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CT Gen Stat § 4b-30a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 59 - State Real Property|Section 4b-30a - Sublease of land or buildings and facilities leased to the state.

 (a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services may, subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board, sublet land or buildings, or both, and facilities leased to the state to (1) municipalities for municipal use, or (2) private individuals or concerns for private use, when such sublet land or buildings, or both, and facilities are otherwise not used or needed for state use and such action seems desirable to produce income or is otherwise in the public interest. The term of such sublet agreement shall not be extended by the exercise of any option available to the state under the terms of the state's lease.(b) The commissioner shall deposit all payments received under this section in the General Fund and each such payment shall be credited to the appropriation made from such fund for the lease of such sublet land or buildings, or both, and facilities.(June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 105; P.A. 11-51, S. 44.)History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 effective August 20, 2003; 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-31a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 59 - State Real Property|Section 4b-31a - Plan for colocation of family resource centers and school-based health clinics.

 The Commissioners of Education and Public Health shall develop a plan for the colocation, wherever feasible, of family resource centers pursuant to section 10-4o and school-based health clinics, established on or after July 1, 2002, in order to improve access, integrate services and reduce administrative expenses.(P.A. 02-36, S. 1.)History: P.A. 02-36 effective May 6, 2002.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-32. (Formerly Sec. 4-26h) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 59 - State Real Property|Section 4b-32. (Formerly Sec. 4-26h) - Renewal of state leases.

 All renewals of state leases existing on July 1, 1975, shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner and the State Properties Review Board under regulations to be adopted by said commissioner and said board.(P.A. 75-425, S. 8, 57.)History: Sec. 4-26h transferred to Sec. 4b-32 in 1989.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-33. (Formerly Sec. 4-127b) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 59 - State Real Property|Section 4b-33. (Formerly Sec. 4-127b) - Disclosure of persons having financial interest in property leased by state.

 (a) Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation or other entity, seeking to enter into a lease or lease-purchase agreement with the state through the Commissioner of Administrative Services, shall file a sworn statement with said commissioner disclosing the names of any persons having a financial interest in the property or premises involved, including the beneficiary of any undisclosed trust or the equitable owner of such property or premises. Corporate applicants shall disclose the names and addresses of officers and stockholders, except that this requirement shall not apply to publicly held corporations.(b) If, before the approval of any such lease, lease-purchase agreement or renewal of such lease or agreement, by the State Properties Review Board, there is a change in the persons or the stockholders of a corporation, having a financial interest in the property or premises involved, the applicant shall submit an affidavit to the Commissioner of Administrative Services indicating the change, not later than five business days after the change. The commissioner shall forward a copy of such affidavit to the State Properties Review Board upon receipt.(c) Failure to make any disclosure required by this section to the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall be punishable by a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars, which may be imposed by such commissioner after notice and opportunity to be heard at a hearing conducted in accordance with sections 4-176e to 4-184, inclusive.(P.A. 73-149, S. 1, 5; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 87-496, S. 28, 110; P.A. 91-166; P.A. 11-51, S. 44.)History: P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 replaced public works commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 87-496 substituted public works commissioner for administrative services commissioner; Sec. 4-127b transferred to Sec. 4b-33 in 1989; P.A. 91-166 divided section into Subsecs., added provision designated as Subsec. (b) re procedure for change in persons or stockholders of corporation having financial interest in property, and amended provision designated as Subsec. (c) to apply to any failure to disclose under this section and to change penalty from class A misdemeanor to civil penalty of not more than $1,000; 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-34a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 59 - State Real Property|Section 4b-34a - Exemption from approval process for emergency leases.

 Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 4b-3 and 4b-23, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may enter into a lease having a term of not more than twelve months without obtaining the approval of the Office of Policy and Management and the State Properties Review Board, provided the Governor declares (1) an emergency exists because a state facility has been damaged, destroyed or otherwise rendered unusable due to any cause, (2) such emergency would adversely affect public safety or the proper conduct of essential state government operations, and (3) the state has an immediate need to acquire alternative space.(P.A. 13-263, S. 6.)History: P.A. 13-263 effective July 11, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-35. (Formerly Sec. 4-128a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 59 - State Real Property|Section 4b-35. (Formerly Sec. 4-128a) - Lease of state-owned land to private developers. Lease back with option to purchase.

 Subject to the provisions of section 4b-30, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may lease state-owned land to private developers for construction of buildings and facilities to meet the needs of agencies and institutions, provided such developers shall agree to lease such buildings and facilities back to the state with options to purchase. Such options to purchase shall give the state the alternative of purchasing such building and facilities for a lump sum at a stated time, or times, during or at the end of the lease term; or to purchase the same by paying the purchase price in specified installments over a stated period of time.(1971, P.A. 572, S. 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 87-496, S. 31, 110; P.A. 11-51, S. 44.)History: P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 replaced public works commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 87-496 substituted public works commissioner for administrative services commissioner; Sec. 4-128a transferred to Sec. 4b-35 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-36. (Formerly Sec. 4-128b) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 59 - State Real Property|Section 4b-36. (Formerly Sec. 4-128b) - Contracts for construction of buildings or facilities on state-owned land. Lease to state with provision to purchase.

 Subject to the provisions of section 4b-30, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may enter into contracts for the construction upon state-owned land of buildings or facilities or both, and for the subsequent leasing of such building or facilities to the state to meet the needs of agencies and institutions, without first leasing the underlying state-owned land to the developer. Such contracts shall contain provisions providing for the state to buy the buildings and facilities for a lump sum at stated times during or at the end of the lease term or, at the state's option, to buy the same by paying the purchase price in installments.(1971, P.A. 572, S. 3; P.A. 11-51, S. 59; P.A. 13-247, S. 208.)History: Sec. 4-128b transferred to Sec. 4b-36 in 1989; P.A. 11-51 changed “commissioner” to “Commissioner of Construction Services” re construction contracts and to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” re leasing contracts, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-247 replaced reference to Commissioner of Construction Services with reference to Commissioner of Administrative Services and made a conforming change, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-37. (Formerly Sec. 4-128c) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 59 - State Real Property|Section 4b-37. (Formerly Sec. 4-128c) - Terms of option to buy in lease agreement.

 In any lease entered into pursuant to sections 4b-35 to 4b-39, inclusive, which grant the state an option to buy where the option price is to be paid in installments over a stated period of time, such installments shall be described in the lease so as to identify clearly those portions of the installments which represent interest, taxes or any other item the identification of which will promote the most economical and advantageous terms to the state.(1971, P.A. 572, S. 4.)History: Sec. 4-128c transferred to Sec. 4b-37 in 1989.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-39. (Formerly Sec. 4-128e) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 59 - State Real Property|Section 4b-39. (Formerly Sec. 4-128e) - Tax exemption.

 Land, buildings or facilities leased pursuant to section 4b-35 and section 4b-36 shall be exempt from municipal taxation. The value of such land, buildings or facilities shall be used for computation of grants in lieu of taxes pursuant to section 12-18b.(1971, P.A. 572, S. 6; P.A. 15-244, S. 194.)History: Sec. 4-128e transferred to Sec. 4b-39 in 1989; P.A. 15-244 replaced reference to Sec. 12-19a with reference to Sec. 12-18b, effective July 1, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-46 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 59 - State Real Property|Section 4b-46 - Property subject to a long-term financing contract exempt from property tax.

