Connecticut HB 5573: AN ACT CONVEYING A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE CITY OF TORRINGTON.

Bill Text

Substitute House Bill No. 5573 
 
Special Act No. 26-15 
 
 
AN ACT CONVEYING A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE CITY OF 
TORRINGTON. 
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 city of Torrington a parcel of land located at 174 North Elm Street 
in  the  city  of  Torrington,  at  a  cost  equal  to  the  administrative  costs  of 
making   such   conveyance.   Said   parcel   of   land   has   an   area   of 
approximately 0.22 acre and is identified as Lot 020 in Block 004 on city 
of  Torrington  Tax  Assessor's  Map  119.  Said  parcel  is  subject  to  an 
easement indicated as "Easement to Slope Reserved in Favor of State of 
Connecticut  (D.O.T.)  or  its  Assigns.  Area=88.9m²±  (957±Sq.Ft.)"  on  a 
map  entitled  "Compilation  Plan,  Town  of  Torrington,  Map  Showing 
Land  Released  to  ____  by  the  State  of  Connecticut  Department  of 
Transportation, North Elm Street (CT Route 4), Scale 1:=250, December 
2021,  Scott  A.  Hill,  P.E.,  Chief  Engineer–Bureau  of  Engineering  and 
Construction, Town No. 143, Project No. 143-152, Serial No. 1A, Sheet 1 
of  1". The  conveyance  shall  be  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  State 
Properties Review Board. 
(b) The city of Torrington shall use said parcel of land for purposes 
of open space and relocating a trail to the site of said parcel. If the city 

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of Torrington: 
(1) Does not use said parcel for any of 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. 
(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