HB 7286 — AN ACT CONVEYING A PARCEL OF STATE LAND KNOWN AS SOUTH GREENWAY IN THE TOWN OF NORTH CANAAN.

House of Representatives General Assembly RaisedFile Bill No.

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75497286 ReferredHouse toof Representatives, May 28, 2025 The Committee on GOVERNMENTGovernment OVERSIGHTOversight Introducedreported by:through REP.

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AN ACT CONVEYING A PARCEL OF STATE LAND KNOWN AS SOUTH GREENWAY IN THE TOWN OF NORTH CANAAN.

Said parcel of land has an area of approximately 9.45 acres andisidentifiedasthepropertydescribedinaleasetothetownofNorthand is identified as the property depicted on a map of the Department of Transportation attached to a lease of said parcel to the town of North Canaan dated July 16, 1991, that is recorded in the town of North Canaan Land Records in Volume 70 at pages 524 to 530, inclusive, and is further described in adeeds deed recorded in the town of North Canaan Land Records in Volume 29 at page 613.613 and Volume 30 at page 114, as parcel #3.

If a survey of said parcel of land for the purpose of the conveyance is deemed necessary by thesHB7286 Commissioner/ ofFile Transportation,No. the town of North Canaan shall pay the costs of any such survey.

The972 conveyance1 shallsHB7286 beFile subjectNo. to theapprovalof theState Properties Review Board.

LCO972 No.the Commissioner of Transportation, the town of North Canaan shall pay the costs of any such survey.

7549 1 of 3 Raised Bill No.7286 (b) The townconveyance of North Canaan shall usebe saidsubject parcelto ofthe landapproval for open space or low impact nonmotorized public recreation purposes, including, but not limited to, an existing greenway trail, except for a portion of saidthe parcelState toProperties beReview usedBoard. for an emergency services facility as provided in subsection (c) of this section.

(b) The town of North Canaan shall use said parcel of land for open space or low impact nonmotorized public recreation purposes, including, but not limited to, an existing greenway trail, except for a portion of said parcel to be used for an emergency services facility as provided in subsection (c) of this section.

(2) Does not retain ownership of all of said parcel, other than a transfer of athe portionmanagement as described in subsection (c) of this section or a transferportion toof athe nonprofitparcel entityas todescribed facilitatein subsection(c)ofthissectionoratransfertoanonprofitentitytofacilitate or manage any of said purposes;

or (3) Leases all or any portion of said parcel, other than a lease to a nonprofit entity to facilitate or manage any of said purposes, the parcel shall revert to the state of Connecticut.

Any funds received by the town of North Canaan from a sale or lease of said parcel to a nonprofit entity under this subsection shall be for fair market value andany fundsreceivedby thetownofNorthCanaanfrom such sale or lease shall be transferred to the State Treasurer for deposit in the GeneralSpecial Transportation Fund.

(c)(c)The Notwithstandingtownmay theuse provisionsaportionnot of section 8-25 of the general statutes, the town may divide a portion not exceeding four acresacresofsaidparcel of said parcel to be used for the construction of a not-for-profit fire and emergency services facility to be used and managed by the North Canaan Fire Company.Company, provided the town retains ownership of said portion of the parcel.

ThesHB7286 land/ shallFile remainNo. 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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7549972 2The land shall remain under the care and control of 3said Raiseddepartment Billuntil No.a conveyance is made in accordance with the provisions of this section.

7286The State Treasurer shall execute and deliver any deed or instrument necessary for a conveyance under this section, which deed or instrument shall include provisions to carry out the purposes of subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this section.

Section 1 from passage New section Statement of Purpose:Legislative Commissioners:

ToIn transferSubsec. a parcel of state land known as South Greenway in the town of North Canaan to said town.

[Proposed(c), deletions"said areparcel" enclosedwas inchanged brackets.to "said portion of the parcel" for accuracy.

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972 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 26 $ FY 27 $ Department of Transportation TF - Loss of Asset See Below See Below Resources of the Special TF - Potential See Below See Below Transportation Fund Revenue Gain Note:

TF=Transportation Fund Municipal Impact:

Municipalities Effect FY 26 $ FY 27 $ North Canaan Cost See Below See Below North Canaan Gain of See Below See Below Asset Explanation The bill conveys a specified parcel of land, totaling 9.45 acres, from the Department of Transportation to the town of North Canaan.

The state would lose use of the asset.

The town of North Canaan would gain use of an asset and would pay the administrative costs of the conveyance, including survey costs if necessary.

Additionally, the bill allows the town to sell or lease a portion of the parcel, providedthesaleor lease ofsuch portionbefor fair market value and the proceeds of which are deposited into the Special Transportation Fund (STF).

This would result in the potential loss of asset for the town and gain of revenue for the STF.

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

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972 Thelandconveyanceissubjecttothereviewandapprovalof theState Properties Review Board.