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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

AN ACT REDESIGNATING THE POPE JOHN PAUL II PARK LOCATED IN THE DORCHESTER SECTION OF THE CITY OF BOSTON AS THE SAINT POPE JOHN PAUL II PARK.

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

The Pope John Paul II Park located along the Neponset River in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston that is under the care and control of the department of conservation and recreation, shall be redesignated and known as the “Saint Pope John Paul II Park”, in recognition of Pope John Paul II’s canonization on April 27, 2014. The department of conservation and recreation shall erect and maintain a suitable marker bearing that designation in compliance with the standards of the department.

Approved, January 1, 2019.