HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 94510 FILED ON: 2/22/2010
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4510
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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By Mr. Walsh of Lynn, for the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight, on House, No.
3616
, a Bill relative to
Plimo
th Plantation
(House, No. 45
1
0). February 22, 2010
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FOR THE COMMITTEE:
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Name:
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District/Address:
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Steven
M. Walsh
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11th Essex
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Ten
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An Act RELATIVE TO PLIMO
TH PLANTATION.
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 capital asset management and maintenance, notwithstanding sections 40E through 40J, inclusive, of chapter 7 of the General Laws, may, in consultation with the department of conservation and recreation, lease
for nominal consideration
certain
parcels of
land in the town of Plymouth, subject to such terms and conditions as may be determined by the
commissioner
in consultation with the department, to the Plimoth Plantation for a
term
of
up to
20 years.
Said parcels are shown on a plan of land entitled “P
lan of Land Plymouth, MA. showing proposed licensing areas on land of Commonwealth of Massachusetts drawn by Stenbeck & Taylor, Inc. dated December 22, 2008”.
The providing of educational services to the public by Plimoth Plantation shall be additional co
nsideration for such lease.
SECTION
2
. The lessee shall use the property solely for
Plimoth Plantation operational
purposes and the lease or other agreement pertaining to the lease of the property shall include a provision restricting the use of the prope
rty to such purposes and providing for a reversion of the property to the commonwealth if the property ceases to be so used or is used for any other purpose.
SECTION
3
. If the lessee ceases to use and maintain the property for the purposes specified in se
ction
2
of this act or uses the property for any other purpose, the lease shall terminate and the property shall revert to the commonwealth.
SECTION
4
. During the term of the lease, the lessee shall be responsible for operating and maintaining the leased
property and any and all costs associated with such operation and maintenance.
SECTION
5
. The lessee shall be responsible for any and all costs associated with the lease of the property under this act including costs of any surveys and legal or recording
fees.
