Whereas, the deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to authorize forthwith the conveyance of a certain easement, therefore, it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding sections 32 to 37, inclusive, of chapter 7C of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance, in consultation with the commissioner of conservation and recreation may grant to the Dracut Water Supply District, for consideration as provided in section 2, an easement to construct and maintain a new reservoir or standpipe together with all rights necessary and incidental thereto, on a certain parcel of land identified as Parcel Five (5) in the deed recorded with the Middlesex north district registry of deeds book 876, page 228, being a portion of the Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsborough State Forest.  The exact location of said reservoir or standpipe, and of pipes, pumps, connections, appurtenances and rights of way on said Parcel Five (5) shall be determined by the board of water commissioners of the Dracut Water Supply District at the time of construction.

SECTION 2.  In consideration for and as a condition of the conveyance of an easement authorized in section 1, the Dracut Water Supply District shall release the easement granted to the district in a deed recorded with the Middlesex north district registry of deeds book 872, page 85 on a certain parcel of land identified as Parcel Four (4) in a deed recorded with the Middlesex north district registry of deeds book 876, page 228.