Sec. 4b-1. Duties of Commissioner of Construction Services. The Commissioner of Construction Services shall (1) be responsible for the administrative functions
of construction and planning of all capital improvements undertaken by the state, except
(A) highway and bridge construction, the construction and planning of capital improvements related to mass transit, marine and aviation transportation, (B) the Connecticut
Marketing Authority, (C) planning and construction of capital improvements to the State
Capitol building or the Legislative Office Building and related facilities by the Joint
Committee on Legislative Management, (D) any project as defined in subdivision (16)
of section 10a-109c, undertaken by The University of Connecticut, and (E) construction
and planning of capital improvements related to the Judicial Department if such construction and planning do not constitute a project within the meaning of subsection
(g) of section 4b-55, including the preparation of preliminary plans, estimates of cost,
development of designs, working plans and specifications, award of contracts and supervision and inspection. For the purposes of this subparagraph (E), the term "Judicial
Department" does not include the courts of probate, the Division of Criminal Justice and
the Public Defender Services Commission, except where such agencies share facilities in
state-maintained courts; (2) select consultant firms in accordance with the provisions
of sections 4b-56 to 4b-59, inclusive, to assist in the development of plans and specifications when in the commissioner's judgment such assistance is desirable; (3) render
technical advice and service to all state agencies in the preparation and correlation of
plans for necessary improvement of their physical plants; and (4) cooperate with those
charged with fiscal programming and budget formulation in the development of a capital
program and a capital budget for the state.
(March, 1950, S. 1897d; P.A. 73-149, S. 2, 5; P.A. 75-425, S. 20, 57; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 610; P.A. 79-450, S. 2, 8;
P.A. 80-483, S. 12, 186; P.A. 81-421, S. 1, 5, 9; P.A. 82-438, S. 2, 6; 82-472, S. 4, 183; P.A. 83-487, S. 22, 33; P.A. 84-48, S. 8, 17; 84-436, S. 3, 12; P.A. 85-301, S. 9, 10, 13; P.A. 87-496, S. 4, 110; P.A. 89-82, S. 5, 11; P.A. 91-278, S. 7, 9;
P.A. 95-230, S. 33, 45; P.A. 96-235, S. 1, 9, 19; P.A. 97-293, S. 18, 26; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1, S. 81, 121; P.A. 99-75,
S. 10; 99-220, S. 1; P.A. 04-141, S. 7; 04-234, S. 2; P.A. 11-51, S. 51, 134.)
History: P.A. 73-149 replaced "real assets" with clearer language specifically including both owned and leased property
in Subdiv. (e); P.A. 75-425 made technical changes; P.A. 77-614 replaced public works commissioner with commissioner
of administrative services; P.A. 79-450 replaced reference to engineering and architectural firms with design professional
firms and switched from alphabetic Subdiv. indicators to numeric ones; P.A. 80-483 made technical changes; P.A. 81-421
deleted certain section references to reflect transfer of certain matters to jurisdiction of transportation commissioner and
excluded administrative responsibility for the construction and planning of capital improvements related to mass transit,
marine and aviation transportation from the powers of the commissioner; P.A. 82-438 amended section to except state
capitol building and grounds from provisions of Subdivs. (1) and (6); P.A. 82-472 deleted reference to Sec. 2-52 for
consistency with amendment of Sec. 2-52 in Sec. 1 of the act; P.A. 83-487 added exception for Connecticut marketing
authority; P.A. 84-48 excepted all buildings under the supervision and control of the joint committee on legislative management from commissioner's responsibility under Subdiv. (1) where previously state capitol was excepted; P.A. 84-436
excluded from the commissioner's responsibility the construction and planning of certain capital improvements related to
the judicial department, excluded from the supervision of the commissioner property under the supervision of the office
of the chief court administrator under Sec. 4-24, added a definition of "judicial department" and deleted references to Secs.
10-325, 10-328, 10-328a and 51-27f, effective July 1, 1985; P.A. 85-301 excluded planning and construction of a legislative
office building and related facilities, and capital improvements to such buildings or to the state capitol building from the
commissioner's responsibility under Subdiv. (1), deleting exclusion for any building under the supervision and control of
the legislative management committee and excluded the legislative office building and related facilities and grounds from
the commissioner's responsibility under Subdiv. (6); P.A. 87-496 substituted "public works" for "administrative services"
commissioner, added new Subdiv. (5) re responsibility for property and space to house state agencies and the sale or
exchange of state land or interest in state land, renumbered remaining Subdivs. accordingly and deleted references to
specific sections in referring to duties prescribed to commissioner; Sec. 4-126 transferred to Sec. 4b-1 in 1989; P.A. 89-82 made technical change in Subdiv. (1) re improvements to state capitol or legislative office buildings and amended
Subdiv. (7) to except care and control of legislative parking garage and related structures from supervision by public works
commissioner and to delete obsolete reference to construction of legislative office building; P.A. 91-278 added Subsec.
