HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4550        FILED ON: 10/20/2021

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. and Anne M. Gobi

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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 providing for the disposition of certain land in the town of West Brookfield.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4550        FILED ON: 10/20/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4519

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act providing for the disposition of certain land in the town of West Brookfield.

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 West Brookfield may acquire by purchase, gift, eminent domain or otherwise, on such terms and conditions as the board of selectmen shall determine, permanent easements on the parcels of land shown on plans entitled "Massachusetts Highway Division Plan and Profile West Main Street (Route 9) in the Town of West Brookfield Worcester County Preliminary Right of Way," the 75% submittal for which is dated 06/04/2020, prepared by CHA, said plans on file with the town clerk, as said plans may be amended, for public way purposes, including, but not limited to, the construction, alteration, maintenance, improvement and repair to route 9 from the Ware town Line for a distance of 1.1 miles, identified as MassDOT Project #606517.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding sections 32 to 37, inclusive, of chapter 7C of the General Laws, the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance, in consultation of with the department of fish and game, may convey to the town of West Brookfield certain permanent and temporary easements located upon land owned by the department of fish and game pursuant to an order of taking dated June 12, 2006, which was acquired for the purpose of fish and wildlife conservation, natural habitat protection and associated public recreation and recorded with the Worcester district registry of deeds in book 39186, page 357, and shown on the plans referenced in section 1, as may be amended.

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the town of West Brookfield may exchange town-owned land or easements as may be necessary to acquire the permanent easements referenced in section 1 from the commonwealth, on such terms and conditions as the board of selectmen deems appropriate.

SECTION 4. The board of selectmen of the town of West Brookfield may enter into all agreements and take all related actions necessary or appropriate to carry out the acquisitions and other acts authorized in this act.