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 town of Mashpee, acting by and through its board of
selectmen, is hereby authorized to transfer title and ownership of a parcel of
land
described on Mashpee assessors map 35 as block 30, or a portion thereof,
together with the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum located thereon and the
contents located therein or currently owned by said town, to the
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council, Inc. upon such terms and conditions as deemed
appropriate by said board of selectmen; provided, however, that said property
shall be used to provide educational, recreational, and cultural services to
the general public.
SECTION 2.
In the event said parcel, together with the Mashpee
Wampanoag Indian Museum, ceases to be used at any time for the purposes
contained herein, said parcel, together with the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian
Museum, the ownership of said parcel shall revert to the town of Mashpee.
SECTION 3.
This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved November 26, 1997.