HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4815 FILED ON: 1/21/2020
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4387
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James Arciero
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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 Littleton to use certain land for construction of a water treatment facility without Article 97 restrictions on such use.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
James Arciero | 2nd Middlesex | 11/25/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4815 FILED ON: 1/21/2020
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4387
By Mr. Arciero of Westford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4387) of James Arciero (by vote of the town) that the town of Littleton be authorized to use certain land within said town for construction of a water treatment facility. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] |
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 authorizing the town of Littleton to use certain land for construction of a water treatment facility without Article 97 restrictions on such use.
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 Littleton Board of Water Commissioners is hereby authorized to use a parcel of land shown on the Littleton Assessors’ Map as parcel U41-38-0, comprising approximately 2.5 acres and being a portion of the property described in a deed recorded in the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds in Book 19902, Page 89, for the construction of a water treatment facility and associated infrastructure, without any restrictions imposed on such use by Article 97 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution, in exchange for subjecting the following parcel of land in Littleton to the protections of said Article 97, to be used for water supply protection purposes: a parcel known as 74 Whitcomb Avenue, shown on the Littleton Assessors’ Map as parcel U40-15-0, comprising approximately 2.75 acres.
SECTION 2. The authorization contained in Section 1 shall be contingent on the recording of a deed restriction on parcel U40-15-0 placing it under the protection of Article 97 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution, to be preserved in a natural condition and used for water supply protection purposes.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.