FILED ON: 7/20/2020

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4866

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 board of water commissioners of the town of Littleton may use a parcel of land comprised of approximately 2.5 acres, which was taken by the town for water supply protection purposes, for the construction of a water treatment facility and associated infrastructure. The parcel, which is shown on the Littleton Assessors’ Map as parcel U41-38-0, is a portion of the property described in an order of taking recorded in the Middlesex south registry of deeds in book 19902, page 89.

SECTION 2.  The authorization contained in section 1 shall be contingent on the recording of a deed restriction on a parcel of land known as 74 Whitcomb avenue, shown on the Littleton Assessors’ Map as parcel U40-15-0 and comprised of approximately 2.75 acres, requiring the parcel to be preserved in a natural condition and used for water supply protection purposes. 

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