Sec. 48-9. Condemnation of land and water for state institutions and courthouses.
Sec. 48-9. Condemnation of land and water for state institutions and courthouses. 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, vocational school 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.)
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.
Tuberculosis commission had authority to take land under this section. 109 C. 633. Cited. 116 C. 125. Cited. 124 C. 32.
Cited. 9 CS 486. Cited. 20 CS 422.