An Act authorizing the Commonwealth to grant an easement to the town of Barnstable and the town of Barnstable to grant or assign several conservation restrictions to the Commonwealth
The committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1745) of Daniel A. Wolf for legislation to authorize the Commonwealth to grant an easement to the town of Barnstable and the town of Barnstable to grant or assign several conservation restrictions to the Commonwealth,- reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 1990).
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Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to authorize forthwith the granting of an easement essential for further developing and extending the Cape Cod Rail Trail shared use pedestrian and bicycle path from its present terminus in the Town of Dennis through the Town of Yarmouth and to Independence Drive in the Town of Barnstable, therefore, it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public [Emergency Preamble Context].
Senate Committee on Ways and Means
July 28, 2016Question: Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draft
Favorable: 15
- Karen E. Spilka
- Sal N. DiDomenico
- Patricia D. Jehlen
- William N. Brownsberger
- Kenneth J. Donnelly
- Eileen M. Donoghue
- Benjamin B. Downing
- Michael O. Moore
- Michael F. Rush
- James E. Timilty
- Viriato M. deMacedo
- Richard J. Ross
- Donald F. Humason, Jr.
- Kathleen O'Connor Ives
- Joan B. Lovely
Adverse: 0
Reserve Right: 0
No Action: 3
Senate Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
September 16, 2015Question: Shall the bill (S1990) receive a favorable report from the Committee?
Favorable: 6
- John F. Keenan
- Sonia Chang-Diaz
- Kenneth J. Donnelly
- Michael O. Moore
- Donald F. Humason, Jr.
- Viriato M. deMacedo
Adverse: 0
Reserve Right: 0
No Action: 1
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