 On and after July 1, 1995, any property which is subject to an agreement entered into by the Commissioner of Administrative Services for the purchase of such property through a long-term financing contract shall be exempt from taxation by the municipality in which such property is located, during the term of such contract. The assessed valuation of such property shall be included with the assessed valuation of state-owned land and buildings for purposes of determining the state grant in lieu of taxes under the provisions of section 12-18b.(P.A. 93-361, S. 13, 17; P.A. 11-51, S. 44; P.A. 15-244, S. 195.)History: P.A. 93-361 effective July 1, 1993; 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. 15-244 replaced reference to Sec. 12-19a with reference to Sec. 12-18b, effective July 1, 2016.Any lien placed on property after July 1, 1995, that is tax exempt under section is invalid and subject to discharge; whether a particular arrangement constitutes a lease agreement or long-term financing agreement depends on the entire circumstances and purpose of the instruments in question rather than the form or title given to a document; statute exempts from taxation on or after July 1, 1995, property that is the subject of a long-term financing agreement entered into by commissioner; statute does not require that such agreement be entered into on or before July 1, 1995. 53 CA 438.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-51a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 60 - Construction and Alterations of State Buildings|Section 4b-51a - Recycled content requirements for construction materials.

 The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall revise the specifications for products and materials purchased for construction projects administered by the department for which the United States Environmental Protection Agency has guidelines for minimum recycled content. Recycled products and materials shall be used in such projects where such products and materials are available and are within ten per cent of the cost of the virgin product or material and where use of the recycled product or material is consistent with public safety.(P.A. 93-367, S. 4; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200.)History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Works” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services”, 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”, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-54. (Formerly Sec. 4-134) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 60 - Construction and Alterations of State Buildings|Section 4b-54. (Formerly Sec. 4-134) - Designs of public structures to be submitted to Commissioner of Administrative Services. Work of art for Capitol to be submitted to Legislative Management Committee.

 (a) No public monument, memorial, building or other structure shall become the property of the state unless a design for the same and its proposed location has been submitted to the Commissioner of Administrative Services for his advice. No construction or erection of any such structure shall be begun unless the design and proposed location has been so submitted to the commissioner.(b) No painting, portrait, statue or tablet shall be accepted for placing in a building under the supervision and control of the Joint Committee on Legislative Management or on the grounds thereof until it has been submitted to said joint committee, which shall advise as to the hanging of paintings, portraits and pictures and the placement of statues and other works of art.(1949 Rev., S. 3533; March, 1950, S. 1901d; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 610; P.A. 82-472, S. 6, 183; P.A. 84-48, S. 11, 17; P.A. 87-496, S. 37, 110; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200.)History: P.A. 77-614 replaced public works commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 82-472 required works of art for capitol to be submitted to joint committee on legislative management instead of commissioner; P.A. 84-48 deleted reference to state capitol in Subsec. (b) and inserted reference to a building under the supervision and control of the joint committee on legislative management; P.A. 87-496 replaced administrative services commissioner with public works commissioner in Subsec. (a); Sec. 4-134 transferred to Sec. 4b-54 in 1989; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Works” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services” in Subsec. (a), 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.Annotation to former section 4-134:Cited. 140 C. 124.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-55a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 60 - Construction and Alterations of State Buildings|Section 4b-55a - Contracting for environmental evaluations for priority higher education facility projects.

 Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may select and interview at least three responsible and qualified environmental professionals, and may negotiate with any one of such professionals a contract which is both fair and reasonable to the state in order to conduct the evaluations required by section 22a-1b for a priority higher education facility project, as defined in section 4b-55.(P.A. 91-230, S. 4, 17; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1, S. 82, 121; P.A. 99-75, S. 11; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 16-81, S. 6.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1 substituted “subsection (g)” for “subsection (f)”, effective June 24, 1998; P.A. 99-75 made a technical change; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Works” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services”, 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”, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 16-81 made technical changes, effective July 1, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-59. (Formerly Sec. 4-134e) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 60 - Construction and Alterations of State Buildings|Section 4b-59. (Formerly Sec. 4-134e) - Commissioner to adopt regulations.

