Notwithstanding any provision of any statute to the contrary, the Commissioner of Transportation or his agent, with the approval of the Claims Commissioner, may enter upon private property with the consent of the owner to restore or to repair damage on said property caused by Department of Transportation operations, provided no expenditure exceeding five thousand dollars shall be made on any property. Said Claims Commissioner may grant his approval upon the basis of affidavits filed by the Commissioner of Transportation and the property owner, or may require such further written and oral evidence as he deems necessary.
(1967, P.A. 811; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 71; P.A. 75-605, S. 23, 27; P.A. 76-435, S. 17, 82.)
History: 1969 act substituted commissioner and department of transportation for highway commissioner and department; P.A. 75-605 substituted claims commissioner for commission on claims; P.A. 76-435 made technical changes.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 13a - Highways and Bridges
Chapter 236 - Definitions and Administration
Section 13a-4. - Records. Court copies. Delegation of commissioner's authority to sign documents.
Section 13a-5. - Construction of roads and bridges for military purposes.
Section 13a-6. - Reimbursement by federal government.
Section 13a-7. - Layout, alteration, grading, discontinuance in cities and boroughs.
Section 13a-8. - Appointment and removal of town superintendent of highways and bridges.
Section 13a-9. - Qualifications; bond; salary.
Section 13a-10. - Powers and duties. Bills. Account.
Section 13a-11. - Adoption of town superintendent provisions.
Section 13a-12. - Repair of highways in boroughs. Damages for defects.
Section 13a-13. - Layout or repair of highways dividing towns.
Section 13a-13a. - Establishment of alternative design standards for roads and bridges.