Session Laws

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to immediately provide for the conveyance of a certain parcel of land in the city of Revere, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.

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. The commissioner of the division of capital planning and operations is hereby authorized and directed, notwithstanding the provisions of section forty E to forty J, inclusive, of chapter seven of the General Laws, to convey by deed to the city of Revere, a certain parcel of land located in said city, for the purpose of constructing a public safety facility or recreational facility.

Said parcel of land is shown as lot A, Revere Beach Parkway, on a plan of land entitled "Subdivision Plan of Land in Revere, Mass.", dated January 17, 1996, and drawn by Albert Romano.

SECTION 2. The sale price paid by said city of Revere for said parcel shall be the full and fair market value of the property determined by independent appraisal, for its use as described herein. The inspector general shall review and approve said appraisal and said review shall include an examination of the methodology utilized for said appraisal. Said inspector general shall prepare a report of his review and file said report with the commissioner for submission to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the chairmen of the joint committee on state administration.

SECTION 3. No deed conveying by or on behalf of the commonwealth the property described in section one shall be valid unless such deed provides that said land shall be used solely for the purpose of constructing a public safety facility or recreational facility. In the event that said property is not used for such a public safety facility or recreational facility, said property shall revert to the commonwealth.

SECTION 4. The recipients of said property shall assume the costs in full of preparing a recordable survey describing said land, and shall also assume the costs of recording said plan with the registry of deeds of Suffolk county.

SECTION 5. The sale price paid pursuant to section two shall be deposited in the General Fund of the commonwealth.

SECTION 6. The commissioner of the division of the capital planning and operations shall, thirty days before the execution of any agreement authorized by this act, or any subsequent amendment thereof, submit the agreement or amendment and a report thereon to the inspector general for his review and comment. Said inspector shall issue his review and comment within fifteen days of receipt of any agreement or amendment. Said commissioner shall submit the agreement and any subsequent amendments thereof, the reports, and the comments of said inspector general, if any, to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the chairmen of the joint committee on state administration at least fifteen days prior to execution.