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CT Gen Stat § 4b-4. (Formerly Sec. 4-26f) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 59 - State Real Property|Section 4b-4. (Formerly Sec. 4-26f) - Filing of statements of financial interests.

 Each nonclerical employee in the unit in the Department of Administrative Services that is responsible for acquiring, leasing and selling real property on behalf of the state and each member of the State Properties Review Board shall file, with the Office of State Ethics, a statement of financial interests pursuant to the provisions of section 1-83.(P.A. 75-425, S. 6, 57; P.A. 87-570, S. 4, 5; 87-589, S. 75, 87; P.A. 88-109; P.A. 05-183, S. 31; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7, S. 140; P.A. 11-51, S. 44; P.A. 13-263, S. 8; P.A. 14-188, S. 15.)History: P.A. 87-570 applied restrictions to “any person employed by the department of administrative services as a leasing agent or as an immediate supervisor of a leasing agent”, required such employees to file with department and state ethics commission, and required state properties review board members and employees to file with state ethics commission instead of secretary of the state's office; P.A. 87-589 made technical change, substituting public works department for administrative services department; P.A. 88-109 deleted the references to leasing agents and substituted nonclerical employee, added requirements concerning the financial statement and added Subsec. (b) re violations of the section; Sec. 4-26f transferred to Sec. 4b-4 in 1989; P.A. 05-183 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “State Ethics Commission” with “Office of State Ethics”, effective July 1, 2005; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7 amended Subsec. (a) to eliminate references to employees of State Properties Review Board, make technical changes and replace provisions requiring filing of financial statement with provision requiring filing of statement of financial interests pursuant to Sec. 1-83, effective October 5, 2009; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Department of Public Works” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-263 amended Subsec. (a) to delete requirements re board members to file statement with board and department employees to file statement with department, effective July 11, 2013; P.A. 14-188 deleted former Subsec. (b) re applicability of Secs. 1-82, 1-82a and 1-88, deleted Subsec. (a) designator and deleted provision re prohibition on involvement of department employees in enterprises doing business with state or real estate acquisition or development enterprises, effective June 12, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-5. (Formerly Sec. 4-26g) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 59 - State Real Property|Section 4b-5. (Formerly Sec. 4-26g) - Expenses of the Properties Review Board.

 Reasonable expenses of the Properties Review Board shall be paid from the budget of the Department of Administrative Services.(P.A. 75-425, S. 7, 57; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7, S. 141.)History: Sec. 4-26g transferred to Sec. 4b-5 in 1989; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7 eliminated provision requiring reasonable expenses of board and its employees to be paid from budget of the board upon its approval and provided that reasonable expenses of board shall be paid from budget of Department of Administrative Services, effective October 5, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-14. (Formerly Sec. 4-130) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 59 - State Real Property|Section 4b-14. (Formerly Sec. 4-130) - Flags on state buildings.

 The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall cause the national and the state flags to be displayed on the State Armory, State Office Building, state police building and the State Library in Hartford, from sunrise to sunset of each day.(1949 Rev., S. 191; March, 1950, S. 64d; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 486, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 82-472, S. 5, 183; P.A. 11-51, S. 53.)History: P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 replaced jurisdiction of public works commissioner with that of commissioner of administrative services, effective October 1, 1977, and made state police department a division within the department of public safety, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 82-472 eliminated requirement that commissioner cause flags to be displayed on state capitol; Sec. 4-130 transferred to Sec. 4b-14 in 1989; P.A. 11-51 replaced “commissioner” with “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2011.See Sec. 2-71h(c) re display of flags on State Capitol.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-14a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 59 - State Real Property|Section 4b-14a - Display or use of certain United States or Connecticut state flags. Manufacturing requirement.

 Any United States or Connecticut state flag (1) displayed on or in any public building owned or leased by the state, or used for the purposes of sections 3-2b, 4b-14, 9-237 or 51-27g, and (2) purchased after July 1, 2009, shall be manufactured in the United States.(P.A. 09-224, S. 5.)History: P.A. 09-224 effective July 1, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-15 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 59 - State Real Property|Section 4b-15 - Policy to reduce use of disposable and single-use products and to separate and collect recyclable items.

 Each state agency having care, control and supervision of state property, including the Judicial Department and the Joint Committee on Legislative Management of the General Assembly, shall implement a policy for each facility under its care, control or supervision to (1) reduce the use of disposable and single-use products, and (2) separate and collect items designated as either suitable or required for recycling pursuant to section 22a-241b. Each such state agency shall post such policy on its Internet web site.(P.A. 88-231, S. 4; P.A. 89-385, S. 9; P.A. 90-230, S. 8, 101; P.A. 96-163, S. 3; P.A. 11-51, S. 54; 11-80, S. 6; P.A. 12-205, S. 10; P.A. 13-264, S. 8.)History: P.A. 89-385 amended Subsec. (a) by changing the deadline for report from January 1, 1991, to October 1, 1990, and further required the plan to provide for reduction of the use of disposable and single-use products; P.A. 90-230 corrected an internal reference in Subsec. (a); P.A. 96-163 amended Subsec. (b) to require submission of recycling plan to the Commissioner of Environmental Protection instead of the defunct Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Advisory Council; P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (a) to delete reference to October 1, 1990, and to replace “Commissioner of Public Works” with “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-80 changed “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” and changed “Department of Environmental Protection” to “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-205 deleted former Subsec. (b) re submission of report on implementation of recycling plan and former Subsec. (c) re white paper recycling program, and amended remaining provisions to delete Subsec. (a) designator and replace requirements re plan with requirements re policy, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 13-264 deleted reference to plan adopted under Sec. 4a-67b in Subdiv. (1), effective July 11, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-15a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 59 - State Real Property|Section 4b-15a - Cleaning products in state buildings.

