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HB05580

Law Changing Rules for State Land in Stratford

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In one sentence

This law removes an old rule requiring a piece of state land given to Stratford to be used only for schools, allowing the town to use it specifically for parking or sell and lease it for that purpose.

What it does

  • Removes restrictions from a 1968 deed that required the land to be used only for school purposes and prohibited its sale.
  • Allows the Town of Stratford to use the parcel for parking purposes only.
  • Permits the town to sell, transfer, or lease the land if it is done specifically for parking purposes.
  • Requires any sale or lease price to equal the fair market value approved by the Commissioner of Transportation before the transaction occurs.
  • Mandates that money from selling, transferring, or leasing the land be paid promptly to the State Treasurer and deposited in the Special Transportation Fund.

Who it affects

  • The Town of Stratford
  • The Commissioner of Transportation
  • The Office of the State Treasurer

Limits and unknowns

  • If the town uses the land for any purpose other than parking, ownership returns to the state.
  • The specific location or size of the parcel is described by a deed reference but not detailed in this summary text.

Plain language

Terms to know

Conveyance
A legal transfer of property ownership from one party to another.
Revert
To return the land back to its original owner, in this case, the state.
Fair Market Value
The price a property would sell for between willing buyers and sellers.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

To amend a prior conveyance of state land to the town of Stratford to permit the parcel to be sold, transferred or leased.

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 26-21LCO
  5. Senate Passed
  6. On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence
  7. Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
  8. Senate Calendar Number 505
  9. House Passed
  10. Immediate Transmittal to the Senate
  11. Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' OfficeLCO
  12. Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
  13. House Calendar Number 475
  14. File Number 689LCO
  15. Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/20/26 12:00 PMLCO
  16. Filed with Legislative Commissioners' OfficeLCO
  17. Joint Favorable SubstituteGOS
  18. Public Hearing 04/01
  19. Referred to Joint Committee on Government Oversight