Sec. 4b-3. (Formerly Sec. 4-26a). State Properties Review Board established.
Commissioner of Public Works' powers in state realty transactions. Review by
board of transactions and contracts. Acquisition of development rights subject to
approval of board. Appeals. (a) There is established a State Properties Review Board
which shall consist of six members appointed as follows: The speaker of the House and
president pro tempore of the Senate shall jointly appoint three members, one of whom
shall be experienced in matters relating to architecture, one experienced in building
construction matters and one in matters relating to engineering; and the minority leader
of the House and the minority leader of the Senate shall jointly appoint three members,
one of whom shall be experienced in matters relating to the purchase, sale and lease
of real estate and buildings, one experienced in business matters generally and one
experienced in the management and operation of state institutions. No more than three
of said six members shall be of the same political party. One of the members first appointed by the speaker and the president pro tempore shall serve a two-year term, one
shall serve a three-year term and one shall serve a four-year term. One of the members
first appointed by the minority leaders of the House and Senate shall serve a two-year
term, one shall serve a three-year term and one shall serve a four-year term. All appointments of members to replace those whose terms expire shall be for a term of four years
and until their successors have been appointed and qualified. If any vacancy occurs on
the board, the appointing authorities having the power to make the initial appointment
under the provisions of this section shall appoint a person for the unexpired term in
accordance with the provisions hereof.
(b) The chairman of the board shall be compensated two hundred dollars per diem
up to a maximum of thirty thousand dollars annually. Other members of the board shall
be compensated two hundred dollars per diem up to a maximum of twenty-five thousand
dollars annually. The members of the board shall choose their own chairman. No person
shall serve on this board who holds another state or municipal governmental position
and no person on the board shall be directly involved in any enterprise which does
business with the state or directly or indirectly involved in any enterprise concerned
with real estate acquisition or development.
(c) The board may adopt such rules as it deems necessary for the conduct of its
internal affairs, in accordance with section 4-167, and may employ a secretary, a clerk,
and within its budget, such employees as it shall deem necessary.
(d) Notwithstanding any other statute or special act to the contrary, the Commissioner of Public Works shall be the sole person authorized to represent the state in its
dealings with third parties for the acquisition, construction, development or leasing of
real estate for housing the offices or equipment of all agencies of the state or for the
state-owned public buildings or realty hereinafter provided for in sections 2-90, 4b-1
to 4b-5, inclusive, 4b-21, 4b-23, 4b-24, 4b-26, 4b-27, 4b-30 and 4b-32, subsection (c)
of section 4b-66 and sections 4b-67 to 4b-69, inclusive, 4b-71, 4b-72, 10-95, 10a-72,
10a-89, 10a-90, 10a-114, 10a-130, 10a-144, 17b-655, 22-64, 22a-324, 26-3, 27-45, 32-1c, 32-39, 48-9, 51-27d and 51-27f, except that the Joint Committee on Legislative
Management may represent the state in the planning and construction of the Legislative
Office Building and related facilities, in Hartford; the Chief Court Administrator may
represent the state in providing for space for the Court Support Services Division as
part of a contract for an alternative incarceration program pursuant to section 54-103b;
the board of trustees of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education may
represent the state in the leasing of real estate for housing the offices or equipment of
such constituent unit, provided no lease payments for such realty are made with funds
generated from the general revenues of the state; the Labor Commissioner may represent
the state in the leasing of premises required for employment security operations as
provided in subsection (c) of section 31-250; the Commissioner of Developmental Services may represent the state in the leasing of residential property as part of the program
developed pursuant to subsection (b) of section 17a-218, provided such residential property does not exceed two thousand five hundred square feet, for the community placement of persons eligible to receive residential services from the department; and the
Connecticut Marketing Authority may represent the state in the leasing of land or markets under the control of the Connecticut Marketing Authority, and, except for the housing of offices or equipment in connection with the initial acquisition of an existing state
mass transit system or the leasing of land by the Connecticut Marketing Authority for
a term of one year or more in which cases the actions of the Department of Transportation
and the Connecticut Marketing Authority shall be subject to the review and approval
of the State Properties Review Board. The Commissioner of Public Works shall have
the power to establish and implement any procedures necessary for the commissioner
to assume the commissioner's responsibilities as said sole bargaining agent for state
realty acquisitions and shall perform the duties necessary to carry out such procedures.
The Commissioner of Public Works may appoint, within the commissioner's budget
and subject to the provisions of chapter 67, such personnel deemed necessary by the
commissioner to carry out the provisions hereof, including experts in real estate, construction operations, financing, banking, contracting, architecture and engineering. The
Attorney General's office, at the request of the commissioner, shall assist the commissioner in contract negotiations regarding the purchase, lease or construction of real
estate.
(e) The State Properties Review Board shall be an independent body within the
Executive Department.
(f) The State Properties Review Board shall review real estate acquisitions, sales,
leases and subleases proposed by the Commissioner of Public Works, the acquisition,
other than by condemnation, or the sale or lease of any property by the Commissioner
of Transportation under subdivision (12) of section 13b-4, subject to section 4b-23 and
subsection (h) of section 13a-73 and review, for approval or disapproval, any contract
for a project described in subsection (h) of section 4b-91. Such review shall consider
all aspects of the proposed actions, including feasibility and method of acquisition and
the prudence of the business method proposed. The board shall also cooperate with
and advise and assist the Commissioner of Public Works and the Commissioner of
Transportation in carrying out their duties. The board shall have access to all information,
files and records, including financial records, of the Commissioner of Public Works and
the Commissioner of Transportation, and shall, when necessary, be entitled to the use
of personnel employed by said commissioners. The board shall approve or disapprove
any acquisition of development rights of agricultural land by the Commissioner of Agriculture under section 22-26cc. The board shall hear any appeal under section 8-273a
and shall render a final decision on the appeal within thirty days thereafter. The written
decision of the board shall be a final decision for the purposes of sections 4-180 and
4-183.
(P.A. 75-425, S. 1, 57; P.A. 76-116, S. 2; 76-253, S. 1, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 610; P.A. 80-349, S. 3, 5; P.A. 81-384,
S. 9, 13; 81-421, S. 4, 9; P.A. 82-446, S. 1, 4; P.A. 83-570, S. 2, 17; P.A. 84-98, S. 1; P.A. 85-301, S. 7, 13; 85-567, S. 4,
6; 85-613, S. 84, 154; P.A. 87-496, S. 20, 110; P.A. 88-28, S. 5, 8; P.A. 89-260, S. 3, 41; P.A. 91-124, S. 1; 91-174, S. 2,
16; 91-256, S. 9, 69; P.A. 92-154, S. 3, 23; P.A. 93-262, S. 75, 87; 93-293, S. 5, 11; P.A. 97-247, S. 2, 27; P.A. 98-235,
S. 9, 10; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-141, S. 8; 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 06-152, S. 1; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(b); 07-141, S. 19.)
