Connecticut HB 5578: AN ACT AMENDING A CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE CHESPROCOTT HEALTH DISTRICT.

Bill Text

Substitute House Bill No. 5578 
 
Special Act No. 26-19 
 
 
AN  ACT  AMENDING  A  CONVEYANCE  OF  A  PARCEL  OF  STATE 
LAND TO THE CHESPROCOTT HEALTH DISTRICT. 
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in  General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section  1.  Special  act  22-18  is  amended  to  read  as  follows  (Effective 
from passage): 
(a)   Notwithstanding   any   provision   of   the   general   statutes,   the 
Commissioner    of    Administrative    Services,    on    behalf    of    the 
Commissioner  of  Correction, shall  convey  to  the  Chesprocott  Health 
District a parcel of land located in the town of Cheshire, at a cost equal 
to  the  administrative  costs  of  making  such  conveyance.  Said  parcel  of 
land has an area of approximately 2 acres and is identified as a portion 
of   the   approximately   166.95   acre   parcel   containing   the   Cheshire 
Correctional  Institute,  a  portion  of  Block 57  on  Town  of  Cheshire  Tax 
Assessor's  Map  36,  and  adjoining  the  parcel  conveyed  pursuant  to 
section  2  of  special  act  14-23.  The  conveyance  shall  be  subject  to  the 
approval of the State Properties Review Board. 
(b) The Chesprocott Health District shall use said parcel of land for 
purposes  of  building  a  regional  health  district,  including  to  house 
Division  of  Emergency  Management  and  Homeland  Security  Region 
No. 2 and emergency support function No. 8, public health and medical 

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services,   except   the   health   district   may   (1)   permit   a   nonprofit 
organization to use said parcel of land, or a  portion of said parcel, for 
the  provision  of  temporary  housing,  or  (2)  convey  said  parcel,  or  a 
portion  of  said  parcel,  to  a  nonprofit organization  for  the  provision  of 
temporary  housing,  provided  any  such  housing  meets  any  applicable 
local zoning requirements. If the health district: 
[(1)] (A) Does not use said parcel for any of said purposes; 
[(2)] (B) Does not retain ownership of all of said parcel, other than a 
conveyance   to   a   nonprofit   organization   for   temporary   housing 
purposes; or 
[(3)] (C) Leases all or any portion of said parcel, other than a lease to 
a  nonprofit organization  for  temporary  housing  purposes, the  parcel 
shall  revert  to  the  state  of  Connecticut. Any  sale  of  said  parcel  to  a 
nonprofit organization in accordance with the provisions of this section 
shall be for the fair market value of the property, as determined by the 
average of the appraisals of two independent appraisers selected by the 
Commissioner  of  Administrative  Services.  Any  funds  received  by  the 
health  district  from  a  sale  or  lease  for  temporary  housing  purposes  in 
accordance with the provisions of this subsection shall be transferred to 
the State Treasurer for deposit in the General Fund. 
(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 [Correction] 
Administrative  Services.  The  land  shall  remain  under  the  care  and 
control  of [said  department] the  Department  of  Correction 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 [Correction] Administrative Services 

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shall   have   the   sole   responsibility   for   all   other   incidents   of   such 
conveyance. 
 
 
 
Governor's Action: 
Approved June 4, 2026