Budget Amendment ID: FY2021-S4-155

TRP 155

54th Regiment Museum

Messrs. Rush and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 3, by inserting at the end thereof the following section:-

"SECTION XX. Notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts bay transportation authority shall transfer the care and control of a certain parcel of land shown as parcel #1809477000 to the city of Boston for the purposes of the construction of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment Museum to establish a permanent home to preserve and display the artifacts, the historical importance of Camp Meigs and Readville in its role of the historic 54th/55th & 5th regiments of African American troops during the Civil War conflict. The deed or other instrument conveying the parcel to the city of Boston shall provide that the parcel shall be used solely for this purposes and shall include a reversionary clause that stipulates that if the parcel ceases at any time to be used for this purpose, title to the parcel shall revert to the commonwealth."