Procedure for application to use available vacant public land designated by the commissioner as feasible for gardening or agricultural use

as feasible for gardening or agricultural use (a) The Commissioner of Agriculture, in making available vacant public land for gardening or agricultural use, shall solicit bids for permits to use available vacant public lands. (b) Bids shall be made on a form supplied by the Commissioner of Agriculture and shall include the following information: (1) Name and address of the person or organization seeking to use the vacant public land. (2) A written description and plan for any gardening or agricultural use that will be conducted on the vacant public land. (3) The annual fee the applicant proposes to pay to use the vacant public land provided no such fee. (4) The period of time during which the applicant wishes to use the vacant public land. (5) How the proposed use meets any limiting conditions placed on the land by any agency of the State of Connecticut. (c) Notice of invitation to bid shall be published in a newspaper having a general circulation encompassing the municipality in which the land is located at least two weeks prior to the closing of the acceptance of bids. (d) The Commissioner of Agriculture shall review the bids. The Commissioner of Agriculture may then award the permit based upon the following criteria: (1) The fee offered for use of the vacant public land in the case of land for agricultural use. (2) The suitability of the proposed gardening or agricultural use to the vacant public land being offered having regard to the nature of the proposed activity and the size, condition, topography and location of the property. (3) The compatibility of the proposed gardening or agricultural use of the vacant public land with the limiting conditions set on the land and the land use goals of the agency with the administrative responsibility for the vacant public land. (4) The compliance history of the applicant with respect to any permit previously issued to him pursuant to this regulation. (e) The Commissioner of Agriculture reserves the right to reject any and all bids based on one or more of the above criteria.