History: P.A. 76-116 conditionally exempted labor commissioner from provisions of Subsec. (d) regarding real estate
acquisition, construction or leasing; P.A. 76-253 conditionally exempted transportation department from provisions of
Subsec. (d) regarding real estate, made attorney general's participation in contract negotiations under Subsec. (d) conditional
upon commissioner's request and made state properties review board an independent body; P.A. 77-614 replaced public
works commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 80-349 gave properties review board power to
approve or disapprove agriculture department's acquisition of development rights of agricultural land; P.A. 81-384 removed
reference to Sec. 32-23e from Subsec. (d); P.A. 81-421 amended Subsec. (d) by deleting some references to sections dealing
with matters transferred to the jurisdiction of the commissioner of transportation; P.A. 82-446 required the state properties
review board to review certain acquisitions and contracts by the department of transportation; P.A. 83-570 amended section
to make reference to exemption for certain acquisitions and settlements by department of transportation under Sec. 13a-73; P.A. 84-98 amended Subsec. (d) to permit the Connecticut marketing authority to represent the state in the leasing of
land or markets under the control of the authority; P.A. 85-301 amended Subsec. (d) by adding provision that the legislative
management committee may represent the state in the planning and construction of the legislative office building and
related facilities; P.A. 85-567 amended Subsec. (b) to increase maximum yearly amount of per diem fees for board members
from $12,500 to $25,0000 and the daily rate from $100 to $150; P.A. 85-613 made technical changes, deleting reference
to Secs. 10-325, 10-328 and 10-328a in Subsec. (d); P.A. 87-496 replaced administrative services commissioner with
public works commissioner; P.A. 88-28 added the provision allowing the commissioner of mental retardation to represent
the state in the leasing of certain property; Sec. 4-26a transferred to Sec. 4b-3 in 1989; P.A. 89-260 in Subsec. (d) deleted
reference to Sec. 10a-81 which was repealed by Sec. 40 of the act; P.A. 91-124 in Subsec. (f) deleted the requirement that
the properties review board review the selection and contract with any architect or engineer; P.A. 91-174 in Subsec. (d)
added the provision concerning the leasing of real estate for the University of Connecticut Health Center; P.A. 91-256
deleted an obsolete reference to Sec. 10a-129; P.A. 92-154 amended Subsec. (d) to change a reference to the board of
trustees of The University of Connecticut to the board of trustees of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education
and to change a reference to The University of Connecticut Health Center to such constituent unit; P.A. 93-262 removed
reference to Sec. 17-3 in Subsec. (d), effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-293 deleted reference to repealed Sec. 10a-145 in
Subsec. (d), effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 97-247 made a technical change in Subsec. (d), effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-235 increased board members' compensation from $150 per diem to $200 per diem and raised chairman's maximum annual
compensation from $25,000 to $30,000, effective July 1, 1998; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of
Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-141 amended
Subsec. (f) to require the board to review sales, leases and subleases proposed by the Commissioner of Public Works and
review for approval or disapproval any contract for a project described in Sec. 4b-91(h); P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146
of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection,
effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 06-152 amended Subsec. (d) by authorizing Chief Court Administrator to represent the state
in providing for space as part of contract for alternative incarceration program and by making technical changes, effective
June 6, 2006; pursuant to P.A. 07-73 "Commissioner of Mental Retardation" was changed editorially by the Revisors to
"Commissioner of Developmental Services", effective October 1, 2007; P.A. 07-141 amended Subsec. (f) to add provisions
re hearings and decisions on any appeal under Sec. 8-273a, effective June 25, 2007, and applicable to property acquired
on or after that date.
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Sec. 4b-15a. Cleaning products in state buildings. On or after October 1, 2007,
no person shall use a cleaning product inside a building owned by the state unless such
cleaning product meets guidelines or environmental standards set by a national or international environmental certification program approved by the Department of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection.
Such cleaning product shall, to the maximum extent possible, minimize the potential
harmful impact on human health and the environment. For purposes of this section,
"cleaning product" does not include any disinfectant, disinfecting cleaner, sanitizer or
any other antimicrobial product regulated by the federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, 7 USC 136 et seq.
(P.A. 07-100, S. 1.)
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Sec. 4b-15b. Indoor air quality in buildings purchased or leased by the state.
(a) Prior to acceptance of all or part of any building under a lease, lease renewal or
purchase, where such premises are to be occupied by state employees or others, each
state department shall provide for an inspection of the premises and shall develop a
protocol for periodic assessment and remediation of indoor air quality issues in such
facility. Such protocol shall include the best practices for commercial office space and
shall include all applicable provisions of the Environmental Protection Agency's Indoor
Air Quality Tools for Schools Program.
(b) Each lease agreement entered into on and after July 1, 2007, by any state department to lease all or part of any building to be occupied by state employees or others
shall contain a provision requiring the lessor to make all necessary efforts during the
term of the lease agreement to maintain the structure and mechanical systems of the
building as necessary to sustain the indoor air quality in the building to the levels in
existence at the time the premises were accepted and to carry out the indoor air quality
protocol established under subsection (a) of this section.
(P.A. 07-124, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 07-124 effective July 1, 2007.
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Sec. 4b-21. (Formerly Sec. 4-26). Purchase, sale or exchange of state land. Approval procedure. Exception. (a) When the General Assembly is not in session, the
trustees of any state institution, the State Board of Education or the Commissioner of
Correction may, subject to the provisions of section 4b-23, purchase or acquire for the
state, through the Commissioner of Public Works, any land or interest therein if such
action seems advisable to protect the state's interest or to effect a needed economy, and
may, subject to the provisions of said section, contract through the Commissioner of
Public Works for the sale or exchange of any land or interest therein belonging to the
state except that The University of Connecticut may purchase or acquire for the state
and may dispose of or exchange any land or interest therein directly. When the General
Assembly is not in session, the Commissioner of Public Works, with the approval of
the State Properties Review Board, may give or obtain an option upon any land or interest
therein which is not under the control of the trustees of any state institution, the State
Board of Education or the Commissioner of Correction when such action seems advisable, and such option shall remain in force until the fifteenth day of August following
the next session of the General Assembly.
(b) Any state agency, department or institution having custody and control of land,
an improvement to land or interest in land, belonging to the state, shall inform the
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, in writing, when such land, improvement or interest or any part thereof is not needed by the agency, department or institution.
