SECTION 1. Notwithstanding sections 32 to 37, inclusive, of chapter 7C of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the city of Framingham may change the purpose of certain land lying to the east of the layout of Edgell road in the city of Framingham, as laid out by the county commissioners under an order dated December 31, 1925, from land held open forever as a common for the benefit of the inhabitants of Framingham pursuant to a February 12, 1926 stipulation entered by the land court in Misc. Case No. 9340, registered as Document No. 72992, in the land court division of the Middlesex southern district registry of deeds, to allow for the establishment of a right-turn lane from Edgell road to Central street. The land is shown as Parcel No. E-1, consisting of approximately 2,039 square feet, as shown on a plan of land entitled  “Exhibit Plan in Framingham Massachusetts”, prepared by VHB, Inc. for the city of Framingham, dated November 15, 2021, which is on file with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The establishment of a right-turn lane is planned under Massachusetts Department of Transportation project #608889. Prior to finalizing the transaction authorized in this section, the city of Framingham may make minor modifications to the plan to carry out this act.

SECTION 2. As consideration for the change of purpose of the land described in section 1, the city of Framingham shall transfer land of not less than 2,039 square feet to the conservation commission of the city of Framingham and shall dedicate such land for conservation and passive recreation purposes.

SECTION 3. The city of Framingham shall assume all costs associated with engineering, surveys, appraisals, preparation of instruments or documents to be recorded with the Middlesex southern district registry of deeds or filed with the registry district of the land court and other expenses deemed necessary by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation required to complete Massachusetts Department of Transportation project #608889.

SECTION 4. No instrument or document executed pursuant to this act shall be valid unless it provides that the area of land released from the purpose of such land shall be held open forever as a common for the benefit of the inhabitants of Framingham as set forth in section 1 and shall be used solely for the purposes described in said section 1.

SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.