SECTION 1. Chapter 40, Section 54A of the General Laws, as appearing in the most recent edition, is hereby amended by striking the first sentence of the first paragraph and inserting the following:
No permit to build a structure of any kind on land formerly used as a railroad right of way, as established by a record title search of the past 50 years, shall be issued by any city or town in the commonwealth without first obtaining, after public hearing, the consent in writing to the issuance of such permit from the secretary of the Department of Transportation.
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