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

Notwithstanding section 53 of chapter 44 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the town of Dighton may establish a special conservation fund into which shall be deposited funds collected as rollback or conveyance or forest product taxes pursuant to chapters 61, 61A and 61B of the General Laws. The town treasurer shall keep the funds separate and apart from all other monies of the town. The conservation commission of the town of Dighton, with the approval of the board of selectmen of the town, may expend the principal and income from these funds for the acquisition and management of properties for conservation purposes or anything relative thereto.