Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of agricultural resources may execute a release of a certain portion of land in the town of Lancaster  owned by David Chandler and Katherine R. Chandler from an agricultural covenant held by the commonwealth, more particularly described in an instrument recorded with the Worcester county registry of deeds in book 53876, page 322.

The land to be released from the agricultural covenant is described as follows: (1) lot 17 on a plan recorded with the Worcester county registry of deeds in plan book 819, page 65 and entitled “‘Runaway Brook’ Definitive Subdivision Plan of Land in Sterling, and Lancaster, Mass. drawn for Fitch Pond Realty Trust II R. Gary Griffin, Trustee”, dated February 24, 2003 and prepared by Whitman & Bingham Associates, LLC; (2) lot 18A on a plan recorded with the Worcester county registry of deeds in plan book 921, page 54 and entitled “Plan of Land in Lancaster, Mass. Owned by David & Katherine R. Chandler”, dated May, 2016 and prepared by David E. Ross Associates, Inc.; and (3) parcel A on a plan recorded with the Worcester county registry of deeds in plan book 921, page 54 and entitled “Plan of Land in Lancaster, Mass. Owned by David & Katherine R. Chandler”, dated May, 2016 and prepared by David E. Ross Associates, Inc.