Upon receipt of such notification, the secretary shall arrange for such agency, department
or institution to forthwith transfer custody and control of such land, improvement or
interest to the Department of Public Works, along with adequate funding for personnel
and other operating expenses required for the maintenance of such land, improvement
or interest, and shall notify all state agencies, departments and institutions that such
land, improvement or interest is available. Within ninety days of receipt of such notification from the secretary, any state agency, department or institution that is interested in
utilizing the land, improvement or interest shall submit a plan to the secretary that sets
forth the proposed use for the land, improvement or interest and a budget and timetable
for such use. If the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development determines that such land, improvement or interest can be utilized or adapted for use as an
emergency shelter or transitional living facility for homeless persons or can be utilized
or exchanged for property which can be utilized for the construction, rehabilitation
or renovation of housing for persons and families of low and moderate income, said
commissioner may (1) within such ninety-day period, submit to the secretary, in lieu
of such plan, a preliminary plan indicating that the land, improvement or interest can
be utilized, adapted or exchanged for such housing purposes and stating the type of
housing that is planned and (2) within six months after the end of such ninety-day period,
submit a comprehensive plan for the development of such housing to the secretary, in
a form prescribed by the secretary. If the Commissioner of Economic and Community
Development submits preliminary and comprehensive plans to the secretary within such
periods, the agency, department or institution having custody and control of the land,
improvement or interest shall transfer custody and control to the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development in accordance with such procedures as the secretary may prescribe. If (A) the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development
does not submit a preliminary plan to the secretary within such ninety-day period or so
submits a preliminary plan but does not submit a comprehensive plan to the secretary
within such six-month period, and (B) one or more agencies, departments or institutions
submit a plan for such land, improvement or interest to the secretary within such ninety-day period, the secretary shall analyze such agency, department or institution plan or
plans and determine whether (i) custody and control of the land, improvement or interest
shall be transferred to one of such agencies, departments or institutions, in which case
the agency, department or institution having custody of the land, improvement or interest
shall make such transfer, or (ii) the land, improvement or interest shall be treated as
surplus.
(c) If the secretary determines that such land, improvement, interest or part thereof
may properly be treated as surplus, he shall notify the Commissioner of Public Works.
If the secretary also determines that such land, improvement or interest or part thereof
was purchased or improved with proceeds of tax exempt obligations issued or to be
issued by the state, he shall also notify the Treasurer. The Commissioner of Public
Works may sell, exchange or lease, or enter into agreements concerning, such land,
improvement, interest or part thereof, after (1) notifying (A) the municipality or municipalities in which such land, improvement or interest is located, (B) the members of
the General Assembly representing such municipality or municipalities, and (C) any
potential developer of an incentive housing development, as defined in section 8-13m,
who has registered with the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development
to be notified of any such state surplus land, and (2) obtaining the approval of (A) the
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, (B) the State Properties Review
Board, and (C) the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to (i) state revenue, and (ii) the purchase and sale of state
property and facilities, and (3) if such land, improvement, interest or part thereof was
purchased or improved with proceeds of tax-exempt obligations issued or to be issued
by the state, obtaining the approval of the Treasurer. The Treasurer may disapprove
such a transaction only if the transaction would affect the tax-exempt status of such
obligations and could not be modified to maintain such tax-exempt status. If a proposed
agreement for such a conveyance has not been submitted to the State Properties Review
Board within three years after the Commissioner of Public Works provides such notice
to such municipality and such members of the General Assembly, or if the board does not
approve the proposed agreement within five years after such notice, the Commissioner of
Public Works may not convey such land, improvement or interest without again so
notifying such municipality and such members of the General Assembly. In the case of
a proposed lease of land, an improvement to land or an interest in land, or any part
thereof, with a person, firm or corporation in the private sector, for a term of six months
or more, the Commissioner of Public Works shall comply with such notice requirement
by notifying in writing the chief executive officer of the municipality in which the
land, improvement or interest is located and the members of the General Assembly
representing such municipality, not less than two weeks before seeking the approval of
said secretary, board and committees, concerning the proposed lease and the manner
in which the lessee proposes to use the land, improvement or interest. Each agency,
department or institution which informs the secretary that any land, improvement or
interest in land is not needed shall retain responsibility for its security and maintenance
until the Commissioner of Public Works receives custody and control of the property,
if any. The Treasurer shall execute and deliver any deed or instrument necessary to
convey the title to any property the sale or exchange of which or a contract for the sale
or exchange of which is authorized by this section.
(d) Upon approval of the proposed action of the Commissioner of Public Works by
said secretary and board, said commissioner shall request approval of such action by
the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
relating to state revenue and the purchase and sale of state property and facilities. Each
committee shall have thirty days from the date such request is received to convene a
meeting to vote to approve or disapprove such action. If such request is withdrawn,
altered, amended or otherwise changed, said commissioner shall resubmit such request,
and each committee shall have thirty days from the date of such resubmittal to convene
a meeting to vote to approve or disapprove such action. If a committee does not act on
a request or the resubmittal of a request, as the case may be, within that time, the request
shall be deemed to be approved by the committee.
(e) No provision of this section shall be construed to limit, supersede or repeal any
other provision of law relating to the powers or duties of any state agency.
(f) The requirements of subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this section shall not
apply to land which the Commissioner of Environmental Protection has acquired pursuant to 42 USC 9601 et seq., the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, (CERCLA).
(1949 Rev., S. 99; March, 1950, S. 31d; 1969, P.A. 356; 1971, P.A. 17; P.A. 75-425, S. 19, 57; P.A. 77-614, S. 277,
610; P.A. 79-360; P.A. 83-334, S. 2, 3; P.A. 86-414, S. 1, 3; P.A. 87-387, S. 1; 87-496, S. 19, 110; 87-589, S. 72, 87; P.A.
88-290, S. 1, 3; P.A. 89-85; P.A. 92-91, S. 2; P.A. 95-230, S. 34, 45; 95-250, S. 1; 95-354, S. 2, 3; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6;
96-235, S. 3, 19; P.A. 97-71, S. 2, 4; June 5 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 4, 20; P.A. 06-189, S. 17; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 50.)
History: 1969 act added provision for exchange of property; 1971 act included council of correction among those
empowered to acquire and sell land; P.A. 75-425 made section subject to Sec. 4-26b, interposed public works commissioner
as agent for acquisition and sale of land and gave public works commissioner and state properties review board rather than
governor the power to obtain options on land when general assembly is not in session; P.A. 77-614 replaced council of
correction with commissioner of correction and public works commissioner with commissioner of administrative services,
effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-360 made option effective until August fifteenth following next session rather than
until first Wednesday of March of next session; P.A. 83-334 established procedure for sale or exchange of state land by
commissioner of administrative services subject to the approval of the secretary of the office of policy and management,
properties review board and legislative committees; P.A. 86-414 added provisions in Subsec. (b) concerning use of property
for emergency shelters or transitional living facilities; P.A. 87-387 added provisions in Subsec. (b) re compliance by
commissioner of administrative services with municipal notice requirement; P.A. 87-496 substituted "public works" for
"administrative services" commissioner; P.A. 87-589 made technical change in Subsec. (b); P.A. 88-290 added provisions
in Subsec. (b) re transfer of land which can be utilized for low and moderate income housing to the department of housing;
Sec. 4-26 transferred to Sec. 4b-21 in 1989; P.A. 89-85 amended Subsec. (b) to require commissioner of public works,
before conveying or leasing state land, to notify general assembly members representing municipality or municipalities
in which land is located and to require repeat notices to municipality and general assembly members if proposed conveyance
not submitted to review board within three years of first notice or board does not approve within five years; P.A. 92-91
amended Subsec. (b) by specifying that real property can be exchanged for property that can be utilized for housing; P.A.
