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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill S.2474 189th (2015 - 2016)

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

SENATE, Thursday, July 28, 2016 - The committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill 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 (Senate, No. 1990),-- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2474).

Bill Information

Sponsor:
Senate Committee on Ways and Means

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 Roll Call #534July 30, 2016
Motion/Question Status Download
Question on passing the bill to be enacted (2/3) Senate Prevailed
Yea - 39 Nay - 0
Absent/Not Voting - 0

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