Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

The town of Bourne, acting by and through its board of selectmen, may lease a certain parcel of land originally acquired by the town for conservation, beautification, park and recreational purposes, to the National Marine Life Center Rehabilitation Facility for activities related thereto, on such terms and conditions as the board of selectmen deem to be in the best interests of the town for a period of 50-years. The parcel is shown on a plan of land entitled "Proposed Lease Lines Plan of Land in Bourne, Massachusetts Prepared for National Marine Life Center" dated January 15, 2003, which is on file in the office of the town clerk.