Connecticut HB 5572: AN ACT CONVEYING A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE TOWN OF WOODBURY.

Bill Text

House Bill No. 5572 
 
Special Act No. 26-14 
 
 
AN ACT CONVEYING A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE TOWN 
OF WOODBURY. 
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in  General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section  1.  (Effective from passage)  (a)  Notwithstanding  any  provision 
of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation shall convey 
to  the  town  of  Woodbury  a  parcel  of  land  located  in  the  town  of 
Woodbury,  at  a  cost  equal  to  the  administrative  costs  of  making  such 
conveyance. Said parcel of land (1) has an area of approximately 1 acre, 
(2)  is  identified  as  the  portion of  a  state  highway  right-of-way  located 
on the easterly side of Route 6 between Hollow Road to the south and 
Dolittle  Hill  Road  to  the  north,  which  portion  is  known  as  the  town's 
South  Green,  and  (3)  contains  memorial  veterans  monuments  and  a 
paved roadway known as Veterans Lane. The precise size and area of 
the parcel to be conveyed shall be determined by the Commissioner of 
Transportation. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval of the 
State Properties Review Board. 
(b) The town of Woodbury shall use said parcel of land for purposes 
of a commemorative memorial green. If the town of Woodbury: 
(1) Does not use said parcel for said purposes; 
(2) Does not retain ownership of all of said parcel; or 

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(3) Leases all or any portion of said parcel, 
the parcel shall revert to the state of Connecticut. 
(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 Transportation. 
The  land  shall  remain  under  the  care  and  control  of  said  department 
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 Transportation shall 
have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance. 
 
 
 
Governor's Action: 
Approved June 4, 2026