Bill > HB07286

This bill authorizes the Connecticut Department of Transportation to convey approximately 9.45 acres of state-owned land in North Canaan to the town, with the land transfer costing only the administrative expenses. The town must use the land primarily for open space, low-impact public recreation, and a greenway trail, with up to four acres potentially dedicated to a nonprofit fire and emergency services facility managed by the North Canaan Fire Company. The bill includes important restrictions: if the town does not use the land for its intended purposes, sells the land (except to a nonprofit), or leases it inappropriately, ownership will revert to the state. Any sale to a nonprofit must be at fair market value, with proceeds deposited in the Special Transportation Fund. The land transfer is subject to approval by the State Properties Review Board and includes a pre-existing railroad easement along the parcel's southern boundary. The State Treasurer will execute the necessary deed, and the land remains under the Department of Transportation's control until the conveyance is completed.

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