Whenever the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court finds that the number of state referees available for the performance of the duties of state referees under subsection (c) of section 13a-73, sections 13a-74 and 13a-76, subsection (d) of section 32-658 and sections 32-659 and 32-660 is not sufficient to consider and act upon the acquisition of land and buildings for a stadium facility and related parking facilities, as defined in section 32-651, with reasonable promptness, said Chief Justice, upon the application of the commissioner or the secretary, as the case may be, may appoint such number of additional state referees as necessary to expedite the performance of such duties. Such appointments may be made from time to time and for such period of time, not more than two months in length, as designated by the Chief Justice. Such additional state referees shall have the same powers and duties as state referees appointed under section 52-434, with respect to the granting of the approvals and the performance of other duties of state referees in the acquisition of land and buildings for such expressway, highway, stadium facility and related parking facilities and shall receive such reasonable compensation as is determined by the Chief Justice, and such compensation and expenses incurred in the conduct of any hearings by such state referees shall be paid as a part of the cost thereof.

(1953, 1955, June, 1955, S. 1230d; 1958 Rev., S. 13-180; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 26; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1, S. 14, 35; P.A. 97-62, S. 6; Dec. Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1, S. 34, 43; P.A. 99-241, S. 58, 66; P.A. 00-140, S. 26, 40; P.A. 02-103, S. 52.)

History: 1963 act replaced previous provisions: See title history; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1 added references to acquisition of land and buildings for a stadium facility or practice facility, effective September 28, 1993; P.A. 97-62 deleted reference to any expressway or highway financed under Secs. 13a-199 to 13a-220, inclusive; Dec. Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1 added references to acquisition of land and buildings for the stadium facility and infrastructure improvements and deleted references to repealed Secs. 32-387 to 32-389, inclusive, and the practice facility, effective January 12, 1999; P.A. 99-241 deleted “stadium facility or infrastructure improvements” and added “sportsplex and related parking facilities”, changing corresponding statutory references accordingly, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 00-140 updated certain statutory references consistent with changes in said act, made technical changes for purposes of gender neutrality and replaced reference to the former Hartford sportsplex with reference to the stadium facility defined in Sec. 32-651, effective May 2, 2000; P.A. 02-103 made a technical change.