Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4b-22a

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may (1) grant rights-of-way or other easements with respect to land owned by the state to the federal government or any political subdivision of the state for public purposes if the commissioner finds that such purposes are not in conflict with the public interest, subject to the approval of the Office of Policy and Management, the agency having supervision of the care and control of such land, and the State Properties Review Board, and (2) acquire easements with respect to land owned by the federal government or any political subdivision of the state for public purposes if the commissioner finds that such purposes do not conflict with the public interest, subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.