(b) authorizing the commissioner to supervise the care and control of certain state-owned and related office buildings and
other multiuse state-owned property; P.A. 95-230 added Subsec. (a)(1)(D) re projects under UCONN 2000 and relettered
remaining subparagraph and amended Subsec. (b) to add exception for the property of The University of Connecticut,
effective June 7, 1995; P.A. 96-235 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by substituting "consultant" for "design professional" and
amended Subsec. (b) by authorizing commissioner to supervise care and control of leased buildings, repealing condition
in Subdiv. (1) that buildings be used by two or more state departments and repealing condition in Subdiv. (2) that property
be "multiuse", effective June 6, 1996; P.A. 97-293 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 1997; June
Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1 amended Subsec. (a)(1)(E) by substituting "subsection (h)" for "subsection (e)", effective June 24,
1998; P.A. 99-75 made technical changes in Subsec. (a); P.A. 99-220 amended Subsec. (a) by adding the exclusions from
"Judicial Department" and by adding Subdiv. (8) re commissioner's responsibilities re security standards for state facilities;
P.A. 04-141 amended Subsec. (a)(1) to make a technical change and add responsibility for the sale and sublease of property
and space to the duties of the Commissioner of Public Works in (a)(5), and made a technical change in Subsec. (b); P.A.
04-234 replaced Board of Parole with Board of Pardons and Paroles in Subsec. (a)(8)(J), effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 11-51 changed "Commissioner of Public Works" to "Commissioner of Construction Services", deleted former Subsec. (a)(5)
to (8) and reference to commissioner's general power to appoint employees, deleted former Subsec. (b) re supervision by
commissioner and deleted Subsec. (a) designator, effective July 1, 2011.
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Sec. 4b-1b. Department of Construction Services established. Successor authority. Regulatory authority. Powers. (a) There is established a Department of Construction Services. The department head shall be the Commissioner of Construction
Services, who shall be appointed by the Governor, in accordance with the provisions
of sections 4-5 to 4-8, inclusive, with the powers and duties prescribed in sections 4-5
to 4-8, inclusive.
(b) The Department of Construction Services shall constitute a successor department to the Department of Public Works in accordance with the provisions of sections
4-38d, 4-38e and 4-39 with respect to those duties and functions of the Department of
Public Works concerning construction and construction management pursuant to any
provision of the general statutes.
(c) The Department of Construction Services shall constitute a successor department to the Department of Public Safety with respect to the Division of Fire, Emergency
and Building Services within the Department of Public Safety, except the portion of said
division concerning emergency services, in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-38d, 4-38e and 4-39.
(d) The Department of Construction Services shall constitute a successor department to the Department of Education in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-38d, 4-38e and 4-39 with respect to the issuance of school construction grants in accordance with chapter 173. On and after July 1, 2011, any regulation of the State Board of
Education adopted pursuant to chapter 173 shall continue in force and effect until the
Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Commissioner of Construction
Services, determines which regulations need to be transferred to the Department of
Construction Services in accordance with chapter 54 and either the Department of Construction Services or the State Board of Education amends such regulations to effect
such transfer. Where any order or regulation of said departments conflict, the Commissioner of Construction Services or the Commissioner of Education may implement policies or procedures consistent with the provisions of chapter 173 while in the process of
adopting such policies or procedures in regulation form, provided notice of intent to
adopt such regulations is printed in the Connecticut Law Journal not later than twenty
days after implementation. Any such policies or procedures shall be valid until the time
final regulations are adopted.
(e) Where any order or regulation of the Department of Public Works concerning
construction or construction management or the Department of Public Safety, pursuant
to chapter 541, conflict, the Commissioner of Construction Services may implement
policies and procedures consistent with the provisions of this act while in the process
of adopting the policies or procedures in regulation form, provided notice of intention
to adopt regulations is printed in the Connecticut Law Journal not later than twenty days
after implementation. Any such policies or procedures shall be valid until the time final
regulations are effective.
(f) The commissioner may, within available appropriations, employ any other personnel that may be necessary in the performance of the department's functions.
(g) The commissioner may enter into contracts for the furnishing by any person or
agency, public or private, of services necessary for the proper execution of the duties
of the department. Any such contract that has a cost of three thousand dollars or more
shall be subject to the approval of the Attorney General.
(h) The commissioner may perform any other acts that may be necessary and appropriate to carry out the functions of the department as set forth in this section.
(P.A. 11-51, S. 45.)
History: P.A. 11-51 effective July 1, 2011.
