Sec. 13b-287. (Formerly Sec. 16-115). Land may be taken for changed location of highway. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 13b-287. (Formerly Sec. 16-115). Land may be taken for changed location of highway. Whenever the Commissioner of Transportation orders a change in the location of a highway under the provisions of section 13b-285 and the parties ordered by the commissioner to do the work cannot obtain the necessary land by agreement, the company, or the town, city or borough ordered to do the work, may take the land necessary for carrying out the orders of the commissioner.

      (1949 Rev., S. 5500; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 571, 610; P.A. 00-148, S. 39; P.A. 01-105, S. 18; P.A. 02-89, S. 20.)

      History: P.A. 75-486 substituted "public utilities control authority" for "public utilities commission" and "authority" for "commission" where appearing, effective December 1, 1975; P.A. 77-614 substituted "commissioner of transportation" for "public utilities control authority" and "commissioner" for "authority" where appearing, effective January 1, 1979; in 1981 Sec. 16-115 transferred to Sec. 13b-287; (Revisor's note: P.A. 00-148 repealed Secs. 13b-247, 13b-255 to 13b-259, inclusive, 13b-266 and 13b-306 and, in so doing, specifically required the Revisors to delete references to said repealed sections in certain sections of the general statutes, including this section; the Revisors were unable to delete a reference to Sec. 13b-256 from this section without making unauthorized substantive changes to the statute); P.A. 01-105 made a technical change; P.A. 02-89 deleted reference to Sec. 13b-286, which section was repealed by the same public act.