HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4139        FILED ON: 3/3/2014

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Viriato Manuel deMacedo

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act authorizing the town of Plymouth to exchange a parcel of land held for water purposes for a parcel of land in the town of Plymouth.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4139        FILED ON: 3/3/2014

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Fourteen

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An Act authorizing the town of Plymouth to exchange a parcel of land held for water purposes for a parcel of land in the town of Plymouth.

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. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the town of Plymouth, through the board of selectmen, acting as the water commissioners,  may transfer a certain parcel of land, consisting of 80,000 square feet, more or less, shown on Assessors Map 94 as Lot 1B, which is currently used by the water commissioners of the town and was acquired by the town for water purposes, as set forth in a deed recorded with the Plymouth county registry of deeds in book 3700, page 56, dated August 18, 1971, to the board of selectmen for the purpose of conveyance.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary and subsequent to the transfer set forth in section 1, the town of Plymouth, acting by and through its board of selectmen, may convey the parcel of land described in section 1 to Pinehills LLC.

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the town of Plymouth may accept as consideration for the conveyance authorized in section 2, a parcel of land currently owned by Pinehills LLC, being a portion of Lot A-248 shown on Assessors Map 78C containing approximately 1.5 acres and shown as “Communication Tower Parcel” on a plan of land entitled “Town of Plymouth Communication Tower,” prepared by Vansse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. dated July 30, 2013, upon such other terms and conditions as the board of selectmen may deem appropriate.

SECTION 4. The provisions of chapter 30B of the General Laws shall apply to the conveyances authorized in sections 2 and 3.

SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.