Connecticut § 23-30 - Leasing of land.
Full text of Connecticut Connecticut General Statutes § 23-30 — Leasing of land., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23-30. Leasing of land.
Sec. 23-30. Leasing of land. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may, for the purposes specified in section 23-29, lease, for a period of not less than ninety-nine years, any lands within the state, title to which has been acquired by the resettlement administration or other agency of the government of the United States, provided the form of such lease shall be approved by the Attorney General. Said commissioner may enter into cooperative agreements with any branch of the government of the United States regarding the custody, management and use of lands so leased. All lands leased under this section shall, for the purposes of taxation, be considered as owned by the state, and the towns in which such lands are situated shall receive from the state grants in lieu of taxes thereon, as provided in section 12-18b.
(1949 Rev., S. 3470; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 195; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 15-244, S. 202.)
History: 1971 act replaced references to commission on forests and wild life with references to environmental protection commissioner and substituted Sec. 12-19a for Sec. 12-19; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 15-244 replaced reference to Sec. 12-19a with reference to Sec. 12-18b, effective July 1, 2016.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23-30 ("Leasing of land.") is part of the Connecticut General Statutes, the codified statutory law of Connecticut. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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