95-230 amended Subsec. (a) to add exception for The University of Connecticut, effective June 7, 1995; P.A. 95-250 and
P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and
Community Development; P.A. 95-354 divided Subsec. (b) into Subsecs. (b) and (c), amended Subsec. (b) to require
agencies to notify Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, instead of Public Works and Housing Commissioners,
of unneeded land, to require that custody of such land be transferred to Public Works Department, to provide for notification
of all agencies of availability of such land, to modify procedure for Housing Commissioner to obtain custody of such land
for housing purposes and to establish procedure for other agencies to obtain custody of such land, amended Subsec. (c)
by inserting lettering and numbering, requiring Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to notify Public Works
Commissioner of surplus land and, if land purchased or improved with state tax exempt obligations, to notify Treasurer,
adding Subdiv. (3) re approval by Treasurer, and making other changes for consistency with Subsec. (b), added Subsec.
(e) re disposition of proceeds from sale of land, and relettered remaining Subsecs. accordingly, effective July 1, 1995; P.A.
96-235 amended Subsec. (b) by requiring that entity transferring custody and control of land, improvement or interest to
Department of Public Works also transfer adequate funding for maintenance of the same, effective June 6, 1996; P.A. 97-71 added Subsec. (g) re an exemption from procedures under this section for the transfer of land acquired by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act,
effective May 27, 1997; June 5 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 deleted Subsec. (e) re 20% allocation to state agencies of funds received
from sale of or improvement to land and relettered existing Subsecs. (f) and (g) as Subsecs. (e) and (f), effective July 31,
1997; P.A. 06-189 amended Subsec. (d) to designate the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having
authority to approve or disapprove proposed action, change the time for committee consideration from 15 days to 30 days,
and provide additional time in case of resubmittal; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 amended Subsec. (c)(1) to add new Subpara.
(C) re notice to potential developer of incentive housing development and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2007.
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Sec. 4b-23. (Formerly Sec. 4-26b). State facility plan. Implementation. Responsibilities of Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, Commissioner
of Public Works and Properties Review Board. Regulations. (a) As used in this
section, "facility" means buildings and real property owned or leased by the state. The
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall establish guidelines which
further define such term. All agencies and departments of the state shall notify the
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management of their facility needs including, but
not limited to, the types of such facilities and the municipalities or general location for
the facilities. Each agency and department shall continue long-range planning for facility
needs, establish a plan for its long-range facility needs and submit such plan and related
facility project requests to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, and
a copy thereof to the Commissioner of Public Works, on or before September first of each
even-numbered year. Each such request shall be accompanied by a capital development
impact statement, as required by section 4-66b, and a colocation statement, as required
by section 4b-31, if the secretary so requires. Each agency and department shall base
its long-term planning for facility needs on a program plan. The secretary shall establish
a content guide and schedule for such plans. Each agency and department shall prepare
its program plan in accordance with such guide and file it with the secretary pursuant
to such schedule. Facility plans shall include, but not be limited to: Identification of (1)
long-term and short-term facility needs, (2) opportunities for the substitution of state-owned space for leased space, (3) facilities proposed for demolition or abandonment
which have potential for other uses and (4) space modifications or relocations that could
result in cost or energy savings. Each agency or department program plan and facility
plan and its facility project requests shall cover a period of at least five years. The
secretary shall provide agencies and departments with instructions for preparing program plans, long-term facility plans and facility project requests and shall provide appropriate programmatic planning assistance. The Commissioner of Public Works shall assist agencies and departments with long-term facilities planning and the preparation of
cost estimates for such plans and requests. The Secretary of the Office of Policy and
Management shall review such plans and prepare an integrated state facility plan which
meets the aggregate facility needs of the state. The secretary shall review the cost effective retrofit measures recommended to him by the Commissioner of Public Works under
subsection (b) of section 16a-38a and include in the plan those measures which would
best attain the energy performance standards established under subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 16a-38.
(b) On or before December first of each even-numbered year, the Commissioner
of Public Works shall provide the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management
with a review of the plans and requests submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this
section for consistency with realistic cost factors, space requirements, space standards,
implementation schedules, priority needs, objectives of the Commissioner of Public
Works in carrying out his responsibilities under section 4b-30 and the need for the
maintenance, improvement and replacement of state facilities.
(c) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall present a proposed
state facility plan to the Properties Review Board on or before February fifteenth of
each odd-numbered year. Such plan shall be known as the recommended state facility
plan and shall include all leases and capital projects and a statement of the degree to
which it promotes the colocation goals addressed in subsection (e) of section 4b-31. The
secretary shall establish guidelines defining "capital projects". The Properties Review
Board shall submit its recommendations to the secretary on or before March first of
each odd-numbered year. The Properties Review Board recommendations shall address
the goals described in subsection (e) of section 4b-31. The secretary shall present the
recommended state facility plan to the General Assembly on or before March fifteenth
of each odd-numbered year.
(d) Upon the approval by the General Assembly of the operating and capital budget
appropriations, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall update and
modify the recommended state facility plan, which shall then be known as the state
facility plan. The state facility plan shall be used as an advisory document for the leasing
of property for use by state agencies and departments and for related capital projects.
(e) Implementation of the state facility plan shall be the responsibility of the Commissioner of Public Works. He shall conduct a study of each proposed facility in the
plan to determine: (1) The method of choice for satisfying each such facility need, (2)
the geographical areas best suited to such need, (3) the feasibility and cost of such
acquisition using a life-cycle cost analysis as established by subdivision (2) of subsection
(b) of section 16a-38, (4) the degree to which the plan promotes the goals addressed in
subsection (e) of section 4b-31 and (5) any other relevant factors. Said commissioner
shall review and approve each facility plan implementation action and shall submit to
the Properties Review Board a list of each such action approved and the method and
plan by which it shall be accomplished. Said commissioner shall endeavor to locate
human services agencies in the same buildings as municipal and private agencies that
provide human services. The results of said commissioner's study along with all supportive materials shall be immediately sent to the Properties Review Board. The board shall
meet to review the decision of the commissioner and may request the commissioner or
any member of his department, and the head of the requesting agency or any of his
employees to appear for the purpose of supplying pertinent information. Said board
shall call a meeting within two weeks of the receipt of the commissioner's decision,
and may meet as often as necessary, to review said decision. The board, within ninety
days after the receipt of the decision of the Commissioner of Public Works, shall either
accept, reject or request modification of such decision, except that when more time is
required, the board may have a ninety-day extension of time, provided the board shall
advise the Commissioner of Public Works in writing as to the reasons for such extension
of time. If such decision is disapproved by the board, it shall so inform the commissioner
along with its reasons therefor, and the commissioner shall inform the head of the requesting agency and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management that its
request has been rejected. If such decision is approved by the board it shall inform the
commissioner of such approval and the commissioner shall immediately communicate
his decision to the head or acting head of such governmental unit and to the Secretary
of the Office of Policy and Management and shall set forth the procedures to be taken
to accomplish the results of such decision. The decision to make public such decision
shall rest solely with the commissioner both as to time and manner of disclosure, but
in no event shall such period exceed one year. The commissioner shall, when he deems
it to be in the public interest, authorize the disclosure of such information; however, in
the absence of such authorization, any unauthorized disclosure shall be subject to the
criminal provisions of section 4b-27. All decisions made by the commissioner under
the provisions of this section shall require review by the board. Except as otherwise
hereinafter provided, the approval or disapproval of the Properties Review Board shall
be binding on the commissioner and the requesting agency with regard to the acquisition
of any real estate by lease or otherwise, notwithstanding any other statute or special act
to the contrary. A majority vote of the board shall be required to accept or reject a
decision of the commissioner.
