HB05573 • 2026

AN ACT CONVEYING A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE CITY OF TORRINGTON.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Government Oversight Committee
Last action: 2026-05-29
Official status: Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide detailed information about administrative costs, leaving this as an unspecified amount.

Act Giving Land to Torrington

This act transfers a small parcel of state-owned land in Torrington to the city, with conditions.

What This Bill Does

Transfers ownership of a specific parcel of state land located at 174 North Elm Street in Torrington to the city for administrative costs only.
Requires that the transferred land be used for open space and relocating a trail; otherwise, it will revert back to the state.
Establishes a review process by the State Properties Review Board within 30 days after receiving an agreement from the Department of Transportation.

Who It Names or Affects

The city of Torrington
The Commissioner of Transportation
The State Properties Review Board

Terms To Know

Easement: A right to use another person's land for a specific purpose, like access or utilities.
State Properties Review Board: An agency that reviews and approves the transfer of state-owned property.

Limits and Unknowns

The exact cost of transferring ownership is not specified in detail.
It's unclear what happens if the city does not use the land as intended within a certain time frame beyond reverting to the state.

Bill History

2026-05-29 Connecticut General Assembly
Transmitted to the Secretary of State
2026-05-29 Connecticut General Assembly
Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
2026-05-20 LCO
Special Act 26-15
2026-05-05 Connecticut General Assembly
Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
2026-05-05 Connecticut General Assembly
Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
2026-05-05 Connecticut General Assembly
On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence
2026-05-01 Connecticut General Assembly
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2026-05-01 Connecticut General Assembly
Senate Calendar Number 512
2026-05-01 LCO
File Number 759
2026-04-30 Connecticut General Assembly
House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 4964
2026-04-30 Connecticut General Assembly
House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
2026-04-30 Connecticut General Assembly
Immediate Transmittal to the Senate
2026-04-16 LCO
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-16 Connecticut General Assembly
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2026-04-16 Connecticut General Assembly
House Calendar Number 448
2026-04-16 LCO
File Number 674
2026-04-10 LCO
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/15/26 5:00 PM
2026-04-07 LCO
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-06 GOS
Joint Favorable
2026-03-27 Connecticut General Assembly
Public Hearing 04/01
2026-03-26 Connecticut General Assembly
Referred to Joint Committee on Government Oversight

Official Summary Text

To convey a parcel of state land in the city of Torrington for purposes of relocating a trail to the site of said parcel.

Current Bill Text

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Substitute House Bill No. 5573

Special Act No. 26-15

AN ACT CONVEYING A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE CITY OF
TORRINGTON.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. ( Effective from passage ) (a) Notwithstanding any provision
of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation shall convey
to the city of Torrington a parcel of land located at 174 North Elm Street
in the city of Torrington, at a cost equal to the administrative costs o f
making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has an area of
approximately 0.22 acre and is identified as Lot 020 in Block 004 on city
of Torrington Tax Assessor's Map 119. Said parcel is subject to an
easement indicated as "Easement to Slope Reserved in Favor of State of
Connecticut (D.O.T.) or its Assigns. Area =88.9m²± (957±Sq.Ft.)" on a
map entitled "Compilation Plan, Town of Torrington, Map Showing
Land Released to ____ by the State of Connecticut Department of
Transportation, North Elm Street (CT Route 4), Scale 1:=250, December
2021, Scott A. Hill, P.E., Chief Eng ineer–Bureau of Engineering and
Construction, Town No. 143, Project No. 143-152, Serial No. 1A, Sheet 1
of 1". The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the Stat e
Properties Review Board.
(b) The city of Torrington shall use said parcel of land for purposes
of open space and relocating a trail to the site of said parcel. If the city
Substitute House Bill No. 5573

Special Act No. 26-15 2 of 2

of Torrington:
(1) Does not use said parcel for any of said purposes;
(2) Does not retain ownership of all of said parcel; or
(3) Leases all or any portion of said parcel,
the parcel shall revert to the state of Connecticut.
(c) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the
conveyance of said parcel of land not later than thirty days after it
receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Transportation.
The land shall remain under the care and control of said department
until a conveyance is made in accordance with the provisions of this
section. The 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
subsection (b) of this section. The Commissioner of Transportation shall
have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance.