AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF PEPPERELL TO CONVEY A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND TO THE COMMONWEALTH
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to authorize forthwith the exchange of certain parcels of land between the commonwealth and the town of Pepperell, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
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. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, and pursuant to Article 97 of the Amendments to the Constitution, the town of Pepperell, acting by and through its board of selectmen and conservation commission, may convey a certain parcel of land in the town of Pepperell to the commonwealth, acting by the department of fish and game, including consent to a taking of land by the commonwealth, to be held for conservation purposes in connection with the department of fish and game’s Unkety Brook wildlife management area, for consideration of $4,300. The parcel is further described in a deed recorded in the Middlesex South registry of deeds in book 75910, page 75 on October 16, 2020 and was acquired for the promotion and development of natural resources and the protection of watershed resources of the town.
(b) The land to be conveyed pursuant to subsection (a) is shown as Lot 3 on a plan of land entitled “Plan of Land in Pepperell, MA, Lowell Road, Pepperell, MA” dated July 30, 1986, prepared by H-Star Engineering, and recorded in the Middlesex South registry of deeds as book 1986, page 1092 on August 13, 1986.
SECTION 2. The town of Pepperell shall bear all costs, if any, for the transaction authorized in this act.
Approved, August 9, 2022.