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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COMMISSION AND THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CERTAIN TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENTS AND CONVEY CERTAIN PERMANENT EASEMENTS TO FACILITATE THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE RED LINE CHARLES/MGH STATION IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.

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

The metropolitan district commission may enter into certain temporary construction agreements with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to facilitate the reconstruction of the red line Charles/MGH station in the city of Boston. Upon satisfactory completion of the reconstruction of the red line Charles/MGH station and the satisfactory completion of all reviews by the secretary of environmental affairs under sections 61 to 62H, inclusive, of chapter 30 of the General Laws, historic commission reviews and the securing of any necessary permits, the metropolitan district commission may convey to the authority permanent easements in the following real property, some of which was acquired for park purposes:-

MGH-P1: A certain parcel of land beginning at a point (Massachusetts State Plane Point N2957002.4872, E771547.7670) on the easterly shoreline of the Charles River, thus running easterly 14', 3', 47', then turning and running southerly 32', then turning and running westerly 37', 11', 14', then turning and running northerly 27' to the point of beginning. Said parcel to have a volumetric limit of elevation 106.3 to 154.12.

MGH-P2: A certain structure beginning at the northeasterly corner of MGH-P1 thus running easterly 54', then turning and running southerly 33', then turning and running westerly 54', then turning and running northerly 32' to the point of beginning. Said portion of structure to have a volumetric limit of elevation 129.5 to 154.12.

MGH-P3: A certain parcel of land beginning at the northeasterly corner of MGH-P2 thus running easterly 32', 16', 19', then turning and running southerly 38', then turning and running westerly 68', then turning and running northerly 33' to the point of beginning. Said parcel to have a volumetric limit of elevation 110.5 to 154.12.

MGH-P4: A certain structure beginning at the northeasterly corner of MGH-P3 thus running easterly 43', then turning and running southerly 40', then turning and running westerly 43', then turning and running northerly 38' to the point of beginning. Said portion of structure to have a volumetric limit of elevation 127.2 to 154.12.

MGH-P5: A certain parcel of land beginning at the northeasterly corner of MGH-P4 thus running easterly 30', then turning and running southerly 41', then turning and running westerly 31', then turning and running northerly 40' to the point of beginning. Said parcel to have a volumetric limit of elevation 109.5 to 154.12.

MGH-P6: A certain structure beginning at the northeasterly corner of MGH-P5 thus running easterly 25', 15', then turning and running southerly 43', then turning and running westerly 38', then turning and running northerly 41' to the point of beginning. Said portion of structure to have a volumetric limit of elevation 129.2 to 154.12.

MGH-P7: A certain parcel of land beginning at the northeasterly corner of MGH-P6 thus running easterly 153', 3', 2', 13', then turning and running southerly 48', then turning and running westerly 14', 3', 158', then turning and running northerly 43' to the point of beginning. Said parcel to have a volumetric limit of elevation 111.13 to 154.12.

MGH-P8: A certain parcel of land beginning at the northeasterly corner of MGH-P7 thus running northerly 21', then turning and running easterly 35', 9', then turning and running southerly 7', 15', 11', 52', 17', then turning and running westerly 6', 20', 61', then turning and running northerly 1', 48' to the point of beginning. Said parcel to have a volumetric limit of elevation 111.13 to 154.12.

MGH-P9: A certain structure beginning at a point 32' southerly from the northeasterly corner of MGH-P8 thus running easterly 36', then turning and running southerly L=4' R=31', 49', then turning and running westerly 37', then turning and running northerly 52', 1' to the point of beginning. Said portion of structure to have a volumetric limit of elevation 130.6 to 154.12.

MGH-P10: A certain parcel of land beginning at a point 4' southerly from the northeasterly corner of MGH-P9 thus running northerly L=39' R=31', then turning and running easterly L=49' R=21', then turning and running southerly 62', L=19' R=31', then turning and running westerly L=6' R=3', then turning and running northerly 66' to the point of beginning. Said parcel to have a volumetric limit of elevation 111.13 to 154.12.

MGH-P11: A certain structure beginning at a point 9' southerly from the northeasterly corner of MGH-P10 thus running easterly 34', then turning and running southerly 73', then turning and running westerly 35', then turning and running northerly L=8' R=31', 53' to the point of beginning. Said portion of structure to have a volumetric limit of elevation 130.3 to 154.12.

MGH-P12: A certain parcel of land beginning at a point 4' northerly from the northeasterly corner of MGH-P11 thus running northerly L=29' R=151', then turning and running easterly L=7' R=4', 12', L=6' R=4', then turning and running southerly L=130' R=181', then turning and running westerly L=8' R=3', then turning and running northerly 93' to the point of beginning. Said parcel to have a volumetric limit of elevation 111.13 to 154.12.

MGH-P13: A certain structure beginning at a point L=28' R=181' southerly from the northeasterly corner of MGH-P12 thus running easterly 12', 21', then turning and running southerly L=107' R=214', then turning and running westerly 22', 11', then turning and running northerly L=86' R=181' to the point of beginning. Said portion of structure to have a volumetric limit of elevation 129.9 to 154.12.

MGH-P14: A certain parcel of land beginning at a point 16' northerly from the northeasterly corner of MGH-P13 thus running easterly L=8' R=4', L=8' R=190', L=31' R=190', 72', L=23' R=107', then turning and running southerly L=26' R=41', then turning and running easterly 6', then turning and running westerly 42', L=77' R=141', L=62' R=250', 3', L=11' R=6', then turning and running northerly L=145' R=214' to the point of beginning. Said parcel to have a volumetric limit of elevation 111.13 to 154.12.

MGH-P15: A certain structure beginning at the easterly corner of MGH-P14 thus running easterly 40', 1', 2', 1', 36', then turning and running southerly 14', 34', then turning and running westerly 9', 1', 57', 1', 2', then turning and running northerly 42' to the point of beginning. Said portion of structure to have a volumetric limit of elevation 129.5 to 154.12.

Approved August 10, 2002.