(f) Within forty-five days from the date of the board's decision regarding the request
of a governmental unit, the head or acting head of such unit shall notify the commissioner
(1) that it accepts his decision, (2) that it rejects his decision and withdraws its request,
or (3) that it does not approve such decision and requests that all or part of such decision
be modified by the commissioner. When such modification is requested, the commissioner shall, within three weeks from receipt of such request, consider and act upon such
request for modification and submit his decision to the Properties Review Board. If the
commissioner and the board fail to agree to such modification in whole or in part, the
governmental unit may, within ten days from the date of notification of such final decision, accept the commissioner's final decision, reject such decision and withdraw its
request, or appeal to the Governor. Upon such appeal, the commissioner shall submit
a report to the Governor stating the board's conclusions and supporting material therefor
and the governmental agency shall submit a report to the Governor stating its objections
to such decision and its supporting material therefor. The Governor shall, within thirty
days of the receipt of such reports, make a decision which shall be binding on the parties
involved. In the absence of any such appeal or withdrawal of request, the decision of
the commissioner and the board shall be final and binding upon the governmental unit.
(g) After final action is taken approving any request or modification thereof, condemnation procedures shall continue to be prosecuted in the same manner as they were
on July 1, 1975, by the agency involved, where such procedures are applicable and
authorized by statute.
(h) Approval by the Properties Review Board shall not be required prior to State
Bond Commission authorization of funds (1) for planning costs and other preliminary
expenses for any construction or acquisition project, or (2) for any construction or acquisition project for which an architect was selected prior to July 1, 1975.
(i) As used in this subsection, (1) "project" means any state program, except the
downtown Hartford higher education center project, as defined in subsection (l) of section 4b-55, requiring consultant services if the cost of such services is estimated to
exceed one hundred thousand dollars or, in the case of a constituent unit of the state
system of higher education, the cost of such services is estimated to exceed three hundred
thousand dollars; (2) "consultant" means "consultant" as defined in section 4b-55; and
(3) "consultant services" means "consultant services" as defined in section 4b-55. Any
contracts entered into by the commissioner with any consultants for employment (A)
for any project under the provisions of this section, (B) in connection with a list established under subsection (d) of section 4b-51, or (C) by task letter issued by the commissioner to any consultant on such list pursuant to which the consultant will provide services valued in excess of one hundred thousand dollars, shall be subject to the approval
of the Properties Review Board prior to the employment of said consultant or consultants
by the commissioner. The Properties Review Board shall, within thirty days, approve
or disapprove the selection of or contract with any consultant made by the Commissioner
of Public Works pursuant to sections 4b-1 and 4b-55 to 4b-59, inclusive. If upon the
expiration of the thirty-day period a decision has not been made, the Properties Review
Board shall be deemed to have approved such selection or contract.
(j) The Properties Review Board shall, within thirty days, approve or disapprove
the proposed acquisition by lease of any residential property by the Commissioner of
Developmental Services pursuant to subsection (d) of section 4b-3. If upon the expiration
of such thirty-day period a decision has not been made, the Properties Review Board
shall be deemed to have approved such lease.
(k) Any agency or department of state government requiring additional facilities
not included in the state facility plan may submit a request to the Secretary of the Office
of Policy and Management outlining the justification for its request. The agency or
department shall also provide (1) in the case of a request not previously submitted to
the secretary pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the reasons why it was not so
submitted, and (2) in the case of a request so submitted, sufficient new information to
warrant reconsideration. Such request shall include a statement of the degree to which
the proposed state facility plan promotes the goals addressed in subsection (e) of section
4b-31, if the secretary so requires. Such request shall also be accompanied by a capital
development impact statement as required under section 4-66b, if the secretary so requires. Subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this section shall not apply to the review of
such requests. Any such request for additional facilities which are determined by the
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to be of emergency nature or the lack
of which may seriously hinder the efficient operation of the state, may be approved by
the Properties Review Board and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management
and shall be known as an approval made during the interim between state facility plans.
No action may be taken by the state to lease or construct such additional facilities unless
the secretary makes such a determination.
(l) The Commissioner of Public Works shall monitor the amount of leased space
being requested and the costs of all proposed and approved facility project actions and
shall advise the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the Governor
when the space to be leased or the forecast costs to complete the project exceed the
square footage amount or the cost levels in the approved state facility plan by ten per
cent or more. Approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the
Properties Review Board, the State Bond Commission and the Governor shall be required to continue the project.
(m) (1) Plans to construct, renovate or modify state-owned or occupied buildings
shall provide for a portion of the total planned floor area of newly constructed state
buildings or buildings constructed specifically for use by the state to be served by renewable sources of energy, including solar, wind, water and biomass sources, for use in
space heating and cooling, domestic hot water and other applications. For the plan due
December 1, 1979, the portion to be served by renewable energy sources shall be not
less than five per cent of total planned new floor area. For each succeeding state facilities
plan submitted after December 1, 1979, the portion of the total planned floor area of
any additional newly constructed state buildings or buildings constructed specifically
for use by the state to be served by renewable energy sources shall be increased by at
least five per cent per year until a goal of fifty per cent of total planned floor area of
any additional newly constructed state buildings or buildings constructed specifically
for use by the state is reached. For any facility served by renewable energy sources in
accordance with this subsection, not less than thirty per cent of the total energy requirements of any specific energy application, including, but not limited to, space heating or
cooling and providing domestic hot water, shall be provided by renewable energy
sources. The installation in newly constructed state buildings or buildings constructed
specifically for use by the state of systems using renewable energy sources in accordance
with this subsection, shall be subject to the life-cycle cost analysis provided for in section
16a-38. (2) The state shall fulfill the obligations imposed by subdivision (1) of this
section unless such action would cause an undue economic hardship to the state.
