352 mil.	None
Various Municipalities	Revenue Loss	Minimal	Minimal
Various Municipalities	Revenue Gain	Potential	Potential

Explanation

The impact to the Transportation Fund is a loss of asset value of more than $0.352 million. The General Fund cost for making the conveyances is minimal (less than $1, 000 each) . There is also a minimal General Fund saving to the state for payments-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) for state owned property. The conveyances represent a potential revenue loss to the state to the extent that the state could have sold or leased the properties at fair market value.

The land conveyances are subject to the review and approval of the State Properties Review Board, which is required to review each conveyance within 30 days. Deeds or any other instruments necessary for the conveyances must be executed and delivered by the State Treasurer. These activities are part of the respective agencies normal operations and can be accomplished with existing staff and resources.

Municipal

The municipal impact for the towns listed in the table below is: (1) a gain in asset value to certain municipalities; (2) a minimal revenue loss for PILOT payments to the degree that the parcels are eligible for PILOT; and (3) a potential revenue gain to various municipalities for those properties that are used for economic development purposes and become fully taxable.

Further Explanation

The tables below summarize each section of the bill. Table 1 summarizes property conveyances and shows the fiscal impact of each. The parcels must be used for the purposes specified in the bill (labeled “Use Restriction”) or the property will revert to the state. Table 2 summarizes adjustments in the conditions of prior land conveyances. Table 3 summarizes other provisions of the bill.


Table 1: Property Conveyances
Sec.	From	To/Location	Acres	Estimated Value	Use Restriction
7	DOT	New Britain	0.373	$106, 400	Economic development
8	DOT	Windsor Locks	20, 000 sq ft	$50, 000	Municipal purposes
9	DOT	Norwalk	.020	$13, 000	Economic development
12	DOT	Goodwin College, East Hartford	.65	$28, 580	Transportation and education
14	DPW	East Lyme	2.24	N/A¹	Public highway
16	DOT	Wallingford	0.2295	$5, 000	Municipal purposes
18	DOT	Middlefield	1.92	$150, 000	Open space
		Transportation Fund Total		$352, 980
¹The land is part of a roadway and towns do not determine an assessed value for such land.


Table 2: Changes to Prior Conveyances
Sec.	From	To/Location	Reference	Language Change
1	DMHAS	Ledyard	PA 96-249, Sec 11	Land may used for municipal/economic development rather than agriculture
2	State of CT	Newtown	PA 05-279, Sec 29	Easement through Fairfield Hills property granted by town to state
3	DoAG	Newtown	PA 04-186, Sec. 10	Right-of-way granted to state by Newtown
4	DOT	East Hartford	SA 02-9, Sec. 8	Remove easement provision
6	DOT	Haddam	PA 98-255, Sec. 16	Remove use restriction
22	DEP	Killingworth	SA 84-54, Sec. 24(a)	Waiver of repayment of a dam repair grant-in- aid
23	DOT	Meriden	SA 99-17, Sec 6	Repeal of conveyance of .56 acres to city for open space


Table 3: Other Provisions
Sec.	From	To/Location	Acres	Use Restriction	Provision
5	DEP	Mary Lou Rood, Windham	3 parcels	None	Land is being returned after being mistakenly conveyed to DEP.
10	DEP	CT Antique Machinery Assoc, Kent	14.94	Open space and recreation	25-year lease at $1 per year
11	DoED	Waterbury	Less than 1	Trumpet Brook storm water culvert	Easement related to a storm water conduit
13	DEP	Somers Sportsmen's Association	21.8	None	Exchange state-owned land for 21.9 acres owned by association
15	DPW	East Lyme	Sewer line	None	Easement granted so town can service line
17	DEP	F&F Concrete Corporation/ Southington	Driveway	Transporting vehicles from 8 to 5, Monday through Friday	Driveway easement
19	DOT	Route 11 Greenway Authority Commission/ Salem	8.5	Open space and recreation	Transfer property under provisions of CGS Sec. 13a-142e
20	DEP	John Morhardt and Lynda Morhardt/ Vernon	4, 960 sq ft	None	Exchange state-owned land for 5, 000 sq ft near wildlife management area
21	DEP	Heidi Zibello and Richard Zibello/Morris	.027	None	Exchange state-owned land for .027 acre near Camp Columbia State Forest