Conn. Gen. Stat. § 13a-85a
Acquisition of land adjacent to state highways for preservation and enhancement of scenic beauty and development of rest and recreation areas
Connecticut · General Statutes of Connecticut Chapter 238 — Highway Construction and Maintenance · Status: effective
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- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 13a-85a, Acquisition of land adjacent to state highways for preservation and enhancement of scenic beauty and development of rest and recreation areas, Connecticut, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2176491
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The Commissioner of Transportation may acquire in the name of the state by purchase or condemnation, in the same manner and with like powers as authorized and exercised by said commissioner in acquiring real property for state highway purposes, and may accept gifts of interests in strips of land for the improvement of such strips of land necessary for the preservation, restoration and enhancement of scenic beauty adjacent to state highways, and may acquire land in the manner stated above to develop such controlled rest and recreation areas and sanitary and other facilities within or adjacent to state highway rights-of-way as are reasonably necessary to accommodate the traveling public. Said commissioner shall promulgate regulations to carry out the provisions of this section, which regulations shall not be less restrictive than the standards promulgated and from time to time amended by the Federal Highway Administrator in respect to federal aid highways.