SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding chapter 30B of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the town of Shutesbury, acting by and through its select board, may transfer or convey, by lot or otherwise, the property described in section 2, currently owned by the town and used for general municipal purposes to W.D. Cowls, Inc., in exchange for acquiring the property described in section 3.  The property described in section 3 shall be used by the town, in part, for a well to benefit certain abutting properties in the town of Shutesbury, including the highway garage, located at 57 Leverett road.

SECTION 2.  The parcels of land to be conveyed by the town of Shutesbury pursuant to section 1 are described as follows:  (i) a parcel of land located on Oak Knoll drive acquired by the town by a deed recorded in the Franklin county registry of deeds in book 1257, page 102 and shown as parcel B-22 on the town’s assessors’ map 25; (ii) a parcel of land located on Great Pines drive acquired by the town by a deed recorded in the Franklin county registry of deeds in book 1441, page 347 and shown as parcel B-27 on the town’s assessors’ map 25; and (iii) a parcel of land located on Great Pines drive acquired by the town by a deed recorded in the Franklin county registry of deeds in book 3339, page 152 and shown as parcel B-28 on the town’s assessors’ map 25, all together containing approximately 1/3 acre of land.

SECTION 3.  Pursuant to section 1, the town of Shutesbury may acquire all or a portion of a parcel of land located on Leverett road, known as the Mary Clark lot, and owned by W.D. Cowls, Inc., shown as parcel ZH-12 on the town’s assessors’ map 16 and described in certain deeds recorded in the Franklin county registry of deeds in book 808, page 283 and book 1032, page 390; provided, however, that the conveyance shall be subject to an easement reserved by the grantor to allow the grantor to access the remaining land of the grantor.

SECTION 4.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.