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: 2026-06-04
Official status: Signed by the Governor
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Transfer of State Land in Torrington

This law transfers a small piece of state-owned land to the City of Torrington so it can create open space and move a trail.

What This Bill Does

Requires the Commissioner of Transportation to give about 0.22 acres at 174 North Elm Street in Torrington to the city.
Sets the cost for this land transfer equal only to the administrative costs needed to complete it.
Mandates that the City of Torrington must use the land as open space and to relocate a trail there.
States that if the city fails to use the land correctly, sells part of it, or leases any portion, ownership returns to the state.
Requires the State Properties Review Board to finish reviewing this transfer within 30 days after receiving the agreement.

Who It Names or Affects

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

Terms To Know

Conveyance: The legal act of transferring ownership or title of property from one party to another.
Revert: To return the land back to its original owner, in this case, the state government.

Limits and Unknowns

The law does not specify an exact date when the transfer will be finished.
The text mentions a specific easement for slope access but does not explain how it limits future construction on the land.

Bill History

2026-06-04 Connecticut General Assembly
Signed by the Governor
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.