AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN PARCELS OF STATE LAND.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Sec. 18. Section 7 of special act 95-25, as amended by section 32 of public act 99-26, is amended to read as follows (Effective from passage):

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, [to the contrary,] the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall convey to the city of Middletown, subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board and at a cost equal to the administrative costs of making such conveyance, two parcels of land located on the Connecticut Valley Hospital campus in the city of Middletown, and described as follows: (1) Lot number 1 in block number 31-4 on city of Middletown Tax Assessor's maps numbered 42 and 47, which parcel has an area of approximately 97 acres, and (2) lot number 1 in block number 25-2 on city of Middletown Tax Assessor's maps numbered 41 and 46, which parcel has an area of approximately 30. 4 acres.

(b) (1) The parcel of land described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section shall be conveyed subject to the following condition: The city of Middletown shall grant easements to the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services for water mains traversing said parcel and for facilities at the corner of Bartholemew Road and Bow Lane on said parcel which are to be constructed for connecting the water supply for the Connecticut Valley Hospital with the water supply for the city of Middletown. (2) The state of Connecticut shall assign to the city of Middletown the state's rights and obligations under any agreements for the use of either or both of the parcels of land described in subsection (a) of this section for growing and harvesting agricultural products.

(c) The city of Middletown shall use the parcels of land described in subsection (a) of this section for the following purposes: Agriculture, parks, natural areas, forests, camping, fishing, wetlands preservation, riverfront preservation, wildlife habitat, swimming, hiking, [or] active recreational, [purposes] educational, and other purposes that further state and municipal policies. If the city of Middletown (1) does not use said parcels for said purposes, or (2) does not retain ownership of all of said parcels, the parcels shall revert to the state of Connecticut.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, the city of Middletown may (1) use, or lease to a third party, a portion of the parcel of land described in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section for private and public use in connection with the location and operation of collector wells and related facilities for a water diversion project as described in a certain application for the diversion of water approved by the Department of Environmental Protection with respect to said parcel, and (2) may grant such easements over said parcel as the city of Middletown may deem necessary or appropriate in connection with the use of the parcel for said water diversion project.

[(d)] (e) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the conveyance of said parcels of land not later than thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. 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 subsections (b), [and] (c) and (d) of this section, and the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance.

Approved July 13, 2005