 The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of sections 4b-56 to 4b-59, inclusive.(P.A. 79-450, S. 6, 8.)History: Sec. 4-134e transferred to Sec. 4b-59 in 1989.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-61. (Formerly Sec. 4-24m) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 60 - Construction and Alterations of State Buildings|Section 4b-61. (Formerly Sec. 4-24m) - Contracting for design professional services.

 Whenever a design professional or design professional services are required by the Joint Committee on Legislative Management in fulfilling its obligations under section 4b-60 in connection with the preservation and restoration of the State Capitol, the following procedures shall be followed:(1) The committee shall direct the State Commission on Capitol Preservation and Restoration to invite responses from design professionals by advertisements inserted at least once in one or more newspapers having a general circulation in the state. The responses received shall be considered by the commission which shall select from among those responding the three professionals, which in its opinion are most qualified to perform the required design professional services, and submit the names to the committee. If three or fewer responses are received, the commission shall submit the names of all those responding.(2) The committee may negotiate a contract with the most qualified design professional on the list, in its judgment, at compensation which it determines is both fair and reasonable. If the committee is unable to conclude a contract with any of the design professionals recommended by the commission, it shall issue a finding giving the reasons for such inability and may negotiate with any design professional which it determines to be most qualified to perform the services at fair and reasonable compensation. In determining fair and reasonable compensation, the committee shall consider, in the following order of importance, the professional competence of the design professional, the technical merits of the proposal, the ability of the firm to perform the required services within the time and budgetary limits of the contract and the price for which the services are to be rendered.(3) As used in this section, “design professional” means any architect, professional engineer, landscape architect, land surveyor or interior designer who is registered to practice his profession in accordance with the applicable provisions of the general statutes; and “design professional services” means those professional services rendered by architects, professional engineers, landscape architects, land surveyors or interior designers, as well as incidental services that members of such professions and those in their employ are authorized to perform.(P.A. 82-438, S. 4, 6; P.A. 98-235, S. 8.)History: Sec. 4-24m transferred to Sec. 4b-61 in 1989; P.A. 98-235 amended Subdiv. (3) to include interior designers in definition of “design professional” and professional services rendered by interior designers in definition of “design professional services”.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-62. (Formerly Sec. 4-135) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 60 - Construction and Alterations of State Buildings|Section 4b-62. (Formerly Sec. 4-135) - Trusts for erecting and maintaining memorials.

 The Commissioner of Administrative Services may accept and execute any trusts, testamentary or otherwise, created or established for the purpose of procuring, erecting and maintaining any memorial on public grounds or within public buildings of the state or any municipality therein, and the court of probate in which a will creating any such trust has been proved may appoint said commissioner as trustee to execute such trust without requiring said commissioner to furnish a probate bond as such trustee; but this section shall not be construed as empowering said commissioner to erect or maintain any such memorial upon the grounds or within or upon any public building belonging to the state without the consent of the General Assembly, nor upon any grounds nor within or upon any public building belonging to any city or town, without the consent of the common council of the city or the selectmen of the town, as the case may be. The commissioner shall not, without special authority from the General Assembly, make, erect or remove from its location any statue or sculpture upon the property of the state.(1949 Rev., S. 3534; March, 1950, S. 1902d; 1959, P.A. 152, S. 7; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 610; P.A. 87-496, S. 40, 110; P.A. 11-51, S. 60; P.A. 13-247, S. 210.)History: 1959 act removed references to county and county commissioners; P.A. 77-614 replaced public works commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 87-496 replaced administrative services commissioner with public works commissioner; Sec. 4-135 transferred to Sec. 4b-62 in 1989; P.A. 11-51 replaced “Commissioner of Public Works” with “Commissioner of Administrative Services” and added requirement that commissioner consult with Commissioner of Construction Services, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-247 deleted provision re consultation with Commissioner of Construction Services, effective July 1, 2013.Annotation to former section 4-135:Cited. 140 C. 124.