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. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the town of Sharon may sell and convey a certain parcel of conservation land located in said town to Sharon Plaza Associates for the consideration of $30,000 to be used in connection with an existing shopping plaza and parking purposes. The parcel is shown as "Parcel S" on a plan entitled "Quail Ridge, A Cluster Subdivision in Sharon, Mass.," prepared by Norwood Engineering Co., Inc., dated July 1, 1987 and Revised Nov. 16, 1987, Scale 1" = 100', and recorded at the Norfolk registry of deeds as Plan No. 1549 of 1987 in Plan Book No. 363.

SECTION 2. The town of Sharon shall use the proceeds from the conveyance authorized in section 1 for the purchase of a certain parcel land to be used for conservation purposes. The parcel is shown as Lot 1 on a plan entitled "Subdivision Plan of Land in Sharon, Massachusetts," dated August 19, 1983, filed with the Norfolk County, Registry of Deeds on October 25, 1983 as plan no. 872 of 1983 in plan book 305.

SECTION 3. The votes taken at the town meetings held on May 20, 2003 and May 3, 2004 authorizing the conveyance of land authorized in section 1 are hereby ratified, validated and confirmed as if this act had been in effect on the dates of such votes.

SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.