HB 5522 — AN ACT LEASING A PARCEL OF STATE LAND IN THE TOWN OF WOODSTOCK.

Substitute House ofBill Representatives General Assembly File No.

5865522 FebruarySpecial Session,Act 2024 Substitute House Bill No.

552224-21 HouseAN ofACT Representatives,LEASING AprilA 22,PARCEL 2024OF TheSTATE CommitteeLAND onIN GovernmentTHE AdministrationTOWN andOF ElectionsWOODSTOCK. reported through REP.

BLUMENTHAL of the 147th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

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

(Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental ProtectionProtectionshalllease shall convey to thetheYoung YoungMen'sChristianAssociation Men's Christian Association (YMCA) of Metropolitan Hartford, Inc., a parcel of land located in the town of Woodstock, for the benefit of Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)(YMCA)CampWoodstock,for Campatwenty-five-year Woodstock,period,atacost aequal parcelto ofthe landfair located inthetownofWoodstock,at acost equalto thefair market value of thesuch properties,lease, as determined by the average of the appraisals of two independent appraisers selected by the commissioner, plus the administrative costs of makingexecuting suchthe conveyance.lease.

The conveyancelease shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.

sHB5522(b) /Young FileMen's No.Christian Association (YMCA) Camp Woodstock shall use said parcel of land for passive recreation purposes.

586As 1used sHB5522in Filethis section, "passive recreation" means leisure activities such as fishing, swimming, boating, hiking, bicycling and camping and includes, but is not limited to, (1) the construction of bicycle and hiking trails for Substitute House Bill No.

5865522 (b)pedestrian Theand Statecyclist PropertiesReviewBoardshalluse completebut itsreviewoftheexcluding conveyancemotor ofvehicle saiduse, parcel(2) the construction of landa trailhead and associated parking lot not laterlarger than thirtyable daysto afteraccommodate ittwenty receivesmotor avehicles, proposedand agreement(3) fromany theother Departmentpurpose ofapproved Energyby andthe Environmentalcommissioner Protection.in writing.

The(c) landIf shallYoung remainMen's underChristian theAssociation care(YMCA) andCamp controlWoodstock: of said department until a conveyance is made in accordance with the provisions of this section.

The(1) StateDoes Treasurernot shalluse executesaid andparcel deliverfor anypassive deedrecreation, or instrument(2) necessarySubleases forall aor conveyanceany underportion thisof section.said parcel, the lease shall terminate and the leased parcel shall revert to the state of Connecticut.

The(d)The CommissionerState PropertiesReviewBoardshallcomplete itsreviewofthe lease of Energysaid andparcel Environmentalof Protectionland shallnot havelater thethan solethirty responsibilitydays forafter allit otherreceives incidentsa proposed agreement from the Department of suchEnergy conveyance.and Environmental Protection.

ThisThe actland shall takeremain effectunder asthe followscare and shallcontrol amendof said department until the followinglease sections:is executed in accordance with the provisions of this section.

SectionThe 1Commissioner fromof passageEnergy Newand sectionEnvironmental GAEProtection Jointshall Favorablehave Subst.the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such transaction.

sHB5522Approved /May File30, 2024 Special Act No.

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586 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 25 $ FY 26 $ Department of Energy and GF - Loss of See Below See Below Environmental Protection Asset Resources of the General Fund GF - Revenue See Below See Below Gain Note:

GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill conveys a specified parcel of land from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to a private party.

The state wouldlose use oftheasset andgainrevenuesupto thefair marketvalue of the property (most recently valued at approximately $278,000).

Thelandconveyanceissubjecttothereviewand approvaloftheState 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.

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586 OLR Bill Analysis sHB 5522 AN ACT CONVEYING A PARCEL OF STATE LAND IN THE TOWN OF WOODSTOCK.

SUMMARY The Office of Legislative Research (OLR) does not analyze Special Acts, but information on this conveyance and others reported favorably by the Government Administration and Elections Committee can be found in an annual report prepared by OLR.

For 2024, this is OLR Report 2024-R-0075.

COMMITTEE ACTION Government Administration and Elections Committee Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 19 Nay 0 (04/10/2024) sHB5522 / File No.

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