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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF BREWSTER TO TRANSFER A CERTAIN PARCEL OF RECREATION LAND KNOWN AS WING'S ISLAND FROM THE SELECT BOARD TO THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION FOR CONSERVATION AND OPEN SPACE 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, but subject to section 15A of chapter 40 of the General Laws, the town of Brewster may transfer a certain parcel of land known as Wing’s Island, which is currently under the care, custody and control of the select board for public bathing and recreation purposes, to the care, custody and control of the conservation commission for conservation and open space purposes including but not be limited to, public bathing. The parcel of land was acquired by the town of Brewster pursuant to an order of taking dated July 14, 1961 for a public bathing beach and recreation area as described in a deed recorded in the Barnstable registry of deeds in book 1123, page 170.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved, April 17, 2024.