(n) The recommended state facility plan shall include policies for:
(1) The encouragement of the acquisition, transfer and utilization of space in suitable buildings of historic, architectural or cultural significance, unless use of such space
would not prove feasible and prudent compared with available alternatives;
(2) The encouragement of the location of commercial, cultural, educational and
recreational facilities and activities within public buildings;
(3) The provision and maintenance of space, facilities and activities to the extent
practicable, which encourage public access to and stimulate public pedestrian traffic
around, into and through public buildings, permitting cooperative improvements to and
uses of the areas between the building and the street, so that such activities complement
and supplement commercial, cultural, educational and recreational resources in the
neighborhood of public buildings;
(4) The encouragement of the public use of public buildings for cultural, educational
and recreational activities;
(5) The encouragement of the ownership or leasing of modern buildings to replace
obsolete facilities, achieve cost and energy efficiencies, maximize delivery of services
to the public, preserve existing infrastructure and provide a comfortable and space-efficient work environment; and
(6) The encouragement of the establishment of child day care facilities and child
development centers including provisions for (A) full-day and year-round programs for
children of working parents, (B) opportunities for parents to choose among accredited
public or private programs, (C) open enrollment for children in child day care and school
readiness programs, and (D) incentives for the colocation and service integration of
child day care programs and school readiness programs pursuant to section 4b-31.
(o) Not later than January 1, 1988, the Commissioner of Public Works shall adopt
regulations, in consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management
and the State Properties Review Board, and in accordance with the provisions of chapter
54, setting forth the procedures which the Department of Public Works and such office
and board shall follow in carrying out their responsibilities concerning state leasing of
offices, space or other facilities. Such regulations shall specify, for each step in the
leasing process at which an approval is needed in order to proceed to the next step, what
information shall be required, who shall provide the information and the criteria for
granting the approval. Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, such
regulations shall provide that: (1) The Commissioner of Public Works shall (A) review
all lease requests included in, and scheduled to begin during, the first year of each
approved state-wide facility and capital plan and (B) provide the Secretary of the Office
of Policy and Management with an estimate of the gross cost and total square footage
need for each lease, (2) the secretary shall approve a gross cost and a total square footage
for each such lease and transmit each decision to the requesting agency, the commissioner and the State Properties Review Board, (3) the commissioner shall submit to the
secretary, for approval, only negotiated lease requests which exceed such approved cost,
or which exceed such approved square footage by at least ten per cent, and (4) the
secretary shall approve or disapprove any such lease request not more than ten working
days after he receives the request. If the secretary fails to act on the request during such
period, the request shall be deemed to have been approved and shall be forwarded to
the board.
(P.A. 75-425, S. 2, 57; P.A. 76-253, S. 2, 6; P.A. 77-479, S. 1, 2, 3; 77-614, S. 82, 610; P.A. 79-239, S. 3-7; 79-450,
S. 7, 8; 79-462, S. 1; 79-496, S. 3, 5; 79-558, S. 1, 2; 79-607, S. 2, 3; 79-631, S. 22, 111; P.A. 80-483, S. 173, 186; P.A.
81-376, S. 5, 11; P.A. 82-446, S. 2, 4; P.A. 84-489, S. 1, 5; P.A. 86-93, S. 1, 2; P.A. 87-496, S. 21, 110; 87-570, S. 1, 5;
87-589, S. 73, 87; P.A. 88-28, S. 6, 8; 88-343, S. 2, 32; P.A. 89-294, S. 1, 3; P.A. 91-124, S. 2; 91-174, S. 15, 16; P.A. 93-30, S. 3, 14; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1, S. 5, 6, 45; P.A. 96-235, S. 10, 19; P.A. 97-247, S. 3, 27; 97-259, S. 18, 41; June 5
Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 5, 6, 20; P.A. 98-235, S. 6; P.A. 99-75, S. 1; 99-241, S. 47, 66; P.A. 00-66, S. 13; P.A. 05-288, S.
21; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(b); 07-213, S. 21.)
History: P.A. 76-253 enacted deadline for property review board's decision under Subsec. (b) and made provision for
deadline extension, under Subsec. (e) the act made contracts subject to property review board's approval; P.A. 77-479
deleted provision regarding bonding procedures from Subsec. (d) and added Subsec. (f); P.A. 77-614 deleted former Subsec.
(a) and inserted new subsec. requiring plans to be submitted to secretary of office of policy and management, created new
Subsecs. (b), (c) and (d) (former Subsecs. (b) to (d), inclusive became Subsecs. (e) to (g), inclusive, (f), ignored by act,
became (h) and former (h) became (i)) and added Subsecs. (i) and (j) which actually became (j) and (k) in the process
duties formerly performed by public works commissioner were divided between the secretary of the office of policy and
management and the commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 79-239 added provisions regarding colocation of
agencies; P.A. 79-450 grouped architects, landscape architects, professional engineers and surveyors as "design professionals" and imposed deadline for approving or disapproving selection or contract of design professional in Subsec. (i); P.A.
79-462 added Subsec. (l); P.A. 79-496 required studies under Subsec. (e) to contain life-cycle cost analysis; P.A. 79-558
changed submission date of plans from September 1 to August 1, 1978, required secretary to prepare state-wide plan and
changed projections from three to five years in Subsec. (a), removed plan provision from Subsec. (b), excluded certain
leases from facility and capital plan and made provision for emergency acquisitions in Subsec. (j); P.A. 79-607 required
capital development impact statements under provisions of Subsecs. (a) and (j); P.A. 79-631 and P.A. 80-483 made technical
changes; P.A. 81-376 added provision in Subsec. (a) requiring secretary to review retrofit measures and include in plan
those best attaining energy performance standards; P.A. 82-446 amended Subsec. (i) by requiring the state properties review
board to approve the selection of and contract with any design professional made by the commissioner of transportation; P.A.
