SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1551        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Rebecca L. Rausch

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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 the Elm Bank Reservation.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1551        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

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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 the Elm Bank Reservation.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of conservation and recreation shall study and make recommendations to improve public and emergency access to the Elm Bank Reservation located in the towns of Wellesley and Dover.  The report shall consider, without limitation, the purchasing of private land and the maintenance, construction and rehabilitation of current state-owned land. The report shall also identify long term expansion and rehabilitation of the current Elm Bank Reservation to maximize public use. The report shall be filed with the joint committee on the environment, natural resources and agriculture and the house and senate committee on ways and means no later than 90 days after the passage of this act.