AN ACT CONVEYING PARCELS OF STATE LAND TO THE TOWN OF BRANFORD.

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: 2026-03-27
Official status: Public Hearing 04/01
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Act to Transfer State Land to Branford

This act transfers two parcels of state land in Branford to the town for fair market value.

What This Bill Does

Transfers two specific pieces of state-owned land to the town of Branford.
Requires the transfer to be at a price equal to the fair market value, as determined by independent appraisers.
Specifies that the State Properties Review Board must approve the transfer within thirty days after receiving an agreement from the Department of Transportation.
Gives the Commissioner of Transportation responsibility for all aspects of the land transfer.

Who It Names or Affects

The town of Branford
The Commissioner of Transportation
The State Properties Review Board

Terms To Know

Fair market value: The price at which a property would sell in an open and competitive real estate market.
State Properties Review Board: A board that reviews and approves the transfer of state-owned properties.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify what happens if the State Properties Review Board does not approve the transfer within thirty days.
The exact locations and details of the land parcels are specified in a map, which is referenced but not included in this summary.

Bill History

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 two parcels of state land to the town of Branford for fair market value.

Current Bill Text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 517
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 3611

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT

Introduced by:
(GOS)

AN ACT CONVEYING PARCELS OF STATE LAND TO THE TOWN OF
BRANFORD.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective from passage ) (a) (1) Notwithstanding any 1
provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation 2
shall convey to the town of Branford two parcels of land located in the 3
town of Branford, at a cost equal to the fair market value of the property, 4
as determined by the average of the appraisals of two independent 5
appraisers selected by the commissioner, plus the administrative costs 6
of making such conveyance. 7
(2) (A) The first parcel of land has an area of approximately 7.2 acres 8
and is identified as Lot 1 on a map entitled "Overall Proposed Roadway 9
Improvement Plan and Master Redevelopment Plan (Commercial 10
Pkwy/Exit 53) – Route 1 at SR. 794 (Branford Connector) Commercial 11
Parkway, and Route 146; Branford, Connecticut – Designed J.O.M, 12
Drawn J.M.B, Checked ___, Approved ___, Scale 1"=200', Project No. 13
2500951, Date 03/06/2026, CAD File PB2500951A". 14
(B) The second parcel of land has an area of approximately 11.66 acres 15

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and is identified as Lot 5 on the map specified in subparagraph (A) of 16
this subdivision. 17
(3) The conveyance of the parcels described in subdivision (2) of this 18
subsection shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review 19
Board. 20
(b) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the 21
conveyance of said parcel s of land not later than thirty days after it 22
receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Transportation. 23
The land shall remain under the care and control of said department 24
until a conveyance is made in accordance with the provisions of this 25
section. The State Treasurer shall execute and deliver any deed or 26
instrument necessary for a conveyance under this section. The 27
Commissioner of Transportation shall have the sole responsibility for all 28
other incidents of such conveyance. 29
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 from passage New section

Statement of Purpose:
To convey two parcels of state land to the town of Branford for fair
market value.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]