84-489 added Subsec. (m) requiring inclusion of policies re cooperative use and historic preservation of state buildings;
P.A. 86-93 amended Subsec. (c) to change the following dates: Presentation to properties review board from January first
to December fifteenth; submission of properties review board recommendations to the secretary of the office of policy
and management from February fifteenth to January fifteenth, and presentation to the general assembly from March fifteenth
to the same time as the budget and amended Subsec. (k) to include the state bond commission; P.A. 87-496 replaced
administrative services commissioner with public works commissioner; P.A. 87-570 amended Subsec. (j) to prohibit any
action by state to lease facilities or real estate not included in plan unless secretary makes determination under Subsec. (j)
and added Subsec. (n) re adoption of regulations re procedures for department, office and board to follow in carrying out
their leasing responsibilities; P.A. 87-589 made technical change; P.A. 88-28 inserted a new Subsec. (j) re approval or
disapproval by properties review board of leasing of residential property by mental retardation commissioner, relettering
former Subsecs. (j) to (n) accordingly; P.A. 88-343 amended Subsec. (k) (formerly (j)) to remove the governor and state
bond commission from the approval process; Sec. 4-26b transferred to Sec. 4b-23 in 1989; P.A. 89-294 substantially
revised Subsec. (a) by defining "facility", requiring secretary of office of policy and management to establish guidelines
further defining such term, requiring agencies and departments to notify said secretary of types of needed facilities and
municipalities or general location for such facilities, requiring planning for facility needs to be based on program plans
and said secretary to establish guidelines and schedule for such plans, established requirements for contents of facility
plans, requiring said secretary and commissioner of public works to assist agencies and departments, requiring agencies
and departments to submit plan and related project requests by September first instead of August first and changing name
of plan, amended Subsec. (b) by specifying criteria for review of plans and requests, amended Subsec. (c) by deleting
requirement that commissioner of public works also present plan to properties review board, requiring plan to include all
leases and capital projects and requiring said secretary to establish guidelines defining "capital projects" and to submit
plan to general assembly by March first instead of to governor, amended Subsec. (d) by requiring plan to be used as advisory
document for leasing and related capital projects, amended Subsec. (k) by adding information that agency or department
is required to provide in case of previously submitted or new requests and deleting provision that a request for additional
facilities or real estate may be approved by commissioner of public works, amended Subsec. (l) by requiring commissioner
of public works to monitor amount of leased space being requested and to advise said secretary and governor when space
to be leased exceeds square footage amount or cost levels in facility plan, amended Subsec. (m) by applying Subsec. to
"Plans to construct, renovate or modify state-owned or occupied buildings" instead of to annual proposed state-wide facility
and capital plans beginning with plan due on December 1, 1979, and added Subsec. (n)(5) and (6), setting forth additional
policies to be included in plan; P.A. 91-124 in Subsec. (i) deleted the requirement that the properties review board approve
action by the commissioner of transportation re capital improvements; P.A. 91-174 added Subsec. (p) concerning the
leasing of real estate for the University of Connecticut Health Center; P.A. 93-30 made a technical change in Subsec. (k),
effective July 1, 1993; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1 amended Subsecs. (a), (b) and (c) to change submittal of facilities report
from an annual report to a report due each even-numbered year and amended Subsec. (k) to delete reference to annual
reports, effective July 1, 1993; (Revisor's note: In 1997 the Revisors editorially changed a reference in Subsec. (a) from
"preparing programs plans, ..." to "preparing program plans, ..." thereby correcting a clerical error in June Sp. Sess. P.A.
93-1, S. 5); P.A. 96-235 amended Subsec. (i) by substituting "consultant" for "design professional", effective June 6, 1996;
P.A. 97-247 deleted Subsec. (p) re approval of leases of The University of Connecticut Health Center by the Properties
Review Board, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 97-259 amended Subsec. (n)(6) to delete specification that the child day care
facilities be for the children of state employees, and added child development centers and Subparas. (A) to (D), inclusive,
effective July 1, 1997; June 5 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 amended Subsec. (a) to require capital development impact statement
and colocation statement, and amended Subsec. (k) to require statement of degree and capital impact statement, only at
discretion of secretary, effective July 31, 1997; P.A. 98-235 amended Subsec. (i) by adding definitions of "project",
"consultant" and "consultant services"; P.A. 99-75 amended definition of "project" in Subsec. (i)(1) by substituting $50,000
for $25,000 and $500,000 for $250,000 and adding Subpara. (B)(ii) re cost of consultant services contract, including
amendments, exceeding $20,000; P.A. 99-241 amended Subsec. (i) to add exception for downtown Hartford higher education center, effective June 28, 1999; P.A. 00-66 made a technical change in Subsec. (i); P.A. 05-288 made a technical
change in Subsec. (b), effective July 13, 2005; pursuant to P.A. 07-73 "Commissioner of Mental Retardation" was changed
editorially by the Revisors to "Commissioner of Developmental Services", effective October 1, 2007; P.A. 07-213 amended
Subsec. (i) to redefine "project" and require State Properties Review Board approval of any contract entered into by
commissioner in connection with a list established pursuant to Sec. 4b-51(d) or by task letter issued by commissioner,
effective July 10, 2007.
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Sec. 4b-24a. Commissioner of Public Works to consider proximity of state
facility to railroads or motor bus routes when leasing or purchasing. As used in
this section, "state facility" means buildings and real property owned or leased by the
state. The Commissioner of Public Works, when leasing, purchasing or contracting for
the purchase of a state facility, shall consider the proximity of state facilities to railroads
or motor bus routes. The Commissioner of Public Works shall consult with the Department of Transportation, transit districts or regional planning agencies on the current and
future status of railroad and motor bus routes prior to leasing, purchasing or contracting
for the purchase of a state facility.
(P.A. 07-70, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 07-70 effective May 30, 2007.
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Sec. 4b-38. (Formerly Sec. 4-128d). Lease of state-owned land or buildings for
municipal or private use. (a) Subject to the provisions of section 4b-30 the commissioner may lease state-owned land or buildings, or both, and facilities to (1) municipalities for municipal use, or (2) private individuals or concerns for private use, when such
land, buildings and facilities are otherwise not used or needed for state use and such
action seems desirable to produce income or is otherwise in the public interest, provided
the Treasurer has determined that such action will not affect the status of any tax-exempt
obligations issued or to be issued by the state of Connecticut.
(b) The commissioner may also lease any land or interest therein for the following
purposes, provided the Treasurer has determined that such action will not affect the
status of any tax-exempt obligations issued or to be issued by the state of Connecticut:
(1) To enter into leases of space on major pedestrian access levels and courtyards
and rooftops of any public building with persons, firms or organizations engaged in
commercial, cultural, educational or recreational activities. The commissioner shall establish a rental rate for such leased space equivalent to the prevailing commercial rate
for comparable space devoted to a similar purpose in the vicinity of the public building.
Such leases may be negotiated without competitive bids, but shall contain such terms and
conditions and be negotiated pursuant to such procedures as the commissioner deems
necessary to promote competition and to protect the public interest;
(2) To make available, on occasion, or to lease at such rates and on such other terms
and conditions as the commissioner deems to be in the public interest, auditoriums,
meeting rooms, courtyards, rooftops and lobbies of public buildings to persons, firms
or organizations engaged in cultural, educational or passive recreational activities that
will not disrupt the operation of the building.
(c) The commissioner shall deposit all payments received under leases or rentals
executed pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (b) of this section in the
General Fund, and each such payment shall be credited to the appropriation made from
such fund for the operation of such building.
(d) The commissioner may furnish utilities, maintenance, repair and other services
to persons, firms or organizations leasing space pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of
subsection (b) of this section. Such services may be provided during and outside of
regular working hours of state agencies.
(e) The commissioner shall, where practicable, give priority in the assignment of
space on any major pedestrian access level not leased under the terms of subdivisions
(1) and (2) of subsection (b) of this section, in such buildings, to state activities requiring
regular contact with members of the public, including colocation requirements for human services agencies under section 4b-31. To the extent such space is unavailable, the
commissioner shall provide space with maximum ease of access to building entrances.
(f) Not less than two weeks before executing a lease of land, a building or facility
or an interest in land under subsection (a) or (b) of this section, with a person, firm or
corporation in the private sector, for a term of six months or more, the commissioner
shall notify in writing the chief executive officer of the municipality in which the land,
building, facility or interest is located concerning the proposed lease and the manner in
which the lessee proposes to use the land, building, facility or interest. Upon executing
any such lease, the commissioner shall forward a copy to the assessor or board of assessors of the municipality in which the leased property is located.
