AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF BILLERICA TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF CERTAIN LAND IN THE TOWN OF BILLERICA FOR THE YANKEE DOODLE BIKE PATH
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) The conservation commission of the city of Lawrence may transfer and the city may thereafter convey to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation for roadway purposes a 77-square foot, more or less, portion of a certain parcel of city-owned park land designated on the city of Lawrence assessors' maps as 128, lot 39 and described in a deed recorded in the Essex northern district registry of deeds in book 16362, page 225. The portion of the parcel to be conveyed is located at the James J. O’Neill park at the intersection of Lawrence street and Chestnut street, shown on plan 18530, recorded in the Essex northern district registry of deeds.
(b) As condition for the transfer and to ensure a no net loss of lands subject to Article 97 of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth, the city of Lawrence shall acquire a portion of a certain parcel of land consisting of 363 square feet, more or less, as shown on said plan and designated on the city of Lawrence assessors’ maps as map 128, lot 39 and such parcel, shall be held by the city of Lawrence under the care, custody and control of the conservation commission, for recreational purposes, consistent with the provisions of section 8C of chapter 40 of the General Laws and subject to said article 97.
(c) No document or instrument conveying the 77-square feet portion of the parcel authorized in subsection (a) shall be valid unless such document or instrument provides that the interest in the land described in subsection (b) shall, upon transfer to the city of Lawrence, be held and maintained by the city solely for open space, conservation and passive recreation purposes, consistent with section 8C of chapter 40 of the General Laws and Article 97 of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved, August 5, 2026.