HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3936        FILED ON: 6/11/2015

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jennifer E. Benson

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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 commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey certain land to the town of Acton in exchange for other real property.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3936        FILED ON: 6/11/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3792

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act authorizing the commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey certain land to the town of Acton in exchange for other real property.

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to authorize forthwith the exchange of certain land in the town of Acton, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
 

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 commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance, in consultation with the director of the division of fisheries and wildlife, may transfer and convey to the town of Acton for general municipal purposes certain land previously appraised at a fair market value of $235,000 comprised of: (1) a certain parcel described in a deed recorded with the Middlesex south registry of deeds in book 8181, page 354 and identified on a plan entitled “Plan of Land in Acton to be Conveyed by Sven S. Hagen to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Surveyed by F. Bowers, September 16, 1953,” on file with the division of capital asset management and maintenance; and (2) a certain parcel described in a deed recorded with the Middlesex south registry of deeds in book 10928, page 156 and identified on a plan entitled “Plan of Land in Acton, Mass. owned by Sven S. Hagen, Scale 1”=50’ December 14, 1963, Fred X. Hanack, L.S.-C.E”, on file with said division. 

SECTION 2.  In consideration for and as a condition of the conveyance authorized in section 1, the town of Acton shall: (1) pay $ 193,000, which shall be deposited into the wildland acquisition account within the Inland Fisheries and Game Fund established pursuant to section 2A of chapter 131 of the General Laws; and (2) convey to the division of fisheries and wildlife a certain parcel of land previously appraised at a fair market value of $42,000, which consists of approximately 6 acres of woodland used as general municipal land by the town of Acton described in a deed recorded with the Middlesex south registry of deeds in book 42294, page 359, as follows:

Beginning at the southeast corner of the premises by land now or formerly of Luther  Conant and land now or formerly of David Bearnard; thence north on said land now or formerly of David Bearnard about sixty (60) rods to stake and stones in the wall; thence westerly on land now or formerly of Horace Tuttle about sixteen (16) rods to a stake and stones; thence southerly on land now or formerly of Burgess about sixty (60) rods to a stake and stones; thence easterly on said land now or formerly of Luther  Conant about sixteen (16) rods to the bound first mentioned above.

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the inspector general shall review and approve the appraisals described in this act. The inspector general may prepare a report of his review of the methodology utilized for the appraisal and may file the report with the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance. Within 15 days after receiving the inspector general’s report but no later than 15 days before the execution of any agreement or document under this act, the commissioner may submit the report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on state administration and regulatory oversight.

SECTION 4.  Costs and expenses associated with the transaction authorized by this act shall be borne by the town of Acton.