(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of trustees of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education may lease land or buildings, or both,
and facilities under the control and supervision of such board when such land, buildings
or facilities are otherwise not used or needed for use by the constituent unit and such
action seems desirable to produce income or is otherwise in the public interest, provided
the Treasurer has determined that such action will not affect the status of any tax-exempt
obligations issued or to be issued by the state of Connecticut. Upon executing any such
lease, said board shall forward a copy to the assessor or board of assessors of the municipality in which the leased property is located. The proceeds from any lease or rental
agreement pursuant to this subsection shall be retained by the constituent unit. Any land
so leased for private use and the buildings and appurtenances thereon shall be subject
to local assessment and taxation annually in the name of the lessee, assignee or sublessee,
whichever has immediate right to occupancy of such land or building, by the town
wherein situated as of the assessment day of such town next following the date of leasing.
Such land and the buildings and appurtenances thereon shall not be included as property
of the constituent unit for the purpose of computing a grant in lieu of taxes pursuant to
section 12-19a provided, if such property is leased to an organization which, if the
property were owned by or held in trust for such organization would not be liable for
taxes with respect to such property under section 12-81, such organization shall be
entitled to exemption from property taxes as the lessee under such lease, and the portion
of such property exempted and leased to such organization shall be eligible for a grant
in lieu of taxes pursuant to said section 12-19a.
(1971, P.A. 572, S. 5; P.A. 84-489, S. 3, 5; P.A. 87-387, S. 2; P.A. 93-201, S. 3, 24; P.A. 95-302, S. 2; P.A. 97-247, S.
4, 27; 97-282, S. 1, 6; P.A. 07-213, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 84-489 added Subsecs. (b) to (e) re leases for commercial, cultural, educational and recreational purposes;
P.A. 87-387 added Subsec. (f) re notice of lease by commissioner to municipality; Sec. 4-128d transferred to Sec. 4b-38
in 1989; P.A. 93-201 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to add the proviso concerning tax-exempt obligations and added Subsec.
(g) concerning the leasing of land by a constituent unit, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-302 added Subsec. (a)(1) authorizing
commissioner to lease state-owned land or buildings and facilities to municipalities for municipal use and limited the term
of such leases to 20 years; P.A. 97-247 made a technical change in Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 97-282 amended
Subsecs. (f) and (g) to require copy of any lease entered into by Commissioner of Public Works or board of trustees of
constituent units of higher education to the assessor of town where property is located and to clarify that any such property
leased to a nonprofit organization is eligible for grant under Sec. 12-19a, effective June 26, 1997; P.A. 07-213 amended
Subsec. (a) to eliminate provision limiting length of lease to a municipality to not more than 20 years and to make a technical
change, effective July 10, 2007.
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Sec. 4b-47. Sale or transfer of state land or interest in state land by state
agency. Notice. Publication. Comment period. Duties of Commissioner of Environmental Protection. Exceptions. (a) Prior to the sale or transfer of state land or any
interest in state land by a state agency, department or institution, such agency, department or institution shall provide notice of such sale or transfer to the Council on Environmental Quality, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the Commissioner of Environmental Protection on a form approved by the Council on Environmental
Quality. Such notice shall be published in the Environmental Monitor and shall provide
for a written public comment period of thirty days following publication of such notice,
during which the public and state agencies may submit comments to the Secretary of
the Office of Policy and Management. Such comments may include, but shall not be
limited to, significant natural and recreational resources on such land and recommend
means to preserve such natural or recreational resources. The Secretary of the Office
of Policy and Management, in consultation with the Commissioner of Environmental
Protection, shall (1) respond to any written comments received during such thirty-day
comment period, and (2) publish such written comments along with the Office of Policy
and Management's response to such written comments in the Environmental Monitor
for a period of not less than fifteen days prior to the sale or transfer of the land.
(b) The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall develop a policy for reviewing notices received from a state agency, department or institution, as described in
subsection (a) of this section, and making a draft recommendation to the Secretary of
the Office of Policy and Management as to whether all or a portion of the land or land
interest referenced in such notice should be preserved by (1) transferring the land or land
interest or granting a conservation easement therein to the Department of Environmental
Protection, (2) imposing restrictions or conditions upon the transfer of the land or land
interest, or (3) transferring all or a portion of the land or land interest, or granting a
conservation easement interest therein, to an appropriate third party. Any such recommendations shall be accompanied by a report explaining the basis of the recommendations and shall include, where appropriate, a natural resource inventory. Such recommendations and report shall be published in the Environmental Monitor and shall provide
for a written public comment period of thirty days following publication of such notice.
The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall (A) respond to any written comments received during such thirty-day comment period, (B) make a final recommendation to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, and (C) publish such
written comments along with the Department of Environmental Protection's response
to such written comments including the department's final recommendation to the secretary in the Environmental Monitor. Following receipt of the final recommendation of
the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, the Secretary of the Office of Policy
and Management shall make the final determination as to the ultimate disposition of
the land or interest. Such determination shall be published in the Environmental Monitor
for a period of not less than fifteen days prior to the sale or transfer of such land or
interest.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to:
(1) Limit the applicability of sections 22a-1a to 22a-1i, inclusive, with respect to
the sale or transfer of state land or any interest in state land, except that if an environmental impact evaluation was prepared pursuant to sections 22a-1b and 22a-1c or an environmental statement was prepared for such state land or interest in state land pursuant to
any other state or federal law or regulation, as specified in section 22a-1f, such state
agency, department or institution shall be exempt from the notice and public comment
requirements set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this section;
(2) Affect any purchase and sale agreement entered into between the state and any
second party that was in effect prior to October 1, 2007, or any subsequent sale, transfer,
easement, lease or other such agreement made pursuant to any such purchase and sale
agreement;
(3) Apply to the conveyance of any parcel of state land or any interest in state land
pursuant to an act of the General Assembly;
(4) Apply to the sale or transfer of state lands between state agencies;
(5) Apply to any easement that is granted to a municipality or a regulated utility or
utilities that (A) primarily benefits the state or an agency or institution of the state, (B)
is ordered as the result of a state or federal regulatory process or proceeding, or (C) is
necessary as a result of the construction or reconstruction of any Department of Transportation highway or facility;
(6) Apply to the sale or transfer of state land or an interest in state land that was
designated as surplus, pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of section 4b-21 prior to October 1, 2007, provided the provisions of this section were complied with at the time of
such designation;
(7) Apply to the transfer of ten acres or less by the Department of Transportation
or the Department of Education;
(8) Limit state agency or public comments to a particular subject matter area;
(9) Limit the publication of any public notifications, comments or reports that are
required under this section solely to the Environmental Monitor; or
(10) Limit the solicitation of public comment solely to the Environmental Monitor.
(P.A. 07-213, S. 7.)
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