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HB05578

Amending Land Conveyance to Chesprocott Health District

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In one sentence

This law changes an earlier agreement to allow the Chesprocott Health District to use a specific state-owned land parcel in Cheshire for health services and emergency management, with new rules permitting nonprofits to use or buy part of it for temporary housing.

What it does

  • Amends Special Act No. 22-18 regarding a 2-acre state land parcel located near the Cheshire Correctional Institute.
  • Requires the Commissioner of Administrative Services, on behalf of the Department of Correction, to transfer the land to the Chesprocott Health District for administrative costs only.
  • Allows the health district to build facilities for emergency management, public health, and medical services on the site.
  • Permits the health district to let nonprofit organizations use part of the land or buy it specifically for temporary housing if local zoning rules are met.
  • States that the land returns to state ownership if the health district stops using it for allowed purposes or leases it out in ways not covered by this law.

Who it affects

  • The Chesprocott Health District
  • Nonprofit organizations providing temporary housing
  • The Commissioner of Administrative Services and Department of Correction
  • The State Properties Review Board

Limits and unknowns

  • The law states it is effective upon passage but does not list the specific calendar date.
  • The text mentions local zoning requirements for housing but does not list what those specific rules are.
  • The bill amends a prior act (Special Act 22-18) without detailing all original terms of that earlier law.

Plain language

Terms to know

Conveyance
The legal process of transferring ownership or rights to land from one party to another.
Revert
To return property back to its original owner, in this case the state government.
Fair Market Value
The price a piece of land would sell for based on an average estimate from two independent experts called appraisers.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

To amend a prior conveyance of land to the Chesprocott Health District to expand the permissible uses of such land.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Signed by the Governor
  2. Transmitted to the Secretary of State
  3. Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
  4. Special Act 26-19LCO
  5. Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
  6. Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
  7. On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence
  8. Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
  9. Senate Calendar Number 509
  10. File Number 760LCO
  11. House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 4693
  12. House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
  13. Immediate Transmittal to the Senate
  14. Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' OfficeLCO
  15. Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
  16. House Calendar Number 452
  17. File Number 678LCO
  18. Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/15/26 5:00 PMLCO
  19. Filed with Legislative Commissioners' OfficeLCO
  20. Joint Favorable SubstituteGOS