Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-131j
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Sec. 7-131j. Taking of land by state or public service company.
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General state power of condemnation, except for necessity to comply with section, adequate to permit taking of municipal park property. 154 C. 691. Insures that sufficient damages will be awarded to finance replacement for condemned facility. 165 C. 766. Section requires application of “substitute facilities” doctrine in cases of taking entire tract of parkland but where there is partial taking, section requires state to grant sufficient funds to condemnee to replace land condemned only and parkland is treated as having monetary value equal to its replacement cost just prior to taking. 169 C. 655.
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