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Sec. 4b-1c. Commissioner and Department of Construction Services substituted for former commissioners and departments. (a)(1) Wherever the term "Commissioner of Public Safety" is used in the following general statutes, the term "Commissioner of Construction Services" shall be substituted in lieu thereof; and (2) wherever
the term "Department of Public Safety" is used in the following general statutes, the
term "Department of Construction Services" shall be substituted in lieu thereof: 10a-91d, 10a-109ff, 17a-154, 21a-86f, 29-109, 29-117, 29-127, 29-191, 29-192, 29-199, 29-200, 29-201, 29-204, 29-221, 29-222, 29-224b, 29-232, 29-233, 29-234, 29-235, 29-236, 29-237, 29-238, 29-239, 29-240, 29-244, 29-251, 29-251a, 29-251b, 29-251c, 29-252, 29-252a, 29-254b, 29-256, 29-256a, 29-256b, 29-258, 29-261, 29-262, 29-262a,
29-263, 29-269a, 29-298a, 29-313, 29-315, 29-317, 29-319, 29-320, 29-321, 29-322,
29-325, 29-331, 29-332, 29-333, 29-337, 29-338, 29-339, 29-344, 29-345, 29-346, 29-349, 29-355, 29-359, 29-367, 29-401, 29-402 and 29-403.
(b) (1) Wherever the term "Commissioner of Public Works" is used in the following general statutes, the term "Commissioner of Construction Services" shall be substituted in lieu thereof; and (2) wherever the term "Department of Public Works" is used
in the following general statutes, the term "Department of Construction Services" shall
be substituted in lieu thereof: 3-20, 3-21d, 4-61, 4-89, 4b-1a, 4b-16, 4b-22a, 4b-51, 4b-51a, 4b-53, 4b-54, 4b-55, 4b-55a, 4b-56, 4b-60, 4b-63, 4b-70, 4b-91, 4b-100, 4b-100a,
4b-102, 4b-103, 5-142, 7-323p, 10a-4a, 10a-91c, 10a-91d, 13b-20n, 16a-37u, 16a-37v,
16a-38, 16a-38a, 16a-38b, 16a-38d, 16a-38i, 16a-38j, 16a-38l, 16a-38m, 16a-39, 17a-27, 17a-27c, 17a-27d, 17a-451b, 17b-739, 22-64, 22a-6, 22a-12, 22a-439a, 22a-459,
26-3, 27-45, 27-131, 28-1b, 31-57, 32-612, 32-613, 32-655a, 32-656 and 49-41b.
(c) (1) Wherever the term "Commissioner of Education" is used in the following
sections of the general statutes, the term "Commissioner of Construction Services" shall
be substituted in lieu thereof; and (2) wherever the term "Department of Education" is
used in the following sections of the general statutes, the term "Department of Construction Services" shall be substituted in lieu thereof: 10-285d, 10-285g, 10-286d, 10-286e,
10-287, 10-287i, 10-289h, 10-290e, 10-290f, 10-291 and 10-292.
(d) The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall, in codifying the provisions of this
section, make such technical, grammatical and punctuation changes as are necessary to
carry out the purposes of this section.
(P.A. 11-51, S. 90.)
History: P.A. 11-51 effective July 1, 2011.
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Sec. 4b-3. (Formerly Sec. 4-26a). State Properties Review Board established.
Commissioners of Administrative Services' and Construction Services' powers in
state realty transactions. Review by board of transactions, contracts and acquisition of development rights. 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.
(d) Notwithstanding any other statute or special act to the contrary, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall be the sole person authorized to represent the
state in its dealings with third parties for the acquisition 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 and the Commissioner of Construction Services shall be the sole
person authorized to represent the state in its dealings with third parties for the construction or development of real estate or state-owned public buildings or realty, as 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 (1) 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; (2)
the Chief Court Administrator may represent the state in providing for space for the
Court Support Services Division as part of a new or existing contract for an alternative
incarceration program pursuant to section 54-103b or a program developed pursuant to
section 46b-121i, 46b-121j, 46b-121k or 46b-121l; (3) 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; (4) 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; (5) 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; (6) the Commissioner of Mental Health and
Addiction Services may represent the state in the leasing of residential units as part of
a program developed pursuant to section 17a-455a, provided each such residential unit
does not exceed two thousand five hundred square feet; and (7) 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 Administrative Services 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 Administrative Services or the Commissioner of Construction Services may appoint,
within each department's budget and subject to the provisions of chapter 67, such personnel deemed necessary by the applicable 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 of Administrative Services, shall assist the Commissioner of Administrative
Services in contract negotiations regarding the purchase or lease of real estate, and, at
the request of the Commissioner of Construction Services, shall assist said commissioner
in contract negotiations regarding the construction of real estate.
(e) The State Properties Review Board shall be within the Department of Administrative Services and shall have independent decision-making authority.
(f) The State Properties Review Board shall review real estate acquisitions, sales,
leases and subleases proposed by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, the
acquisition, other than by condemnation, or the sale or lease of any property by the
Commissioner of Transportation under subdivision (11) 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 Administrative
Services 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 Administrative Services 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. The provisions of this section
shall not apply to any airport, airport site or any part thereof operated by the Connecticut
Airport Authority established pursuant to section 15-120bb.
(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; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7, S. 93, 139; P.A. 11-51, S. 52; 11-84, S. 21; 11-242, S. 51.)
