MA H1790

Bill

Authorizing municipalities to expend certain funds for the acquisition of land to be used for rail trails

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
12/19/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to authorizing municipalities to expend certain funds for the acquisition of land to be used for rail trails. Municipalities and Regional Government.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 7 of Chapter 44B of the General Laws to allow municipalities that have voted to accept Sections 3 to 7 of Chapter 44B (the Community Preservation Act) to expend funds from the Community Preservation Fund to acquire land held for railroad purposes to be used as a rail trail for recreational purposes. The bill also specifies that land acquired under this provision may be subject to any property interest, including restrictions or reversionary interests, required to be held by the grantor or the United States pursuant to the National Trails System Act of 1968, and that such land shall be considered a real property interest for the purposes of the Community Preservation Act.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (16)

Jim Arciero (D), Christine Barber (D), Michelle Ciccolo (D), David DeCoste (R), Shawn Dooley (R), William Driscoll (D), Carolyn Dykema (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Becca Rausch (D), Maria Robinson (D), Dave Rogers (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Tommy Vitolo (D),

Last Action

Read second and ordered to a third reading (on 06/25/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1790

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1790
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1790.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1804	Creating a commission to study the effects of unfunded mandates on municipalities	Accompanied a study order, see H5127	Similar To
H1838	To allow municipalities to invest in credit unions	Discharged to the Joint Committee on Financial Services	Similar To
H2535	Relative to regional transportation ballot initiatives	Accompanied H2653	Similar To
H2953	To authorize the acquisition of land, the development and construction of an underground railroad, civil rights and black heritage museum and cultural center in Springfield	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H365	Promoting capital investment in targeted employment areas	Accompanied a study order, see H5011	Similar To
H4077	Authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to acquire certain parcels of state land in the town of Needham now under the care and control of the Department of Conservation and Recreation	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 120 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H4094	Authorizing the county of Dukes County to borrow funds to pay costs of acquiring land, constructing buildings and other facilities as the county shall require, making capital improvements to county facilities, acquiring items of capital equipment, and for the payment of all other costs incidental and related thereto	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4277	Authorizing the city of Springfield to convert the use of park land at DeBerry Park for a new DeBerry and Homer Street Elementary School and to replace it with additional park land in the city of Springfield	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 89 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S1200	To support the equitable utilization of third party consultants in land use determinations	Accompanied a study order, see S2524	Similar To
S2017	Relative to municipal lighting authorities	Accompanied a study order, see S2552	Similar To
S2348	Relative to educational opportunity for students	New draft substituted, see S2350	Similar To
S2412	Relative to educational opportunity for students	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 132 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S308	Relative to equity in education funding	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
S498	To reduce solid waste, increase recycling and generate municipal cost savings	Accompanied S520	Similar To
S520	Relative to recycling	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S90	Relative to a municipality’s right of first refusal of agricultural and recreational land	Accompanied a study order, see S2533	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1804

Creating a commission to study the effects of unfunded mandates on municipalities

Accompanied a study order, see H5127

Similar To

H1838

To allow municipalities to invest in credit unions

Discharged to the Joint Committee on Financial Services

Similar To

H2535

Relative to regional transportation ballot initiatives

Accompanied H2653

Similar To

H2953

To authorize the acquisition of land, the development and construction of an underground railroad, civil rights and black heritage museum and cultural center in Springfield

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H365

Promoting capital investment in targeted employment areas

Accompanied a study order, see H5011

Similar To

H4077

Authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to acquire certain parcels of state land in the town of Needham now under the care and control of the Department of Conservation and Recreation

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 120 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H4094

Authorizing the county of Dukes County to borrow funds to pay costs of acquiring land, constructing buildings and other facilities as the county shall require, making capital improvements to county facilities, acquiring items of capital equipment, and for the payment of all other costs incidental and related thereto

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4277

Authorizing the city of Springfield to convert the use of park land at DeBerry Park for a new DeBerry and Homer Street Elementary School and to replace it with additional park land in the city of Springfield

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 89 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S1200

To support the equitable utilization of third party consultants in land use determinations

Accompanied a study order, see S2524

Similar To

S2017

Relative to municipal lighting authorities

Accompanied a study order, see S2552

Similar To

S2348

Relative to educational opportunity for students

New draft substituted, see S2350

Similar To

S2412

Relative to educational opportunity for students

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 132 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S308

Relative to equity in education funding

Accompanied a new draft, see S2348

Similar To

S498

To reduce solid waste, increase recycling and generate municipal cost savings

Accompanied S520

Similar To

S520

Relative to recycling

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S90

Relative to a municipality’s right of first refusal of agricultural and recreational land

Accompanied a study order, see S2533

Similar To

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