 On or after October 1, 2007, no person shall use a cleaning product inside a building owned by the state unless such cleaning product meets guidelines or environmental standards set by a national or international environmental certification program approved by the Department of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. Such cleaning product shall, to the maximum extent possible, minimize the potential harmful impact on human health and the environment. For purposes of this section, “cleaning product” does not include any: (1) Disinfectant, disinfecting cleaner, sanitizer or any other antimicrobial product regulated by the federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, 7 USC 136 et seq., or (2) product for which no guideline or environmental standard has been established by any national or international certification program approved by the Department of Administrative Services, or which is outside the scope of or is otherwise excluded under guidelines or environmental standards established by such national or international certification program.(P.A. 07-100, S. 1; P.A. 08-186, S. 2; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 08-186 excluded from term “cleaning product” any product for which no guideline or environmental standard has been established or which is outside the scope of or otherwise excluded under certain guidelines or environmental standards, effective June 12, 2008; 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.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-15b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 59 - State Real Property|Section 4b-15b - Indoor air quality in buildings purchased or leased by the state.

 (a) Prior to acceptance of all or part of any building under a lease, lease renewal or purchase, where such premises are to be occupied by state employees or others, each state department shall provide for an inspection of the premises and shall develop a protocol for periodic assessment and remediation of indoor air quality issues in such facility. Such protocol shall include the best practices for commercial office space and shall include all applicable provisions of the Environmental Protection Agency's Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Program.(b) Each lease agreement entered into on and after July 1, 2007, by any state department to lease all or part of any building to be occupied by state employees or others shall contain a provision requiring the lessor to make all necessary efforts during the term of the lease agreement to maintain the structure and mechanical systems of the building as necessary to sustain the indoor air quality in the building to the levels in existence at the time the premises were accepted and to carry out the indoor air quality protocol established under subsection (a) of this section.(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any building leased or owned by the Department of Transportation that the department does not use for office space.(P.A. 07-124, S. 1; P.A. 08-101, S. 4.)History: P.A. 07-124 effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 08-101 added Subsec. (c) re exemption for building leased or owned by Department of Transportation that is not used for office space.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-21a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 59 - State Real Property|Section 4b-21a - State properties improvement account.

 There is established an account to be known as the “state properties improvement account” which shall be a separate nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account may contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. The moneys in said account shall be allocated by the State Bond Commission for capital improvements to, and the maintenance of, real property owned by the state.(P.A. 95-354, S. 1, 3.)History: P.A. 95-354 effective July 1, 1995.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-22. (Formerly Sec. 4-27) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 59 - State Real Property|Section 4b-22. (Formerly Sec. 4-27) - Real property or rights or interests in real property acquired by the state by gift, devise or exchange.

 Upon approval of the Governor and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the state, through the Department of Administrative Services, may accept by gift, devise or exchange, real property, interests in real property, and other rights in land or water or interest in any such right. Except as provided in section 3-33, no real property, interest in real property or other right in land or water or interest in any such right shall be acquired by the state by gift, devise or exchange except with the review of the Attorney General for legal sufficiency. The Governor shall provide written acknowledgment of any such gift to the state to the donor.(1949 Rev., S. 100; P.A. 14-112, S. 1.)History: Sec. 4-27 transferred to Sec. 4b-22 in 1989; P.A. 14-112 replaced requirement for approval of Governor and Attorney General with requirement for approval of Governor and Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and review of legal sufficiency by Attorney General, added reference to Department of Administrative Services, added references to devise or exchange, replaced references to land with references to real property, interests in real property and other rights in land or water, and added provision re Governor to provide written acknowledgement, effective June 6, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-22a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 59 - State Real Property|Section 4b-22a - Easements. Grant and acquisition.

 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.(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.)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.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-23a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 59 - State Real Property|Section 4b-23a - State Real Property Advisory Commission.

 Section 4b-23a is repealed.(P.A. 91-375, S. 1, 3; P.A. 95-38, S. 8.)
CT Gen Stat § 4b-24a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 59 - State Real Property|Section 4b-24a - Commissioner of Administrative Services to consider proximity of state facility to railroads or motor bus routes when leasing or purchasing.