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; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7 amended Subsec. (c) to eliminate authority to employ secretary, clerk and
such employees as board shall deem necessary, amended Subsec. (d) to expand Chief Court Administrator's authority to
represent state in providing space under new or existing contract for alternative incarceration program or program developed
pursuant to Secs. 46b-121i to 46b-121l and amended Subsec. (e) to place the board within Department of Administrative
Services with independent decision-making authority, effective October 5, 2009; P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (d) to
replace Commissioner of Public Works with Commissioner of Administrative Services re acquisitions and leasing and
Commissioner of Construction Services re construction and development and add Subdiv. (1) to (6) designators and
amended Subsec. (f) to replace Commissioner of Public Works with Commissioner of Administrative Services, effective
July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-84 amended Subsec. (f) to change reference to Sec. 13b-4(12) to reference to Sec. 13b-4(11) and to
add exception re airport, airport site or part thereof operated by Connecticut Airport Authority, effective July 1, 2011; P.A.
11-242 amended Subsec. (d) by adding Subdiv. (1) to (7) designators and by permitting Commissioner of Mental Health
and Addiction Services to represent the state in leasing of residential units as part of a program developed pursuant to Sec.
17a-455a.
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Sec. 4b-11. (Formerly Sec. 4-24). Supervision of state property. Trespass upon
state property. Penalty. The board of trustees of each state institution shall have the
supervision, care and control of all property used in connection with such institution;
the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall have the supervision, care and control of all property used in connection with the Division of State Police
within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection located outside
the city of Hartford; the Joint Committee on Legislative Management of the General
Assembly shall have the supervision, care and control of the State Capitol building and
grounds, the Legislative Office Building and parking garage and grounds and related
structures and facilities; the Office of the Chief Court Administrator shall have the
supervision, care and control of all property where the Judicial Department is the primary
occupant and of the building and grounds of the State Library and Supreme Court and
shall establish policies and procedures governing such supervision, care and control.
For the purposes of this section, the term "Judicial Department" does not include the
courts of probate, the Division of Criminal Justice and the Public Defender Services
Commission, except where they share facilities in state-maintained courts. Such board
of trustees and said commissioner may make regulations for the maintenance of order
on, and the safeguarding and use of, any such property, subject to the direction and
supervision of the Commissioner of Administrative Services. Any person who trespasses upon such property shall be subject to the penalty for criminal trespass, as provided in sections 53a-107 to 53a-109, inclusive, or simple trespass, as provided in section
53a-110a. Any person who violates any regulation concerning the use of such property
shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than three
months, or both.
(1949 Rev., S. 261; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 5; P.A. 75-316, S. 17; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 486, 610; P.A. 84-109, S.
1; 84-436, S. 2, 12; P.A. 85-301, S. 4, 5, 13; P.A. 87-496, S. 9, 110; P.A. 89-82, S. 6, 11; P.A. 92-130, S. 1, 10; P.A. 93-206, S. 1, 16; P.A. 95-220, S. 1, 6; P.A. 04-62, S. 1; P.A. 11-51, S. 91.)
History: P.A. 75-316 replaced state library committee with state library board; P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner
of administrative services for public works commissioner and commissioner of public safety for commissioner of state
police and made the department of state police the division of state police within the department of public safety, effective
January 1, 1979; P.A. 84-109 provided that the state library board share the supervision, care and control of the building
and grounds of the state library and supreme court with "the chief justice of the supreme court", required that mutually
agreeable policies and procedures governing such supervision, care and control be established, and provided that the
commissioner of administrative services shall resolve disputed issues if the state library board and the chief justice are
unable to establish mutually agreeable policies and procedures; P.A. 84-436 added provision that the office of the chief
court administrator shall have the supervision, care and control of all property where the judicial department is the primary
occupant and may make regulations in connection therewith, and added definition of "judicial department", effective July
1, 1985; P.A. 85-301 added provision that the legislative management committee shall have the supervision, care and
control of the state capitol building and grounds, temporary legislative office buildings and the legislative office building
and grounds and related facilities, during and after construction; P.A. 87-496 substituted public works commissioner for
administrative services commissioner; Sec. 4-24 transferred to Sec. 4b-11 in 1989; P.A. 89-82 made technical changes re
buildings under supervision of legislative management committee and deleted obsolete references to temporary legislative
office buildings and construction of legislative office building; P.A. 92-130 required public safety commissioner to have
supervision, care and control of property used in connection with division of fire and building safety; P.A. 93-206 substituted
division of fire, emergency and building services for division of fire and building safety, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-220 transferred supervision care and control of building and grounds of State Library and Supreme Court from State Library
Board and Chief Justice to Office of Chief Court Administrator and deleted reference to Office of Chief Court Administrator
and board re making regulations for maintenance of order on property subject to supervision of Public Works Commissioner,
effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 04-62 increased the penalty for trespass upon state property from a fine of not more than $100
or a term of imprisonment of not more than three months, or both, to the penalty for criminal trespass or simple trespass
and increased the fine for violation of any regulation concerning the use of such property from not more than $100 to not
more than $500, effective May 10, 2004; P.A. 11-51 deleted reference to Division of Fire, Emergency and Building Services,
changed "within the Department of Public Safety" to "within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection"
and changed "Commissioner of Public Works" to "Commissioner of Administrative Services", effective July 1, 2011
(Revisor's note: "Commissioner of Public Safety" was changed editorially by the Revisors to "Commissioner of Emergency
Services and Public Protection" to conform with changes made by P.A. 11-51, S. 134).
