SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the town of Norwood, acting by and through its board of selectmen, may change the use of a parcel currently under the care, custody and management of the recreation department from outdoor recreational use to indoor recreational use for the construction and operation of a regional indoor ice skating rink and recreation center. Said parcel is listed as parcel 8-1B-1A and contains approximately 30,520 square feet in a plan entitled “Land to be Transferred from Norwood School Department to Norwood Recreation Department” prepared by Mark P. Ryan, Town Engineer and dated April 30, 2013 and on file at the town of Norwood engineering department.  This parcel shall remain under the care, custody and management of the recreation department. 

The town of Norwood, acting by and through its board of selectmen, may change the use of a parcel currently under the care, custody and management of the school department to the recreation department to be used for indoor recreational purposes. Said parcel is listed as parcel 1 and contains approximately 121,210 square feet in the above referenced plan.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, as a condition of the change of use authorized in section 1, the town of Norwood shall transfer a parcel currently under the care, custody and management of the school department to the recreation department and dedicated to outdoor recreational use.  Said parcel is listed as parcel 2 and contains approximately 43,750 square feet in the plan described above.

SECTION 3. The indoor ice skating rink and recreation center authorized in section 1 shall be a regional facility for, at a minimum, Eastern Massachusetts, which shall be open to the general public and shall not be limited to the residents of the town of Norwood.

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