HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3096        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2911

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

William Driscoll

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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 relative to the preservation of Fowl Meadow.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

William Driscoll

7th Norfolk

1/20/2017

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

1/24/2017

Angelo M. Scaccia

14th Suffolk

 

Juana B. Matias

16th Essex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3096        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2911

By Mr. Driscoll of Milton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2911) of William Driscoll and others relative to the protection of property owned by the Commonwealth and part of the Blue Hills Reservation referred to as Fowl Meadow.  Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 766 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to the preservation of Fowl Meadow.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, no development shall be permitted within 1000 feet of that portion of the Town of Milton and the Town of Canton, the so-called Fowl Meadow, or any land abutting Fowl Meadow which development shall negatively impact this unique area encompassing upland open meadows, pristine wetlands and mature woods.  Negative impact shall be determined to be a change of grade, re-routing or changing water flow, draining wetlands or altering the topography such that rare and/or endangered species shall not have the ability to inhabit two or more of the portions of the unique areas named herein.