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Sec. 4b-14. (Formerly Sec. 4-130). Flags on state buildings. The Commissioner
of Administrative Services shall cause the national and the state flags to be displayed
on the State Armory, State Office Building, state police building and the State Library
in Hartford, from sunrise to sunset of each day.
(1949 Rev., S. 191; March, 1950, S. 64d; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 486, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 82-472, S.
5, 183; P.A. 11-51, S. 53.)
History: P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 replaced jurisdiction of public works commissioner with that of commissioner
of administrative services, effective October 1, 1977, and made state police department a division within the department
of public safety, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 82-472 eliminated requirement that commissioner cause flags to be
displayed on state capitol; Sec. 4-130 transferred to Sec. 4b-14 in 1989; P.A. 11-51 replaced "commissioner" with "Commissioner of Administrative Services", effective July 1, 2011.
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Sec. 4b-15. Plan to reduce use of disposable and single-use products and to
separate and collect recyclable items. (a) Each state agency having care, control and
supervision of state property, including the Judicial Department and the Joint Committee
on Legislative Management of the General Assembly, shall prepare and periodically
update, in consultation with the Commissioners of Energy and Environmental Protection
and Administrative Services, a plan for each facility under its care, control or supervision
to (1) reduce the use of disposable and single-use products, in accordance with the plan
adopted by the Commissioner of Administrative Services pursuant to section 4a-67b,
(2) separate and collect items designated as either suitable or required for recycling
pursuant to section 22a-241b. Such plan shall establish a schedule for implementation
of the policies recommended in the plan.
(b) Each such agency shall, on or before October 1, 1991, and annually thereafter,
submit to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the
environment a report on implementation of the recycling plan. Such report shall be on
a form prescribed by the commissioner and shall provide such information the commissioner deems necessary.
(c) The Governor, the Joint Committee on Legislative Management and the Commissioners of Energy and Environmental Protection and Administrative Services, for
the central offices of the Departments of Energy and Environmental Protection and
Administrative Services, shall implement a white paper recycling program to begin
on or before January 1, 1989. Each other state agency, department or institution shall
implement such program on or before January 1, 1991.
(P.A. 88-231, S. 4; P.A. 89-385, S. 9; P.A. 90-230, S. 8, 101; P.A. 96-163, S. 3; P.A. 11-51, S. 54; 11-80, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 89-385 amended Subsec. (a) by changing the deadline for report from January 1, 1991, to October 1,
1990, and further required the plan to provide for reduction of the use of disposable and single-use products; P.A. 90-230
corrected an internal reference in Subsec. (a); P.A. 96-163 amended Subsec. (b) to require submission of recycling plan
to the Commissioner of Environmental Protection instead of the defunct Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Advisory
Council; P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (a) to delete reference to October 1, 1990, and to replace "Commissioner of Public
Works" with "Commissioner of Administrative Services", effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-80 changed "Commissioner of
Environmental Protection" to "Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection" and changed "Department of
Environmental Protection" to "Department of Energy and Environmental Protection", effective July 1, 2011.
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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, Commissioners
of Administrative Services and Construction Services 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 Administrative Services, 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,
(4) space modifications or relocations that could result in cost or energy savings, and
(5) facilities known to be brownfields. 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 Commissioners of Administrative
Services and Construction Services 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 Construction Services 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 Administrative Services 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 Administrative Services 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 Administrative Services who 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 Administrative Services,
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 Administrative Services 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 of Administrative Services
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
of Administrative Services (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 of Administrative Services 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 of Administrative Services 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, or in the case of a building or premises under the supervision of the
Office of the Chief Court Administrator or property where the Judicial Department is
the primary occupant, 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 of Construction Services 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 of Construction Services 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 Construction Services 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 Administrative Services shall monitor the amount of
leased space being requested and the costs of all proposed and approved facility project
actions and, in the case of space or facility projects for which bond funds were authorized,
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) The Commissioner of Administrative Services 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 Administrative Services and said 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 Administrative Services 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
all leases, lease renewals and hold over agreements to the secretary for approval, and
(4) the secretary shall approve or disapprove any such lease request or agreement not
more than ten working days after the secretary receives the request or agreement.
(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; P.A. 08-154, S. 1; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7, S. 134; P.A. 11-51, S. 55; 11-61, S.
88; Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 11-1, S. 27.)
