Connecticut General Statutes Title 4B. State Real Property § 4b-22a. Easements. Grant and acquisition

(a) 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.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may (1) grant rights-of-way or other easements with respect to land owned by the state to the federal government or any political subdivision of the state for public purposes if the commissioner finds that such purposes are not in conflict with the public interest, 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 owned by the federal government or any political subdivision of the state for public purposes if the commissioner finds that such purposes do not conflict with the public interest, subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.