(a) The Department of Construction Services shall constitute a successor department to the Department of Public Works in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-38d, 4-38e and 4-39 with respect to those duties and functions of the Department of Public Works concerning construction and construction management pursuant to any provision of the general statutes.
(b) The Department of Construction Services shall constitute a successor department to the Department of Public Safety with respect to the Division of Fire, Emergency and Building Services within the Department of Public Safety, except the portion of said division concerning emergency services, in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-38d, 4-38e and 4-39.
(c) The Department of Construction Services shall constitute a successor department to the Department of Education in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-38d, 4-38e and 4-39 with respect to the issuance of school construction grants in accordance with chapter 173. On and after July 1, 2011, any regulation of the State Board of Education adopted pursuant to chapter 173 shall continue in force and effect until the Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Commissioner of Construction Services, determines which regulations need to be transferred to the Department of Construction Services in accordance with chapter 54 and either the Department of Construction Services or the State Board of Education amends such regulations to effect such transfer. Where any order or regulation of said departments conflict, the Commissioner of Construction Services or the Commissioner of Education may implement policies or procedures consistent with the provisions of chapter 173 while in the process of adopting such policies or procedures in regulation form, provided notice of intent to adopt such regulations is printed in the Connecticut Law Journal not later than twenty days after implementation. Any such policies or procedures shall be valid until the time final regulations are adopted.
(d) All powers and duties transferred to the Department of Construction Services by this section are transferred to the Department of Administrative Services, in accordance with the provisions of section 4-38d, 4-38e and 4-39.
(P.A. 11-51, S. 45; P.A. 13-247, S. 195.)
History: P.A. 11-51 effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-247 deleted former Subsec. (a) re establishment of Department of Construction Services, redesignated existing Subsecs. (b) to (d) as Subsecs. (a) to (c), deleted former Subsecs. (e) to (h) re powers of Commissioner of Construction Services and added new Subsec. (d) re transfer of powers and duties to Department of Administrative Services, effective July 1, 2013.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 4b - State Real Property
Chapter 59 - State Real Property
Section 4b-1. (Formerly Sec. 4-126). - Duties of Commissioner of Administrative Services.
Section 4b-1a. - Public Works Capital Projects Revolving Fund.
Section 4b-4. (Formerly Sec. 4-26f). - Filing of statements of financial interests.
Section 4b-5. (Formerly Sec. 4-26g). - Expenses of the Properties Review Board.
Section 4b-14. (Formerly Sec. 4-130). - Flags on state buildings.
Section 4b-15a. - Cleaning products in state buildings.
Section 4b-15b. - Indoor air quality in buildings purchased or leased by the state.
Section 4b-16. - Outdoor luminaires on the grounds of state buildings or facilities.
Section 4b-21a. - State properties improvement account.
Section 4b-22a. - Easements. Grant and acquisition.
Section 4b-23a. - State Real Property Advisory Commission.
Section 4b-24b. - Construction contracts. Total cost basis projects. Requirements.
Section 4b-25. (Formerly Sec. 4-126b). - Acceptance of title transfer on acquisition of property.
Section 4b-29. (Formerly Sec. 4-133a). - Allocation of facilities to state agencies.
Section 4b-30. (Formerly Sec. 4-128). - Offices for state agencies. Leases. Compliance.
Section 4b-30a. - Sublease of land or buildings and facilities leased to the state.
Section 4b-31. (Formerly Sec. 4-27b). - Colocation and integration of human services.
Section 4b-31a. - Plan for colocation of family resource centers and school-based health clinics.
Section 4b-32. (Formerly Sec. 4-26h). - Renewal of state leases.
Section 4b-34a. - Exemption from approval process for emergency leases.
Section 4b-37. (Formerly Sec. 4-128c). - Terms of option to buy in lease agreement.
Section 4b-39. (Formerly Sec. 4-128e). - Tax exemption.
Section 4b-46. - Property subject to a long-term financing contract exempt from property tax.