(a) The Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System, with the approval of the Governor, the Commissioner of Administrative Services and the State Properties Review Board, may lease land or buildings under its care, custody or control to private developers for rental housing and commercial establishments. Such leases shall be for periods and upon such terms and conditions, including, but not limited to, provision for adequate liability insurance to be maintained by the lessee for the benefit of the state and rental terms, as may be determined by the Commissioner of Administrative Services and, in the case of a lease of land, may provide for the construction of buildings thereon to be used for rental housing and commercial establishments, the plans of which shall be subject to the approval of the board of trustees, the Commissioner of Administrative Services and the State Properties Review Board. Said board of trustees may provide for water, heat and waste disposal services on a cost-reimbursement basis to such leased premises. Said board may designate the kinds of concessions for supplying goods, commodities, services and facilities to be permitted on such land and may select the permittees, or said board may delegate such functions to the private developers with which it contracts pursuant to this section.

(b) Any land so leased to a private developer for rental housing or commercial establishments and the buildings and appurtenances thereon shall be subject to local assessment and taxation annually in the name of the lessee, assignee or sublessee, whichever has immediate right to occupancy of such land or building, by the town wherein situated as of the assessment day of such town next following the date of leasing. Such land shall not be included as property of the Connecticut State University System for the purpose of computing a grant in lieu of taxes pursuant to section 12-18b.

(P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 39, 46; 82-342, S. 1, 3; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 87-496, S. 59, 110; P.A. 91-256, S. 24, 69; P.A. 11-51, S. 104; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 15-244, S. 197.)

History: P.A. 82-218 authorized substitution of “Connecticut State University” for “state colleges” and “board of governors” for “board of higher education” pursuant to reorganization of higher education system, effective March 1, 1983; P.A. 84-241 added “of higher education” to board of governors' title; P.A. 87-496 replaced administrative services commissioner with public works commissioner in Subsec. (a); P.A. 91-256 deleted requirement for approval by the board of governors of leasing and made technical changes; P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (a) to change “Commissioner of Public Works” to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” re leasing and rental terms, and to change “Commissioner of Public Works” to “Commissioner of Construction Services” re approval of plans, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 15-244 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing reference to Sec. 12-19a with reference to Sec. 12-18b, effective July 1, 2016.