Connecticut HB 5574: AN ACT AMENDING A CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE TOWN OF HAMDEN.

Bill Text

House Bill No. 5574 
 
Special Act No. 26-16 
 
 
AN  ACT  AMENDING  A  CONVEYANCE  OF  A  PARCEL  OF  STATE 
LAND TO THE TOWN OF HAMDEN. 
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in  General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section 1. Section 1 of special act 25-19 is amended to read as follows 
(Effective from passage): 
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, and except 
as  provided  in  subsection  (b)  of  this  section,  the  Commissioner  of 
Administrative Services, on behalf of the Commissioner of Children and 
Families, shall convey to the town of Hamden a parcel of land located 
in the town of Hamden, and any improvements on said parcel, for the 
sum   of   one   million five hundred   thousand   dollars,   plus   the 
administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has 
an area of approximately 50.29 acres and contains the facility formerly 
known as High Meadows, located at 825 Hartford Turnpike in the town 
of Hamden, and is described in a warranty deed dated January 15, 1951, 
and  recorded  in  Volume  297  at  pages  417  and  418  of  the  town  of 
Hamden Land Records. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval 
of the State Properties Review Board. 
(b) If the Commissioner of Administrative Services does not convey 
said parcel of land and improvements by June 30, [2026] 2027, the parcel 

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and improvements shall not be conveyed under this section, except the 
town  of  Hamden  may  request,  and  the  commissioner  may  agree,  to 
extend said deadline for not more than an additional six months. If such 
extension is granted, the town of Hamden shall reimburse the state for 
its actual costs that are attributable to such extension. 
(c) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the 
conveyance  of  said  parcel  of  land  and  improvements  not  later  than 
thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the Department 
of  Administrative  Services.  The  land  and  improvements  shall  remain 
under  the  care  and  control  of  the  state  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. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall 
have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance. 
 
 
 
Governor's Action: 
Approved June 4, 2026