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557426-16 HouseAN ofACT Representatives,AMENDING AprilA 16,CONVEYANCE 2026OF TheA CommitteePARCEL onOF GovernmentSTATE OversightLAND reportedTO throughTHE REP.TOWN OF HAMDEN.
DATHAN of the 142nd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the bill ought to pass.
AN ACT AMENDING A CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE TOWN OF HAMDEN.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Commissioner of Administrative Services,onbehalfoftheCommissionerServices, onbehalfoftheCommissioner ofChildren and Families, shall convey to the town of Hamden a parcel of land located in the town of Hamden, and any improvements on said parcel, for the sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars, plus the administrative costs of making such conveyance.
The conveyance shall be subject to the approval HB5574of /the FileState No.Properties Review Board.
675(b) 1If HB5574the FileCommissioner of Administrative Services does not convey said parcel of land and improvements by June 30, [2026] 2027, the parcel House Bill No.
6755574 and improvements shall not be conveyed under this section, except the town of Hamden may request, and the Statecommissioner Propertiesmay Reviewagree, Board.to extend said deadline for not more than an additional six months.
(b) If the Commissioner of Administrative Services does not convey said parcel of land and improvements by June 30, [2026] 2027, the parcel and improvements shall not be conveyed under this section, except the town of Hamden may request, and the commissioner may agree, to extend said deadline for not more than an additional six months.
ThisGovernor's actAction: shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
SectionApproved 1June from4, passage2026 SASpecial 25-19,Act Sec.No.
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675 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.
In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.
Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.
OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $ Resources of the General Fund GF - See Below See Below See Below Department of Administrative GF - See Below See Below See Below Services;
Children & Families, Dept.
Note:
GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $ Hamden See Below See Below See Below Explanation The bill extends a sale deadline from a 2025 conveyance.
There is either no fiscal impact, or the impact described below, depending on the timing of the sale.
To the extent the sale is completed under theoriginal terms (i.e., prior to the end of FY 26 or within a possible six month extension) or does not happen under the extended timeframe, there is no fiscal impact.
To the extent that the sale happens in the extended time frame, the bill has the following impact:
The bill conveys a specified 50.29 acre parcel of land from the Department of Children and Families, via the Department of Administrative Services, to the town of Hamden.
The state would lose use of an asset (most recently valued at $8,400,000) and gain revenue of the specified purchase price ($1,500,000).
The town of Hamden would gainuse ofan asset andpay thepurchase price plusadministrative costs HB5574 / File No.
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675 of the conveyance.
The asset would revert to state control if not conveyed by June 30, 2027, or six months later if requested and agreed to.
Thelandconveyanceissubjecttothereviewandapprovalof theState Properties Review Board.
The Out Years The conveyance action is one time in nature.
Control of the asset would continue into the future as described above, subject to future municipal decisions.
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675 OLR Bill Analysis HB 5574 AN ACT AMENDING A CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE TOWN OF HAMDEN.
SUMMARY The Office of Legislative Research (OLR) does not analyze Special Acts, but information on this conveyance and others reported favorably by the Government Oversight Committee can be found in an annual report prepared by OLR.
For 2026, this is OLR Report 2026-R-0063.
COMMITTEE ACTION Government Oversight Committee Joint Favorable Yea 11 Nay 1 (04/06/2026) HB5574 / File No.
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