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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

F. Jay Barrows and Paul R. Feeney

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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 amending certain use restrictions for the Foxborough State Hospital.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5244        FILED ON: 7/2/2024

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to amending certain use restrictions for the Foxborough State Hospital.

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. (a) Notwithstanding section 5A of chapter 3 of the General Laws, sections 32 to 37, inclusive, of chapter 7C of the General Laws, chapter 312 of the acts of 1996 and any other general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance may release or amend certain use restrictions held by the commonwealth for municipal recreational purposes and public safety and other municipal building purposes on all or a portion of parcels known as H-1 and H-2 on Payson road in the town of Foxborough. The use restrictions are described in deeds from the commonwealth to the town of Foxborough recorded in the Norfolk registry of deeds in book 20013, page 470 and book 13416, page 205. Parcels H-1 and H-2 are shown on a plan entitled, “Approval Not Required Subdivision Plan”, prepared for Foxborough State Hospital, Foxborough, MA, dated December 10, 1998 and prepared by Rizzo Associates Inc., recorded in the Norfolk registry of deeds in plan book 465, page 256. The consideration for the release or amendment of said use restrictions shall be a use restriction for housing purposes, which may include, without limitation, market rate housing and senior housing purposes; provided, that the town of Foxborough may subsequently convey all or a portion of said parcels to a third party for housing purposes.

(b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the town of Foxborough shall be responsible for all costs and expenses of any transaction authorized by this section as determined by the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance including, but not limited to, the costs of any engineering, surveys, appraisals, title examinations and recording fees.