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Park Association-Support Act Establishing a Tax Abatement Testimony of Eric Hammerling, Executive Director, Connecticut Forest & Park Association Public Hearing Subject Matter Position Raised Bill 5477 : AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TAX ABATEMENT FOR Support CERTAIN CONSERVATION EASEMENTS . Raised Bill 5476: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A STATE -WIDE GEOGRAPHIC Support INFORMATION SYSTEM TASK FORCE . The Connecticut Forest & Park Association (CFPA) is the first conservation organization estab lished in Connecticut in 1895. For 12 5 years, CFPA has offered testimony before the General Assembly on various State Park and Forest, trail recreation, forestry, and land conservation iss ues. I am pleased to testify today to express CFPA’s support of Raised Bill 5477 , “An Act Establishing a Tax Abatement for Certain Conservation Easements .” What would this bill do (in plain language)? This bill would enable, but not require, muni cipalitie s to pass a local ordinance to waive property taxes for landowners who place a conservation easement on a portion of their property to protect the trail corridor of a State - designated Greenway . This would be a n outstanding way to support municipalities in encourag ing landowners to protect these speci al ly designated corridors in perpetuity fo r public use and enjoyment . Why is a tax abatement for Greenways both critical and urgent ? Greenw ays are designated by the state (C.G.S. Section 23 -10 2(b) ) as noteworthy recreational resources, and an incentive is needed to keep these trails intact for future generations. State -designa ted Greenways typic ally stretch across multiple properties owned by a patchwork of private, municipal, and state landowners. The loss of just one section of trail on one property can sever corridor conti nuity along a Greenway, and trails on private lands are the most vulnerable. As private properties are developed an d/or subdivided over time, maintaining trail continuity becomes increasingly difficult and expensive. This would help keep these trail corridors connected. Recreational trails are at the heart of Connecticut’s outdoor recreation industry which overall generates $9 billion in revenues and supports 69 ,000 private sector jobs every year. How would this tax abatement impa ct local tax revenues? The impact on municipal property tax revenues should be relatively min or, and local revenues may increase if the municipality also promote s the Greenway to encourage visitors/contributors to the local economy. This tax abat ement would only happen under restrictive conditions: after passage of a local ordinance ; on a state -designated trail ; and after a willing la ndowner places a conservation easement on their trails corridor . A small revenue impact sh ould be offset by economic, public health, and many other local benefit s. What ’s a real -world example of how this would work? Example : Protecting 0.2 miles of trail on a mid -sized property (town removed to protect anonymity of landowner) A property owner owns 29.8 total acres assessed by a town at $192,820. Using the local mill rate of 29.32, this is equivalent to $189.71/acre in property taxes. This property hosts 0.2 miles of a State -designated Greenway which (with a maximum 100’ wi de corridor) is equivalent to 2.54 acres. The annual property tax that would be excluded on the 2.54 acres represents $481.86/year. If this landowner were willing to place a conservation easement on the ir trail corridor, and if the town passed a local ordinance allowing the tax abatemen t, the town could protect 2/10ths of a mile of trail forever for only $481.86/year . Which State -designated Greenways would benefit from this bill? A list of state -designated Greenways is maintained by the CT Department of Energy & Environmental Prote ction . CFPA has attached a list of Greenways (including towns) on the following pages for reference. ---------- CFPA also support s Raised Bill 5476 , “An Act Establishing a S tate -wide Geographic I nformation System Task Force. ” CFPA is a land and trail conservation organization, and in this capacity we depend upon Geographic Information System (GIS) data for making trail maps, identifying critical properties, for making online info rmation available to the public , and other purposes. Many other land conservation organizations, regional planning agencies, and others depend upon GIS data fo r many critical planning and visualization tasks. However, it is often difficult to pu ll together, assess, and/or present information that crosses town boundaries because of the varying availability of GIS data, data layers, parcel information, and standards