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; P.A. 08-154 amended Subsec. (l) to include qualifying language re space or facility projects for
which bond funds were authorized, effective June 13, 2008; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7 redefined "project" in Subsec. (i)(1)
to include building or premises under supervision of Office of the Chief Court Administrator or property where Judicial
Department is primary occupant, where cost of consultant services is estimated to exceed $300,000, effective October 5,
2009; P.A. 11-51 changed "Commissioner of Public Works" to "Commissioner of Administrative Services", "Commissioners of Administrative Services and Construction Services" and "Commissioner of Construction Services", as applicable,
amended Subsec. (o) to delete reference to January 1, 1998, to require agency submittal of lease, lease renewal and hold
over agreement to secretary, and to delete provision limiting approval to lease requests which exceeded approved cost or
square footage, and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-61 amended Subsec. (o)(3) by requiring
commissioner to submit all leases, lease renewals and hold over agreements to secretary, effective July 1, 2011; Oct. Sp.
Sess. P.A. 11-1 amended Subsec. (a) to add Subdiv. (5) re facilities known to be brownfields, effective October 27, 2011.
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Sec. 4b-24. (Formerly Sec. 4-26c). Commissioner of Administrative Services'
duties re state realty. Audits of projects authorized by Commissioner of Administrative Services or Commissioner of Construction Services. In acting as the determining authority in fulfilling the needs of the various departments and agencies of state
government, except the Legislative Department, and choosing the method of acquisition
which shall be pursued in the open competitive market, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall have the following duties:
(1) The commissioner shall (A) compile and maintain a comprehensive and complete inventory of all the improved and unimproved real estate available to the state by
virtue of lease. The actual mechanical compilation of such inventory shall be handled
by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management; provided such compilation
shall be available to the Commissioner of Administrative Services at all times. Such
inventory shall be used by the commissioner as the primary source for meeting state
needs; (B) maintain an inventory of improved and unimproved real estate which is
owned by the state and which is unused or underutilized and submit a status report on
such inventory, with recommendations concerning the reuse or disposition of such real
estate, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of
matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and government
administration and elections, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, not
later than January first, annually; and (C) identify in the inventory required under this
subdivision existing buildings that (i) are of historic, architectural or cultural significance, including buildings listed or eligible to be listed in the national register established
under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, 80 Stat. 915 (1966), 16 USC 470a
and (ii) would be suitable, whether or not in need of repair, alteration or addition, to
meet the public building needs of the state or to meet the needs of the public in accordance
with the provisions of subsection (m) of section 4b-23.
(2) Whenever realty uses designed uniquely for state use and for periods over five
years are concerned, the commissioner shall, whenever practicable, attempt to purchase
or lease-purchase on state-owned land. In such cases leases shall be used only when other
possibilities have been eliminated as not feasible, in the opinion of the commissioner.
(3) Whenever a bid is made to the commissioner for any purpose regarding the use
of land or whenever any person proposes to sell or lease land to the state, the bidder or
such person shall be the owner of the land, or the commissioner shall have the option
to void any contract subsequently made with said bidder or third person.
(4) In all dealings with the commissioner the owner of record or beneficial owner
shall be disclosed to the commissioner and the bid shall be revealed to the owner of
record or beneficial owner or the commissioner shall have the option to void any contract
subsequently made concerning any such dealing.
(5) After the authorization of a project under the provisions of section 4b-23, the
public auditors of the state and the auditors or accountants of the Commissioner of
Administrative Services or the Commissioner of Construction Services, as applicable,
shall have the right to audit the books of any contractor employed by either commissioner
pursuant to such authorization, or of any party negotiating with the Commissioner of
Administrative Services for the acquisition of land by lease or otherwise; provided,
however, that any such audit shall be limited to the project authorized by the Commissioner of Administrative Services or the Commissioner of Construction Services and
the Properties Review Board, and provided further that in the case of a party negotiating
with the Commissioner of Administrative Services, such audit may also be conducted
after the negotiations have ended, if a contract is consummated with either commissioner.
(P.A. 75-425, S. 3, 57; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 73, 610; P.A. 83-7; P.A. 84-489, S. 2, 5; P.A. 85-301, S. 8, 13; P.A. 86-251,
S. 1, 2; P.A. 87-496, S. 22, 110; P.A. 98-235, S. 3; P.A. 99-75, S. 2; P.A. 01-172, S. 1; P.A. 03-215, S. 9; P.A. 11-51, S.
56; 11-61, S. 89.)
