(a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, with the advice and consent of the Commissioner of Administrative Services, the State Properties Review Board and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, may sell, lease and convey in the name of the state, or otherwise dispose of, or enter into agreements concerning, any land, buildings and real property owned by the state and obtained for or in connection with works of improvement under sections 22a-318 to 22a-322, inclusive, which land, buildings or real property are not necessary for such purposes, reserving for the state the rights and privileges necessary for constructing, operating and maintaining the works of improvement, except those relating to recreational or fish and wildlife developments, provided for under said sections.

(b) When the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection finds it necessary that land, the title of which is in the state of Connecticut and which is under the custody and control of any state agency or institution, be taken for the purposes of constructing, operating and maintaining works of improvement provided for in sections 22a-318 to 22a-322, inclusive, he shall petition the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management that custody of such land be transferred to him as Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. Such petition shall set forth the necessity for such transfer and control. The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall present such petition to the agency or institution having custody and control of such land, and upon the recommendation of, and subject to such consideration as may be required by, such agency or institution and with the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and with notice to the Commissioner of Administrative Services, such agency or institution shall transfer the custody and control of such land to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, for the purposes required.

(1959, P.A. 39, S. 1, 2; 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1963, P.A. 535, S. 2; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 129; P.A. 75-425, S. 53, 57; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 73, 610; P.A. 87-496, S. 92, 110; P.A. 11-51, S. 44; 11-80, S. 1.)

History: Later 1959 act replaced commissioner of agriculture with commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources; 1961 act deleted “conservation” from commissioner's title; 1963 act excepted land and structures etc. relating to recreational or fish and wildlife developments from provisions of section; 1971 act replaced commissioner of agriculture and natural resources with commissioner of environmental protection; P.A. 75-425 added public works commissioner and properties review board as advisors in Subsec. (a) and required that public works commissioner be notified of land transfers in Subsec. (b); P.A. 77-614 replaced public works commissioner with commissioner of administrative services and commissioner of finance and control with secretary of the office of policy and management; Sec. 25-109b transferred to Sec. 22a-324 in 1983; P.A. 87-496 substituted “public works” for “administrative services” commissioner; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Works” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.