Connecticut § 4b-22a Easements. Grant and acquisition.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 4b-22a — Easements. Grant and acquisition.

Connecticut § 4b-22a

Title 4bState Real Property

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4b-22a (2026).

Text

(a)Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may (1) grant easements with respect to land owned by the state to a public service company, as defined in section 16-1, the owner of a district heating and cooling system, a municipal water or sewer authority or a telecommunications company, as defined in section 16-1, subject to the approval of the Office of Policy and Management, the agency having supervision of the care and control of such land and the State Properties Review Board, and (2) acquire easements with respect to land not owned by the state in connection with a Department of Administrative Services project, subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board. No easement granted under subdivision (1) of this sectio

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(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may (1) grant easements with respect to land owned by the state to a public service company, as defined in section 16-1, the owner of a district heating and cooling system, a municipal water or sewer authority or a telecommunications company, as defined in section 16-1, subject to the approval of the Office of Policy and Management, the agency having supervision of the care and control of such land and the State Properties Review Board, and (2) acquire easements with respect to land not owned by the state in connection with a Department of Administrative Services project, subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board. No easement granted under subdivision (1) of this section shall be for the disposal or storage of radioactive or hazardous waste materials. The commissioner shall provide notice of any easement granted under said subdivision to the chief executive official of the municipality, and the members of the General Assembly representing the municipality, in which the land is located. (b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may (1) grant rights-of-way or other easements with respect to land owned by the state to the federal government or any political subdivision of the state for public purposes if the commissioner finds that such purposes are not in conflict with the public interest, subject to the approval of the Office of Policy and Management, the agency having supervision of the care and control of such land, and the State Properties Review Board, and (2) acquire easements with respect to land owned by the federal government or any political subdivision of the state for public purposes if the commissioner finds that such purposes do not conflict with the public interest, subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.

Legislative History

(P.A. 92-105, S. 1, 3; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 17-243, S. 6; P.A. 21-198, S. 5.) History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Works” and “Department of Public Works” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services” and “Department of Construction Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” and “Department of Construction Services” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” and “Department of Administrative Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 17-243 amended Subdiv. (1) to delete provision re easement to be in connection with department project, add reference to telecommunications company, and add reference to Office of Policy and Management re approval, effective July 11, 2017; P.A. 21-198 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re granting easements on state land to federal government or political subdivisions of the state for public purposes and acquiring easements on land owned by federal government or political subdivisions of the state for public purposes, effective July 1, 2021.