HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4123        FILED ON: 7/12/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3833

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Smitty Pignatelli and Adam G. Hinds

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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 Lenox to convey a conservation restriction on certain parcels of land.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

7/12/2017

Adam G. Hinds

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden

7/12/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4123        FILED ON: 7/12/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3833

By Representative Pignatelli of Lenox and Senator Hinds, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3833) of Smitty Pignatelli and Adam G. Hinds (by vote of the town) that the town of Lenox be authorized to convey a conservation restriction on certain parcels of land.  Municipalities and Regional Government.  [Local Approval Received.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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An Act authorizing the town of Lenox to convey a conservation restriction on certain parcels of land.

 

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.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the town of Lenox, acting by and through its board of selectmen acting as the board of water commissioners, may convey to the town of Lenox, acting by and through its conservation commission, and to Berkshire Natural Resources Council, Inc., for no consideration, a perpetual conservation restriction under section 31, 32 and 33 of chapter 184 of the General Laws, for the preservation of water supply, fish and wildlife conservation, native habitat protection, forest management, passive recreation and other consistent purposes in certain parcels of land identified in section 2, upon such terms and conditions as the board of selectmen, acting as the board of water commissioners, shall determine to be appropriate.

SECTION 2. The parcels of land pursuant to section 1 are identified as follows: all of the lands in the town of Lenox recorded in certain orders of taking and deeds in the Berkshire middle district registry of deeds in book 531, page 545, excepting property described in book 588, page 8; book 848, page 384; book 558, page 245; book 636, page 591; book 644, page 338 and book 657, page 188; book 1201, page 913 and book 5880, page 148.               

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