HB 5520 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL OF STATE LAND IN THE TOWN OF BERLIN.

House of Representatives General Assembly RaisedFile Bill No.

5520584 February Session, 2024 LCOSubstitute House Bill No.

36155520 ReferredHouse toof Representatives, April 22, 2024 The Committee on GOVERNMENTGovernment ADMINISTRATIONAdministration ANDand ELECTIONSElections Introducedreported by:through REP.

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AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL OF STATE LAND IN THE TOWN OF BERLIN.

(Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall convey to Meriden Homestead II, LLC a parcel of land, and any improvements on said parcel, located in the town of Berlin, at a cost equal to the fair market value of the property, as determined by the average of the appraisals of two independent appraisers selected by the commissioner, plus the administrative costs of making such conveyance.conveyance and appropriate damages under section 52-560a of the general statutes for the encroachment of said parcel.

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The land and improvements 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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3615In 2general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of 2informational 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 would lose use of the asset and gain revenues up to the fair market value.

The bill specifies the recipient would need to pay appropriate damages under CGS 52-560a, which is not anticipated to have a fiscal impact, as revenues from the damages are anticipated to be awarded regardless of the conveyance.

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.

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584 OLR Bill Analysis sHB 5520 AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL OF STATE LAND IN THE TOWN OF BERLIN.

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 12 Nay 7 (04/10/2024) sHB5520 / File No.

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