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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF TEMPLETON TO EXCHANGE A PARCEL OF CONSERVATION LAND FOR A LARGER PARCEL TO BE HELD FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the board of selectmen of the town of Templeton may convey a certain parcel of land containing 6,457 square feet, more or less, which is a portion of land acquired by the town for conservation purposes, specifically to improve the appearance and sightlines of Edgewater pond, by Order of Taking dated November 20, 1964, and recorded with the Worcester South district registry of deeds in book 4520, page 531, for such consideration, which may be nominal consideration, and on such other terms and conditions as the board of selectmen may consider appropriate.

SECTION 2. The town of Templeton, acting by and through its conservation commission, may accept, as consideration for the conveyance authorized in section 1, a certain parcel of land containing 1.123 acres, more or less, which is located contiguous to conservation land of the town of Templeton, for conservation purposes.

SECTION 3. A conveyance under this act shall be exempt from chapter 30B of the General Laws.

SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved March 13 , 2008