History: P.A. 77-614 substituted secretary of the office of policy and management for commissioner of finance and
control and commissioner of administrative services for public works commissioner; P.A. 83-7 replaced alphabetic Subdiv.
indicators with numeric Subdiv. indicators and required the commissioner to prepare an annual inventory of improved,
unimproved and underutilized land owned by the state; P.A. 84-489 added requirement that commissioner identify buildings
of historic, architectural or cultural significance that would be suitable for state needs; P.A. 85-301 excluded the legislative
department from the commissioner's authority and made technical changes; P.A. 86-251 inserted new Subdiv. (4) concerning total cost basis projects, renumbering prior provisions as necessary; P.A. 87-496 replaced administrative services
commissioner with public works commissioner; Sec. 4-26c transferred to Sec. 4b-24 in 1989; (Revisor's note: In 1997,
the words "the Office of" were added editorially by the Revisors in a Subdiv. (1) reference to the Secretary of the Office
of Policy and Management for consistency with customary statutory usage); P.A. 98-235 amended Subdiv. (4) to authorize
commissioner to designate total cost basis projects for installation of mechanical or electrical systems in existing state
facilities; P.A. 99-75 amended Subdiv. (3)(A) by substituting $500,000 for both references to $250,000; P.A. 01-172 added
Subdiv. (4)(C) re demolitions, substitute "which may include such project elements" for "which includes such project
elements", "for the project" for "therefor" and "acceptable product" for "acceptable facility", and insert and delete "if
applicable" in various provisions; P.A. 03-215 amended Subdiv. (4) to require that private developers be selected and
recommended by award panels and provide that no contract estimated to cost more than $500,000 may be awarded to a
person who is not prequalified, effective October 1, 2004; P.A. 11-51 changed "commissioner" to "Commissioner of
Administrative Services" and added "have the following duties", amended Subdiv. (1) to replace "inventories" with "inventory", to delete reference to inventory of owned properties, to replace "Commissioner of Public Works" with "Commissioner
of Administrative Services", to delete former Subpara. (B) re inventory of unused or underutilized property and to redesignate former Subpara. (C) as Subpara. (B), amended Subdiv. (2) to delete reference to construction, deleted former Subdivs.
(3) and (4) and redesignated existing Subdivs. (5) to (7) as Subdivs. (3) to (5), and amended Subdiv. (5) to replace "Commissioner of Public Works" and "commissioner" with Commissioners of Administrative Services and Construction Services
as applicable, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-61 amended Subdiv. (1) by replacing "may" with "shall" and deleting "at
the request of the commissioner" re handling of actual mechanical compilation of inventory, deleting requirement that
inventory be shared with review board and Secretary of Office of Policy and Management, adding new Subpara. (B) re
maintaining inventory of improved and unimproved real estate and submitting status report, and redesignating existing
Subpara. (B) as Subpara. (C), effective July 1, 2011.
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Sec. 4b-24b. Construction contracts. Total cost basis projects. Requirements.
(a) Whenever realty uses designed uniquely for state use and for periods over five years
are concerned, the Commissioner of Construction Services shall, whenever practicable,
attempt to construct on state-owned land. Whenever the Commissioner of Construction
Services has established specific plans and specifications for new construction on state
land or new construction for sale to the state: (1) If it appears to the commissioner that
the cost of the project shall be less than five hundred thousand dollars, contracts shall
be made, where practicable, through a process of sealed bidding as provided in section
4b-91 relating to projects in excess of five hundred thousand dollars; (2) if it appears
to the commissioner that the space needs of the requesting agency are less than five
thousand square feet, the commissioner shall, whenever practicable, carry on advertising, in accordance with the provisions of section 4b-34 relating to projects in excess of
five thousand square feet, in order to allow an equal opportunity for third parties to do
business with the state without regard to political affiliation, political contributions or
relationships with persons in state, federal or local governmental positions.
(b) The commissioner may designate projects to be accomplished on a total cost
basis for (1) new facilities to provide for the substantial space needs of a requesting
agency, (2) the installation of mechanical or electrical equipment systems in existing
state facilities, or (3) the demolition of any state facility that the commissioner is authorized to demolish under the general statutes. If the commissioner designates a project as
a designated total cost basis project, the commissioner may enter into a single contract
with a private developer which may include such project elements as site acquisition,
architectural design and construction. The commissioner shall select a private developer
from among the developers who are selected and recommended by the award panels
established in this subdivision. All contracts for such designated projects shall be based
on competitive proposals received by the commissioner, who shall give notice of such
project, and specifications for the project, by advertising, at least once, in a newspaper
having a substantial circulation in the area in which such project is to be located. No
contract which includes the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling, repair
or demolition of any public building for work by the state for which the total cost is
estimated to be more than five hundred thousand dollars may be awarded to a person
who is not prequalified for the work in accordance with section 4a-100. The commissioner shall determine all other requirements and conditions for such proposals and
awards and shall have sole responsibility for all other aspects of such contracts. Such
contracts shall state clearly the responsibilities of the developer to deliver a completed
and acceptable product on a date certain, the maximum cost of the project and, as a
separate item, the cost of site acquisition, if applicable. No such contract may be entered
into by the commissioner without the prior approval of the State Properties Review
Board and unless funding has been authorized pursuant to the general statutes or a public
or special act.
(P.A. 11-51, S. 57.)
History: P.A. 11-51 effective July 1, 2011.