across the state (such as a common definition for “protected open space ”). In a small state like Connectic ut, we should be able to access GIS data on a statewide basis, so we complement the Committee on encouraging this Task Force. ---------- I thank the Committee for raising th ese important bill s, and I am glad to respond to any questions you may have. State Designated Greenways (eligible under proposed bill) Town(s) Chaplin, Colchester, East Hampton, Hampton, Air Line State Park Trail Hebron, Lebanon, Pomfret, Portland, Thompson, Windham Bantam River Historical and Conservation Greenway Goshen Bigelow Brook Greenway Manchester Blackledge River Greenway Marlborough Blue-Blazed Hiking Trail System 96 towns statewide Captain John Bissell Trail South Windsor Charter Oak Greenway East Hartford, Manchester Colchester Greenway System Colchester Chester, Deep River, East Haddam, Essex, Haddam, Connecticut River Gateway Zone Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook Crosstown Trail South Windsor Eight Mile River Greenway East Haddam, Lyme, Salem Avon, Burlington, Canton, Cheshire, East Granby, Farmington Canal Heritage Trail Farmington, Granby, Hamden, New Haven, Plainville, Simsbury, Southington, Suffield Farmington River Trail Avon, Farmington, Simsbury Fenton River Ashford, Mansfield, Willington Five Mile River Corridor Thompson, Putnam, Killingly Great Oak Greenway Ledyard Hanover Pond Linear Trail Meriden Hockanum River Linear Park East Hartford, Ellington, Manchester, Vernon Andover, Bolton, Columbia, Coventry, Manchester, Hop River State Park Trail Vernon Housatonic Riverbelt Greenway New Milford to Stratford Ives Trail Danbury Larkin State Park Trail Middlebury, Naugatuck, Oxford, Southbury Litchfield Community Greenway Litchfield Little River Greenway Putnam, Woodstock Lower Farmington River Greenway Bloomfield, Windsor Mad River Greenway Wolcott Chester, Clinton, Deep River, Haddam, Killingworth, Menunketesuck - Cockaponset Regional (MCR) Greenway Westbrook Menunketesuck Greenway Clinton, Westbrook Avon, Berlin, Bloomfield, Branford, Durham, East Granby, East Haven, Farmington, Guilford, Metacomet Ridge System Meriden, Middlefield, Middletown, North Branford, Plainville, Southington, Suffield, Simsbury, Wallingford, West Hartford Mianus River Greenway Greenwich, Stamford Middlebury Greenway Middlebury Milford Greenway System Milford Mill Brook Greenway Windsor Mill River Greenway Stamford Moosup Valley State Park Trail Killingly, Plainfield Mount Hope River Ashford, Mansfield Ashford, Chaplin, Eastford, Mansfield, Union, Natchaug River Watershed Windham, Woodstock Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Harwinton, Litchfield, Naugatuck River Greenway Naugatuck, Seymour, Thomaston, Torrington, Waterbury, Watertown Neck River Corridor Protection Project Madison New London Waterfront Walkway/Bikeway New London New Milford River Trail Greenway New Milford Newington Greenway System Newington Newtown Greenway System Newtown North and South Branches of the Park River Bloomfield, Hartford, West Hartford Norwalk Heritage Greenway Norwalk Norwalk River Valley Linear Trail Danbury, Norwalk, Redding, Ridgefield, Wilton Old Lyme Greenway Old Lyme Pequonnock/Housatonic Railbed Greenway Bridgeport, Monroe, Trumbull Pomperaug River Greenway Southbury, Woodbury Pope Park Greenway Hartford Quinebaug River Corridor Canterbury Quinebaug River Greenway Extension Griswold Quinebaug River Multi-Purpose Trail Killingly, Plainfield Quinnipiac River Gorge Trail Meriden Cheshire, Hamden, Meriden, New Haven, North Quinnipiac River Greenway Haven, Plainville, Southington, Wallingford Riverfront Parks East Hartford, Hartford Salmon Brook Granby Scantic River Park and Greenway East Windsor, Enfield, Somers, South Windsor Shade Swamp Sanctuary Farmington Shelton Greenways System Shelton Bridgewater, Litchfield, New Milford, Roxbury, Shepaug Greenway Southbury, Warren, Washington Shetucket River Greenway Lisbon, Norwich, Preston, Scotland Branford, East Haven, Guilford, Madison, New Shoreline Greenway Trail Haven South Meadows Greenway at Goodwin College East Hartford, Glastonbury, Wethersfield Steele Brook Greenway Waterbury, Watertown Still River Greenway Brookfield, Danbury Tankerhoosen Greenway Vernon Trolley Trail Plainfield Upper Connecticut River Windsor Upper Farmington River Canton West Mountain Trails Simsbury Bethany, Hamden, New Haven, West Haven, West River Watershed Woodbridge Columbia, Coventry, Ellington, Lebanon, Mansfield, Willimantic River Greenway Stafford, Tolland, Willington, Windham Ansonia, Bethany, Derby, Hamden, New Haven, Woodbridge Greenway Trails Seymour, Woodbridge Yantic River Greenway Norwich.
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