Connecticut HB 5577: AN ACT AMENDING A CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL OF LAND TO THE TOWN OF SOMERS.

Bill Text

Substitute House Bill No. 5577 
 
Special Act No. 26-18 
 
 
AN ACT AMENDING A CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL OF LAND TO 
THE TOWN OF SOMERS. 
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in  General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section  1. Special  act  24-13  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  town  of  Somers  a 
parcel of land located in the town of Somers, at a cost equal to [the fair 
market  value  of  the  property,  as  determined  by  the  average  of  the 
appraisals of two independent appraisers selected by the commissioner, 
plus] the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel 
of land has an area of approximately 3 acres and is described as follows: 
Beginning at a point located on the westerly side of Bilton Road and at 
the  northeasterly  corner  of  land  now  or  formerly  of  the  State  of 
Connecticut   located   at   264   Bilton   Road,   said   point   being   the 
northeasterly  corner  of  the parcel  described  in  this  section;  thence 
running S17º45'33"W a distance of 250.00 feet along the westerly street 
line   of   Bilton   Road;   thence   running [S75º36'40"E] N75º36'40"W a 
distance of 468.90 feet; thence running N06º25'03"W a distance of 266.98 
feet; thence running S75º36'40"E a distance of [578.44] 561.03 feet along 

Substitute House Bill No. 5577 
 
Special Act No. 26-18 2 of 2 
 
the  southerly  line  of  land  now  or  formerly  of  Bushnell  located  at  166 
Bilton  Road  to  the  point  and  place  of  the  beginning.  The  conveyance 
shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board. 
(b) The town of Somers shall use said parcel of land for public safety 
purposes. If the town of Somers: 
(1) Does not use said parcel for 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. 
[(b)] (c) The Commissioner of Correction shall retain an easement for 
purposes of a fire department staging area on said parcel of land. 
[(c)] (d) 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  Commissioner  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)] 
subsections (b) and (c) of this section. The Commissioner of [Correction] 
Administrative  Services shall  have  the  sole  responsibility  for  all  other 
incidents of such conveyance. 
 
 
Governor's Action: 
Approved June 4, 2026