Amendment ID: S1460-1

Amendment 1

authorizing the Department of Conservation and Recreation and the city of Worcester to create and operate a multi purpose rectangular field at the Lake Avenue Park in Worcester

Mr. Brewer recommends that the bill be amended by striking out, in line 2, the words “ the department of conservation and recreation” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “capital asset management and maintenance, in consultation with the commissioner of conservation and recreation,”;

and by inserting after the word “commissioner”, in line 7, the following words:- “of capital asset management and maintenance”;

and by striking out, in line 6, the word “conveyance” and inserting in place thereof the following word:-  “instrument”;

and by striking out, in line 10, the word “of” and inserting place thereof the following words:- “not to exceed”;

and by inserting after the word “facility”, in line 11, the following words:-  “as determined by the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance”;

and by inserting after section 2 the following section:-

“SECTION 2A. The city shall assume all costs associated with engineering, surveys, appraisals and other expenses deemed necessary by the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance to execute the agreement authorized in this act.”;

and by striking out section 4;

and by inserting before the enacting clause the following emergency preamble:-

“Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to authorize the city of Worcester to create and operate an athletic field at Lake Park, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.”