HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2393        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2801

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jonathan D. Zlotnik

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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 Gardner Heritage State Park.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Jonathan D. Zlotnik

2nd Worcester

1/17/2019

Dean A. Tran

Worcester and Middlesex

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2393        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2801

By Mr. Zlotnik of Gardner, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2801) of Jonathan D. Zlotnik and Dean A. Tran that the city of Gardner be authorized to exchange certain parcels of land located in said city with the Department of Conservation and Recreation for conservation and recreation purposes.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act Relative to Gardner Heritage State Park.

 

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 city of Gardner, acting by and through its mayor, may convey to the commonwealth, acting by and through the division of capital asset management and maintenance, in consultation with the department of conservation, the parcel of land known as Stump pond which is identified on the city of Gardner’s assessors’ maps as parcel W27-11-2 and contains 6.0± acres.  The parcel shall be placed under the care, custody and control of the department of conservation and recreation for conservation and recreation purposes. The commissioner the division of capital asset management and maintenance, in consultation with the commissioner of conservation and recreation, shall determine the exact boundaries of the parcel after completion of a survey.

SECTION 2.  As consideration for the conveyance authorized in section 1, and notwithstanding sections 32 through 37 of Chapter 7C of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the division of capital asset management and maintenance, in consultation with the department of conservation and recreation, may convey to the city of Gardner the parcels of land and building thereon, being part of the Gardner Heritage State Park under the care and control of the department, which are identified on the city of Gardner’s assessors’ maps as parcels M27-25-6 and M27-25-10. The commissioner of the division of capital asset management and maintenance, in consultation with the commissioner of conservation and recreation, shall determine the exact boundaries of the parcel after completion of a survey.