HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4931

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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By striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the following:–
 

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 commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance, in consultation with the commissioner of fish and game, may convey by deed to the town of Halifax a parcel of land on Aldana road containing 39,120 square feet, more or less and shown on a plan recorded with the Plymouth county registry of deeds in plan book 43, page 56.

SECTION 2. In consideration for the conveyance authorized in section 1, the town of Halifax shall convey to the commonwealth, acting by and through the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance for the department of fish and game, for nominal consideration, a parcel of land located off Aldana road and shown as parcel B on a plan recorded with the Plymouth county registry of deeds in plan book 35, page 240.

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the town of Halifax shall be responsible for all costs and expenses of the transactions authorized in this act as determined by the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance including, but not limited to, the costs of any engineering, surveys, title examinations, recording fees and deed preparation related to the conveyance of the parcels and all costs from liabilities and expenses of any nature and kind for its ownership.

SECTION 4. The deed or other instrument conveying the parcel identified in section 1 to the town of Halifax shall provide that if the parcel ceases at any time to be used for the purposes of improvements to Aldana road, the title to the parcel shall, at the election of the commonwealth, revert to the commonwealth.