AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF FALMOUTH TO ACQUIRE AND DISPOSE OF CERTAIN LAND
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 chapter 30B or any other general or special law to the contrary, the town of Falmouth, acting by and through its select board, may acquire by gift: (i) a parcel of land located at 41 Theatre drive in the town of Falmouth, now or formerly owned by The New Cape Cod Country Club, Inc., consisting of approximately 45.06 acres as shown as lot 163 on land court plan 12349-4 registered with the Barnstable county district of the land court; (ii) a parcel of land located at 42 Theatre drive in the town of Falmouth, now or formerly owned by The New Cape Cod Country Club, Inc., consisting of approximately 0.84 acres as shown as lot 14 on land court plan 12349L registered with the Barnstable county district of the land court; (iii) a parcel of land located at 48 Theatre drive in the town of Falmouth, now or formerly owned by The New Cape Cod Country Club, Inc., consisting of approximately 48.65 acres as shown as lot 39 on land court plan 12349R registered with the Barnstable county district of the land court; (iv) a parcel of land located at 59 Theatre drive in the town of Falmouth, now or formerly owned by The New Cape Cod Country Club, Inc., consisting of approximately 3.39 acres as shown as lot 15 on land court plan 12349L registered with the Barnstable county district of the land court; and (v) a parcel of land located at 0 Boxberry Hill road in the town of Falmouth now or formerly owned by The New Cape Cod Country Club, Inc., consisting of approximately 41.49 acres; provided, however, that said 5 parcels, together, shall comprise of approximately 139.43 acres as shown as lot 35 on land court plan 12349R registered with the Barnstable county district of the land court.
SECTION 2. The town of Falmouth, acting by and through its select board, may dispose of all or portions of said parcels of land to 1 or more companies to be used for the construction, operation and maintenance of a solar energy-generating facility, energy storage, energy transmission and related infrastructure by lease or otherwise.
SECTION 3. The acquisition and disposition of said land shall be exempt from the requirements of chapter 30B of the General Laws.
SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved, October 14, 2026.