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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kimberly N. Ferguson 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 relative to a certain parcel of land in the town of Townsend.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

5/5/2022


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5081        FILED ON: 5/5/2022

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By Representative Ferguson of Holden and Senator Gobi, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Kimberly N. Ferguson relative to a certain parcel of land in the town of Townsend.  Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

 

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 relative to a certain parcel of land in the town of Townsend.

 

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, and pursuant to article 97 of the amendments to the constitution of the commonwealth, the commonwealth, acting by and through its department of fish and game, may void the deed by which said department acquired a certain parcel of land as a gift from the grantor, Mary A. Ballarino, which deed is recorded with the Middlesex South registry of deeds in book 75813 page 486; provided, however, that said grantor shall thereafter convey said parcel to said department, or said department may consensually take said parcel, for consideration of $1, and that said department shall hold said parcel for conservation purposes.

SECTION 2. The land to be conveyed pursuant to section 1 is shown on a plan of land entitled “Plan of Land in Townsend, Mass. Prepared for Robert C. Ballarino”, scale 1” = 40’ dated October 2007, prepared by David E. Ross Associates, Inc., Ayer, MA and recorded in said Registry as Plan No. 717 of 2020.

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