SB 1249 — AN ACT CONVEYING A PARCEL OF STATE LAND IN THE TOWN OF CHESHIRE.

Senate General Assembly RaisedFile Bill No.

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67761249 ReferredSenate, toMay 24, 2023 The Committee on GOVERNMENTGovernment ADMINISTRATIONAdministration ANDand ELECTIONSElections Introducedreported by:through SEN.

(GAE)FLEXER ANof ACTthe CONVEYING29th ADist., PARCELChairperson OFof STATEthe LANDCommittee INon THEthe TOWNpart OFof CHESHIRE.the Senate, that the bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONVEYING A PARCEL OF STATE LAND IN THE TOWN OF CHESHIRE.

Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 2.5 acres and is identified as a portion of the approximately 7.22-acre parcel located at 19961996Highland Highland Avenue, which portion adjoins one or more of the parcels conveyed pursuant to special act 19-4 of the July special session.

If the town does not sell said parcel for economic development purposes within five years after the conveyance ofSB1249 said/ parcelFile toNo. the town under this section, the parcel shall revert to the state of Connecticut.

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1249819 madeof atsaid aparcel cost equal to the fairtown marketunder valuethis ofsection, saidthe parcel,parcel asshall determinedrevert byto the averagestate of theConnecticut. appraisals of two independent appraisers selected by the commissioner.

Any sale of said parcel shall be made at a cost equal to the fair market value of said parcel, as determined by the average of the appraisals of two independent appraisers selected by the commissioner.

(c) The State PropertiesPropertiesReview Review Board shall complete its review of the conveyance of said parcel of land not later than thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Emergency ServicesServicesandPublicProtection.The landshallremainunder thecare and Publiccontrol Protection.of said department until a conveyance is made in accordance with the provisions of this section.

The land shall remain under the care and control of said department until a conveyance is made in accordance with the provisions of this section.

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819 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 24 - FY $ Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential 180,000 Revenue Gain Department of Emergency Services and Public GF - Loss of 180,000 Protection Asset Note:

GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:

Municipalities Effect FY 24 - FY 28 $ Cheshire Cost See Below Cheshire Gain of See Below Asset Explanation The bill conveys a specified parcel of land totaling approximately 2.5 acres from the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to thetownof Cheshireandspecifiesthat thetownmust sellsaidparcels for economic development purposes within five years and deposit the proceeds of the sale in the General Fund.

To the extent the parcel is sold by the town within five years, there is anticipated to be a revenue gain to the General Fund equal to the selling price of the parcel (valued at approximately $180,000) and the state would lose use of the asset.

The townof Cheshire wouldgaintemporary use ofan asset untilsold or it reverted to state custody and would pay the administrative costs of SB1249 / File No.

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ThelandconveyanceissubjecttothereviewandapprovaloftheState Properties Review Board.

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819 OLR Bill Analysis SB 1249 AN ACT CONVEYING A PARCEL OF STATE LAND IN THE TOWN OF CHESHIRE.

SUMMARY The Office of Legislative Research does not analyze Special Acts.

COMMITTEE ACTION Government Administration and Elections Committee Joint Favorable Yea 18 Nay 0 (05/16/2023) SB1249 / File No.

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