 As used in this section, “state facility” means buildings and real property owned or leased by the state. The Commissioner of Administrative Services, when leasing, purchasing or contracting for the purchase of a state facility, shall consider the proximity of state facilities to railroads or motor bus routes. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall consult with the Department of Transportation, transit districts or regional councils of governments on the current and future status of railroad and motor bus routes prior to leasing, purchasing or contracting for the purchase of a state facility.(P.A. 07-70, S. 1; P.A. 11-51, S. 44; P.A. 13-247, S. 264.)History: P.A. 07-70 effective May 30, 2007; 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; P.A. 13-247 substituted “councils of government” for “planning agencies”, effective January 1, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-25. (Formerly Sec. 4-126b) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 59 - State Real Property|Section 4b-25. (Formerly Sec. 4-126b) - Acceptance of title transfer on acquisition of property.

 The Commissioner of Administrative Services, whenever authorized to acquire property, shall have the power, in acquiring property either for the Department of Administrative Services or for other state agencies, to accept a transfer of title from the owner whether the premises acquired are occupied by tenants or vacant.(1967, P.A. 763; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 610; P.A. 87-496, S. 26, 110; P.A. 11-51, S. 44.)History: P.A. 77-614 replaced public works department and commissioner with department and commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 87-496 replaced administrative services commissioner and department with public works commissioner and department; Sec. 4-126b transferred to Sec. 4b-25 in 1989; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Works” and “Department of Public Works” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” and “Department of Administrative Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-26. (Formerly Sec. 4-26d) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 59 - State Real Property|Section 4b-26. (Formerly Sec. 4-26d) - State realty contracts, compliance and enforcement. Tax escalation clauses; Attorney General's duties.

 (a) The expert members of the staff of the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall be responsible for ensuring that sellers, lessors, and contractors strictly comply with all agreed plans, specifications, requirements and contractual terms.(b) The Attorney General shall be responsible for determining the legal sufficiency of all contracts and leases, both as to substance and to form, and said Attorney General shall enforce all terms of all agreements, including, but not limited to, the obligations of all landlords to meet the terms of leases.(c) In any lease containing a tax escalation clause, there shall be a provision that the state shall be relieved of all liability for increased taxes unless the landlord shall notify the Commissioner of Administrative Services of any pending increase in sufficient time to permit the state, on behalf of the landlord, to contest such increase if the commissioner determines it to be appropriate.(d) The Attorney General shall determine when to take any such appeal and shall be responsible for perfecting and prosecuting such appeal.(P.A. 75-425, S. 4, 57; P.A. 11-51, S. 58.)History: Sec. 4-26d transferred to Sec. 4b-26 in 1989; P.A. 11-51 changed “commissioner” to “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-27. (Formerly Sec. 4-26i) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 59 - State Real Property|Section 4b-27. (Formerly Sec. 4-26i) - Disclosure of state realty needs. Unauthorized disclosure class A misdemeanor.

 No person affiliated with any requesting agency shall discuss outside of that agency its real estate needs or interests prior to formal notification to the commissioner, and in no event without the authorization and supervision of the Commissioner of Administrative Services, which authorization shall be filed with the review board; nor shall anyone with knowledge of said needs gained as a result of his employment by the state disclose any information regarding state real estate needs to anyone except as authorized by the commissioner. Anyone who discloses any such information without authority by the commissioner before said information is made public by the commissioner shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.(P.A. 75-425, S. 9, 57; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 610; P.A. 87-496, S. 24, 110; P.A. 11-51, S. 44.)History: P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of administrative services for public works commissioner; P.A. 87-496 replaced administrative services commissioner with public works commissioner; Sec. 4-26i transferred to Sec. 4b-27 in 1989; 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.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-29. (Formerly Sec. 4-133a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 59 - State Real Property|Section 4b-29. (Formerly Sec. 4-133a) - Allocation of facilities to state agencies.

 The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall, subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board, order the assignment and removal of state agencies, other than institutions and the Judicial Department, to and from real estate available to the state, through ownership or lease, when he deems it necessary to provide space, facilities and necessary accommodations to meet the needs of any of such agencies and when such assignment or removal will be in the best interests of the state. If any such agency fails to abide by an order of assignment or removal of the commissioner, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall promptly inform the Governor of the reason for his order and of the failure of the agency to comply therewith. For the purposes of this section, the term “Judicial Department” does not include the courts of probate, the Division of Criminal Justice and the Public Defender Services Commission, except where they share facilities in state-maintained courts.(P.A. 76-309, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 610; P.A. 84-436, S. 6, 12; P.A. 87-496, S. 36, 110; P.A. 11-51, S. 44.)History: P.A. 77-614 replaced public works commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 84-436 excluded the judicial department from among the agencies which the commissioner may assign to and remove from real estate available to the state, and added a definition of “judicial department,” effective July 1, 1985; P.A. 87-496 replaced administrative services commissioner with public works commissioner; Sec. 4-133a transferred to Sec. 4b-29 in 1989; 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.