HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4857        FILED ON: 6/15/2016

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4447

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Sarah K. Peake

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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 Orleans to amend a certain conservation restriction.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

6/15/2016

Daniel A. Wolf

Cape and Islands

6/21/2016


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4857        FILED ON: 6/15/2016

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4447

By Ms. Peake of Provincetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4447) of Sarah K. Peake and Daniel A. Wolf (by vote of the town) relative to authorizing the town of Orleans to amend a certain conservation restriction.  Municipalities and Regional Government.  [Local Approval Received.]

 

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 town of Orleans to amend a certain conservation restriction.

 

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.  The town of Orleans, acting by and through its board of selectmen and conservation commission, may amend the conservation restriction granted to the town by Snow Realty Trust and recorded on January 5, 2001 with the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds in Book 13472, Page 176 and registered with the Barnstable Registry District of the Land Court as Document No. 821,302, by releasing therefrom the land area shown as "Unrestricted Area C 40,000 + S.F." on a plan entitled "Exhibit Plan "A" being a portion of Assessor Map 25 Parcel 59 Property of SSJ Real Estate Holdings, LLC Orleans, MA" dated April 14, 2016, prepared by Coastal Engineering Co., Inc. and filed with the Orleans town clerk.

SECTION 2.  As consideration for the amendment to the conservation restriction to release such land area to the owner thereof as authorized in Section 1, the owner of the land shall pay to the town of Orleans the amount of Two Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($200,000.00), said funds to be used by the town of Orleans to purchase land to be held under the care, custody, control and management of the conservation commission for conservation purposes pursuant to section 8C of chapter 40 of the General Laws.

SECTION 3.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.