Sec. 13a-3b. Entry on private property to repair damage caused by Transportation Department operations.
Sec. 13a-3b. Entry on private property to repair damage caused by Transportation Department operations. 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.