Subject to the provisions of section 4b-23, the state may take land, or any interest or estate therein, for the site, or for any addition to the site, of any state institution or courthouse, or for any addition to the site of any institution under the jurisdiction of the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System, Technical Education and Career System or technical college or for the purposes of subsection (e) of section 22a-133m, and also may take water from any river, brook, spring or springs, pond or lake for the purpose of providing such supply of water as the convenience and necessity of such institution may require. The amount of damages for any such taking shall be determined in the manner provided by section 48-10.
(1949 Rev., S. 7177; March, 1958, P.A. 12, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 411, S. 14; 1967, P.A. 420; P.A. 75-425, S. 44, 57; P.A. 83-587, S. 59, 96; P.A. 91-256, S. 67, 69; P.A. 93-428, S. 30, 39; P.A. 12-116, S. 87; P.A. 17-237, S. 116.)
History: 1959 act referred to state colleges rather than to state “teachers” colleges; 1967 act authorized taking of land for courthouses; P.A. 75-425 specified that taking of land is “subject to the provisions of Sec. 4-26b”; P.A. 83-587 substituted reference to institutions governed by Connecticut State University board of trustees for “state colleges” in keeping with revision of higher education system pursuant to P.A. 82-83 and P.A. 82-218; P.A. 91-256 made a technical change; P.A. 93-428 authorized taking of land for purposes of Sec. 22a-133m, the urban sites remediation program of the department of environmental protection, effective July 1, 1993; pursuant to P.A. 12-116, “vocational school” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “technical high school”, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 17-237 replaced “technical high school” with “Technical Education and Career System”, effective July 1, 2017.
Tuberculosis commission had authority to take land under section. 109 C. 633. Cited. 116 C. 125; 124 C. 32.
Cited. 9 CS 486; 20 CS 422.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Section 48-2. - When counties may take land.
Section 48-3. - Town may take land for town house or town hall.
Section 48-4. - Taking land for school purposes; exception.
Section 48-5. - Powers of towns in taking land for school purposes.
Section 48-7. - Town, borough or fire district may condemn land for square, common or park.
Section 48-8. - Town may condemn land for records building.
Section 48-9. - Condemnation of land and water for state institutions and courthouses.
Section 48-10. - Damages to be determined by state referee.
Section 48-11. - Deposit in court pending determination of amount to be paid.
Section 48-12. - Procedure for condemning land.
Section 48-13. - Inspection and testing prior to condemnation.
Section 48-14. - Value of crops included in damage computation.
Section 48-14a. - Apportionment of taxes.
Section 48-15. - Valuation of flood-damaged property.
Section 48-16. - Possession of property pending condemnation proceedings.
Section 48-17. - Payment for property taken by condemnation by the state.
Section 48-17b. - Inverse condemnation. Plaintiff's award.
Section 48-17c. - Payment of award.
Section 48-17d. - Environmental remediation costs.
Section 48-18. - Mode of taking land to enlarge cemetery.
Section 48-20. - Condemnation of land of incapable person.
Section 48-22. - Joint assessments for particular and remainder estates.
Section 48-23. - Obtaining possession of land acquired by eminent domain.
Section 48-25. - Installment payment of awards or sale price.
Section 48-26. - Condemnor to pay appraisal fees and fees of experts, when.
Section 48-27. - State referee approval of certain negotiated condemnations.