Senate Bill No. 459, also known as Special Act No. 24-23, is a legislative act that authorizes the conveyance of a specific parcel of state land in the city of Bridgeport to Island Brook Joint Venture, LLC. The Commissioner of Administrative Services, representing the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, is directed to transfer the land at a cost equivalent to the payments made by Island Brook Joint Venture, LLC, to the state since 2001 under a lease agreement. The parcel in question is approximately 1.5278 acres, identified on a map recorded in the Bridgeport Land Records, and is subject to existing easements for sanitary sewer, storm sewer, and utilities in favor of the city of Bridgeport.
The bill outlines that the conveyance is contingent upon several conditions: approval by the State Properties Review Board, and the execution of a lease agreement post-effective date of this section, which is mutually acceptable to the state of Connecticut and Island Brook Joint Venture, LLC. This agreement must address adequate motor vehicle parking on the conveyed parcel and the use and occupancy of adjacent real property owned by Island Brook Joint Venture, LLC. The State Properties Review Board must review the conveyance within thirty days of receiving a proposed agreement. The land will remain under the Department of Motor Vehicles' control until the conveyance is completed, and the State Treasurer is responsible for executing the necessary deed or instrument for the conveyance, which must include provisions to fulfill the purposes outlined in the bill. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles is tasked with handling all other aspects of the conveyance. The act was approved on June 5, 2024.