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Sec. 4b-26. (Formerly Sec. 4-26d). State realty contracts, compliance and enforcement. Tax escalation clauses; Attorney General's duties. (a) The expert members of the staff of the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall be responsible
for ensuring that sellers, lessors, and contractors strictly comply with all agreed plans,
specifications, requirements and contractual terms.
(b) The Attorney General shall be responsible for determining the legal sufficiency
of all contracts and leases, both as to substance and to form, and said Attorney General
shall enforce all terms of all agreements, including, but not limited to, the obligations
of all landlords to meet the terms of leases.
(c) In any lease containing a tax escalation clause, there shall be a provision that
the state shall be relieved of all liability for increased taxes unless the landlord shall notify
the Commissioner of Administrative Services of any pending increase in sufficient time
to permit the state, on behalf of the landlord, to contest such increase if the commissioner
determines it to be appropriate.
(d) The Attorney General shall determine when to take any such appeal and shall
be responsible for perfecting and prosecuting such appeal.
(P.A. 75-425, S. 4, 57; P.A. 11-51, S. 58.)
History: Sec. 4-26d transferred to Sec. 4b-26 in 1989; P.A. 11-51 changed "commissioner" to "Commissioner of
Administrative Services", effective July 1, 2011.
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Sec. 4b-28. (Formerly Sec. 4-36a). Notice of proposed change in use of state-supervised property. Notice of construction or enlargement of building or underground utility facility. (a) Each state agency, commission or state department proposing
any change in the use of any real property under the supervision of such agency, commission or department, within any town, city or borough shall notify the chief executive
officer of such town, city or borough, and the municipal clerk, in writing, of such proposed change in the use of such real property not less than one hundred twenty days
prior to the effective date of such change. Within fifteen days of receipt of such notice,
the chief executive officer or legislative body may request the agency, commission or
department to conduct an informational meeting in the town, city or borough on the
proposed change.
(b) Each state agency, commission or department, except the Department of Transportation, that plans to construct or enlarge a building or underground utility facility,
which project has an estimated cost of one hundred thousand dollars or more, shall give
written notice to the chief executive officer of the town, city or borough in which such
project is planned, and to the members of the General Assembly representing such town,
city or borough, not later than sixty days before advertising for bids for such project. If
a state agency, commission or department plans to do such construction or enlargement
itself, it shall give such notice not later than sixty days before beginning the work.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, if the executive authority of the
agency, commission or department determines that an emergency exists or that compliance with the provisions of this subsection would increase the cost of the construction
or enlargement project, such agency, commission or department shall give such notice
as soon as practicable. As used in this section, "executive authority" shall be construed
as defined in section 4-37e. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a community-based residential facility for individuals with intellectual disability or persons with psychiatric disabilities.
(P.A. 75-78; 75-567, S. 38, 80; P.A. 91-375, S. 2, 3; P.A. 93-82; P.A. 11-129, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 75-567 required notification "not less than" 60 days before change takes effect rather than "within" 60 days
as originally stated; Sec. 4-36a transferred to Sec. 4b-28 in 1989; P.A. 91-375 added Subsec. (b) re notice to municipality of
agency plans to construct or enlarge certain buildings or underground utility facilities; P.A. 93-82 amended Subsec. (a) to
require notification of municipal clerks and extend the time for notice to a municipality of the change in use of state property
from 60 to 120 days and to provide that the chief executive officer or legislative body of a municipality may request an
informational meeting on the change; P.A. 11-129 amended Subsec. (b) to substitute "individuals with intellectual disability
or persons with psychiatric disabilities" for "mentally retarded or mentally ill individuals".
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Sec. 4b-36. (Formerly Sec. 4-128b). Contracts for construction of buildings or
facilities on state-owned land. Lease to state with provision to purchase. Subject to
the provisions of section 4b-30, the Commissioner of Construction Services may enter
into contracts for the construction upon state-owned land of buildings or facilities or
both, and the Commissioner of Administrative Services may enter into contracts for the
subsequent leasing of such building or facilities to the state to meet the needs of agencies
and institutions, without first leasing the underlying state-owned land to the developer.
Such contracts shall contain provisions providing for the state to buy the buildings and
facilities for a lump sum at stated times during or at the end of the lease term or, at the
state's option, to buy the same by paying the purchase price in installments.
(1971, P.A. 572, S. 3; P.A. 11-51, S. 59.)
History: Sec. 4-128b transferred to Sec. 4b-36 in 1989; P.A. 11-51 changed "commissioner" to "Commissioner of
Construction Services" re construction contracts and to "Commissioner of Administrative Services" re leasing contracts,
effective July 1, 2011.
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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 Energy
and 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 Energy and 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 Energy and 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 Energy and 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 Energy and 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 Energy and 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
Energy and 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 Energy and
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; P.A. 11-80, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 11-80 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) by changing "Commissioner of Environmental Protection" to "Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection" and "Department of Environmental Protection" to "Department of
Energy and Environmental Protection", effective July 1, 2011.
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