Connecticut § 13a-80a Disposition of interests on, above or below state highway rights-of-way.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 13a-80a — Disposition of interests on, above or below state highway rights-of-way.

Connecticut § 13a-80a

Title 13aHighways and Bridges

Ch. 238Highway Construction and Maintenance

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 13a-80a (2026).

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(a)The Commissioner of Transportation, with the advice and consent of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, may, in the name of the state, sell, lease and convey, or otherwise dispose of, or enter into agreements concerning, any interest the state may have on, above or below any state highway right-of-way. The Commissioner of Transportation may place such restrictions, conditions and qualifications on the use of any area as he determines to be necessary to provide for the safety and adequacy of highway facilities, and for the protection of abutting or adjacent land users. A committee composed of the Commissioner of Transportation, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the chief executive officer of the municipality in which the sale, lease or other dispo

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(a) The Commissioner of Transportation, with the advice and consent of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, may, in the name of the state, sell, lease and convey, or otherwise dispose of, or enter into agreements concerning, any interest the state may have on, above or below any state highway right-of-way. The Commissioner of Transportation may place such restrictions, conditions and qualifications on the use of any area as he determines to be necessary to provide for the safety and adequacy of highway facilities, and for the protection of abutting or adjacent land users. A committee composed of the Commissioner of Transportation, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the chief executive officer of the municipality in which the sale, lease or other disposition of any interest in land on, above or below any state highway right-of-way is proposed may also place such restrictions, conditions and qualifications on the use of any area which they determine to be necessary to provide for the efficient, economical and socially beneficial use of the area. (b) The Commissioner of Transportation shall have the power to section off levels of space over or under the same location and sell or lease varying levels to different parties. (c) Revenues from any transaction concerning the sale, lease or use of space or multiple use or joint development of state highway rights-of-way shall be deposited in the Special Transportation Fund.

Legislative History

(1969, P.A. 549, S. 1, 2, 7; P.A. 73-675, S. 11, 44; P.A. 75-568, S. 7, 45; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 610; P.A. 84-254, S. 18, 62.) History: P.A. 73-675 substituted transportation fund for state highway fund in Subsec. (c); P.A. 75-568 substituted general fund for transportation fund in Subsec. (c); P.A. 77-614 substituted secretary of the office of policy and management for commissioner of finance and control in Subsec. (a); P.A. 84-254 amended Subsec. (c) to require revenues from transactions to be deposited in special transportation fund instead of general fund.