HB 5582 — AN ACT AMENDING A PRIOR CONVEYANCE TO CONVEY AN ADDITIONAL PORTION OF A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE TOWN OF STRATFORD.

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AN ACT AMENDING A PRIOR CONVEYANCE TO CONVEY AN ADDITIONAL PORTION OF A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE TOWN OF STRATFORD.

The Commissioner of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Developmental Services, shall identify the metes and bounds of said LCOsHB5582 / File No.

3627690 1 ofsHB5582 4File RaisedNo. Bill No.5582 parcel, including any necessary easements, after a survey of said parcel has been completed and paid for by the town of Stratford.

690 parcel, including any necessary easements, after a survey of said parcel has been completed and paid for by the town of Stratford.

(2) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall, on behalf of the Commissioner of Developmental Services, convey to the town of Stratford the portion of the parcel that was retained by the state under subdivisionsubdivision(1)ofthissubsectionpriortotheeffectivedateofthissection (1)and ofany thisimprovements subsectionon priorsaid toparcel, the effective date of this section, at a cost equal to the administrative costs ofofmaking making such conveyance.

Such conveyance shall be subject to the Department of Developmental Services entering into a written agreement with the town of Stratford for the department to continue to access and use said portion and improvements for administrative offices and parking at no cost.

Once said portion is conveyed under this section, the reconstituted parcel shall includeboth"ProposedLottobeRetainedbyStateofConnecticut48,741include both "Proposed Lot to be Retained by State of Connecticut 48,741 S.F.

(b) The[The] Other than the portion of the parcel and improvements to be continued to be used by the Department of Developmental Services for administrative offices and parking, the town of Stratford shall use said reconstituted parcel of land for municipal and affordable housing purposes.

(1)sHB5582 Does/ notFile useNo. said parcel for said purposes;

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3627690 2(1) ofDoes 4not Raiseduse Billsaid No.parcel for any of said purposes;

5582 (2) Does not retain ownership of all of said parcel;

[, other than the portion retained by the Department of Developmental Services;] or (3) Leases all or any portion of said parcel, other than a lease to a nonprofit organization or public housing authority for affordable housing purposes, [or] any agreement for short-term use of the parcel for recreational purposes by the public or thewritten agreement entered into with the Department of Developmental Services under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, the parcel and improvements shall revert to the state of Connecticut.

(c) The State PropertiesReview Board shall complete its review of the conveyance ofsaidof said reconstituted parceloflandnotparcel of land and improvements not later thanthirtythan thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section.

The land shall remain under the care and controlimprovements ofshall theremain DepartmentunderthecareandcontroloftheDepartmentofDevelopmentalServices of Developmental Services until a conveyance is made in accordance with the provisions of this section.

4 Statement of Purpose:Legislative Commissioners:

ToIn amendSubsecs. a prior conveyance of a parcel of state land to the town of Stratford to require that a portion of said parcel that was retained by the state be conveyed to the town of Stratford, subject to an agreement with the town that the parcel continue to be used by the state.

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3627690 4The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of 4the 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 $ Developmental Services, Dept.;

GF - Loss of See Below See Below Admin.

Serv., Dept.

Asset Note:

GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:

Municipalities Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $ Stratford Gain of See Below See Below Asset Stratford Cost See Below See Below Explanation The bill modifies a previous conveyance under section 4 of public act 18-154 inorder to convey aspecifiedparcelof land fromtheDepartment of Administrative Services, on behalf of the Department of Developmental Services (DDS), to the town of Stratford.

The land being conveyed in this bill was separated out from the contiguous property to remain under state control under the terms of the 2018 conveyance.

The state would lose the asset, but retain access subject to a written agreement between DDS and the town of Stratford.

The town of Stratford would gain use of an asset and would pay the administrative costs of the conveyance.

The asset would revert to state control if the recipient does not use the land for specified purposes.

ThelandconveyanceissubjecttothereviewandapprovaloftheState Properties Review Board.