Section 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the city of Northampton, acting by and through its mayor and conservation commission, may amend the Open Space Restriction and Public Right of Way Easement recorded at Hampshire Registry of Deeds at Book 5900, Page 26 and Book 5898, Page 39 to allow any parking within 200 feet of the gravel road shown on a plan entitled “Boundary Survey of Land of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, formerly the Northampton State Hospital, Northampton, Massachusetts” dated December 17, 1996 and recorded at Hampshire Registry of Deeds at Plan Book 183, Page 3, Sheet 3 and allow underground piping and heat exchange for ground source heat pumps and to record the new restriction as conservation restriction under the authority of MGL Chapter 184, Section 31.

Section 2. As a condition and in consideration for the amendment to the easement as provided in section 1 of this act, and at the same time as such release, the city of Northampton, acting by and through its conservation commission, shall accept an expanded public right-of-way easement to allow the public to pass and repass on foot trails for the purpose of fishing, hiking, winter sports on all trails within 100 feet of the Mill River on the northerly side of the river, northerly and westerly of the Smith College crew house, and westerly of College Lane on the Smith College campus, Northampton.