Session Laws

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, notwithstanding the provisions of sections forty E to forty J, inclusive, of chapter seven of the General Laws, to sell and convey by deed, three parcels of land or portions thereof located in the town of Belchertown, along with easements for the benefit of such parcel for access, drainage, and utilities as deemed necessary by the commissioner to the town of Belchertown, subject to the requirements of sections two to five and to such additional terms and conditions as the commissioner may prescribe in consultation with the department of mental retardation. Said parcels are described as follows:

Parcel Number One contains approximately 13.35 acres and is shown as Lot 66A on Assessors Map 9, prepared by Cartographic Associates, Inc., December 31, 1987 and on file in the assessors office in the town of Belchertown.

Parcel Number Two contains approximately 6.69 acres and is shown as Lot 64A on Assessors Map 9, prepared by Cartographic Associates, Inc., December 31, 1987 and on file in the assessors office in the town of Belchertown.

Parcel Number Three contains approximately 3.81 acres and is shown as Lot 65 on Assessors Map 9, prepared by Cartographic Associates, Inc., December 31, 1987 and on file in the assessors office in the town of Belchertown.

SECTION 2. The recipient of said conveyance shall assume the costs of appraisals, surveys, and other expenses as deemed necessary by the commissioner for the disposition of this property.

SECTION 3. No deed conveying by or on behalf of the commonwealth the property described in section one as Parcel Number One shall be valid unless such deed provides that said property shall be used for municipal public works purposes.

SECTION 4. No deed conveying by or on behalf of the commonwealth the property described in section one as Parcel Number Two shall be valid unless such deed provides that said property shall be used for municipal recreational purposes.

SECTION 5. No deed conveying by or on behalf of the commonwealth the property described in section one as Parcel Number Three shall be valid unless such deed provides that said property shall be used for municipal purposes.

SECTION 6. In the event that a particular parcel of land described in section one is not used for the purposes described in sections three to five within five years of the effective date of this act, said respective parcel of land shall revert to the commonwealth under such terms and conditions as the commissioner may prescribe.