HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2524 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1851
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act relative to the acceptance and disposition of municipal easements.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex |
George N. Peterson, Jr. | 9th Worcester |
Bradford Hill | 4th Essex |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol |
Viriato Manuel deMacedo | 1st Plymouth |
Donald F. Humason, Jr. | 4th Hampden |
Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester |
Nicholas A. Boldyga | 3rd Hampden |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden |
Keiko M. Orrall | 12th Bristol |
Kevin J. Kuros | 8th Worcester |
Matthew A. Beaton | 11th Worcester |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2524 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1851
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1851) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to the acceptance and disposition of municipal easements. Municipalities and Regional Government. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 2324 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to the acceptance and disposition of municipal easements.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 40 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official edition, is hereby amended by adding, after section 14, the following new section:-
Section 14A. In any town, the board of selectman may accept any conveyance of land or any interest therein, including easements, provided that any purchase of such land or any interest therein, including easements, has been previously authorized by vote of the town as may be required by state law or local bylaw and an appropriation of money has been made as provided in section 14. Such board may also accept any conveyance of land or any interest therein, including easements, for nominal consideration of less than $100 and for which no appropriation is required. In any town, the board of selectman may approve the conveyance of any easement, provided that the conveyance has been previously authorized by vote of the town as may be required by state law or local bylaw.
