MA S90

Bill

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

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to a municipality’s right of first refusal of agricultural and recreational land. Community Development and Small Businesses.

AI Summary

This bill amends sections of Chapter 61A and Chapter 61B of the Massachusetts General Laws to extend the time period for a municipality to exercise its right of first refusal on the sale of agricultural and recreational land from 120 days to 180 days. It also increases the time a landowner has to respond to a municipality's intent to purchase from 90 days to 120 days. Additionally, the bill clarifies that municipalities are not required to exercise their option to purchase any property that is not classified under these chapters.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (5)

Peter Durant (R), Jamie Eldridge (D), Colleen Garry (D), Mike Moore (D), Bruce Tarr (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2533 (on 02/13/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S90

(29 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S90
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S90.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1334	Authorizing the Department of Highways to acquire land in the city of Quincy and the town of Milton for the purpose of flood control and prevention	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H2504	Relative to private school land use	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2559	Creating a commission to study the PILOT formula and disbursement	Accompanied H2658	Similar To
H2631	Relative to expanding agricultural land	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H2708	Authorizing the Commonwealth to acquire certain land in the city of Marlborough	Accompanied a study order, see H5103	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
H3299	Relative to streamline the judicial review of local land use decisions	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H3698	To dissolve the Newburyport Redevelopment Authority and transfer its lands to the City of Newburyport	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4545	Similar To
H3915	Designating and transferring certain land in the town of Norfolk for conservation, open space, water supply protection, and recreation purposes	New draft substituted, see H4920	Similar To
H4007	Authorizing the commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to grant certain easements to the town of Bourne	New draft substituted, see H4805	Similar To
H4009	Authorizing the town of Fairhaven to transfer an interest in certain park land	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 88 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4038	To authorize the conveyance of a fee interest in land in the town of Marion	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 25 of the Acts of 2020	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
H4198	Authorizing the city known as the town of Greenfield to lease a certain parcel of land	Referred to the House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading	Similar To
H4221	Authorizing the town of Shutesbury to convey certain land	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4775	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
S1199	Authorizing the town of Westport to convey a non-exclusive access easement in a portion of town property at 493 Old County Road to benefit 497 Old County Road	Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
S1200	To support the equitable utilization of third party consultants in land use determinations	Accompanied a study order, see S2524	Similar To
S1767	Increasing the land conservation tax credit	Accompanied a new draft, see H4465	Similar To
S2202	To dissolve the Newburyport Redevelopment Authority and transfer its lands to the city of Newburyport for permanent dedication for park and conservation purposes, with public parking not excluded, under Article 97 of the Massachusetts Constitution	Accompanied H3698	Similar To
S2239	To authorize the conveyance by lease or easement and change of use of conservation land in the town of Groton	New draft substituted, see S2303	Similar To
S2292	Providing for the assignment of a perpetual conservation restriction in the town of Middleborough	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S2300	Authorizing the town of Scituate to use certain land for general municipal purposes without Article 97 restrictions on such use	New Draft substituted, see S2915	Similar To
S2335	Authorizing the release of an agricultural preservation restriction of certain land in Plymouth	New draft substituted, see S2781	Similar To
S2374	Providing for the exchange of certain park land in the town of Rockland	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 126 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S2385	Relative to land use restrictions in the South Boston section of the city of Boston	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2445	Repealing Chapter 46 of the Acts of Two Thousand and Seventeen, wherein certain parcels of land in the city of Lowell were transferred for the construction of a high school	New draft substituted, see S2636	Similar To
S2533	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Community Development and Small Businesses to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to community development and small businesses issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S960	To increase transparency in the Massachusetts land record systems to protect the property rights of homeowners and businesses	Accompanied H1413	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1334

Authorizing the Department of Highways to acquire land in the city of Quincy and the town of Milton for the purpose of flood control and prevention

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H2504

Relative to private school land use

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H2559

Creating a commission to study the PILOT formula and disbursement

Accompanied H2658

Similar To

H2631

Relative to expanding agricultural land

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Similar To

H2708

Authorizing the Commonwealth to acquire certain land in the city of Marlborough

Accompanied a study order, see H5103

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

H3299

Relative to streamline the judicial review of local land use decisions

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H3698

To dissolve the Newburyport Redevelopment Authority and transfer its lands to the City of Newburyport

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4545

Similar To

H3915

Designating and transferring certain land in the town of Norfolk for conservation, open space, water supply protection, and recreation purposes

New draft substituted, see H4920

Similar To

H4007

Authorizing the commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to grant certain easements to the town of Bourne

New draft substituted, see H4805

Similar To

H4009

Authorizing the town of Fairhaven to transfer an interest in certain park land

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 88 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4038

To authorize the conveyance of a fee interest in land in the town of Marion

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 25 of the Acts of 2020

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

H4198

Authorizing the city known as the town of Greenfield to lease a certain parcel of land

Referred to the House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Similar To

H4221

Authorizing the town of Shutesbury to convey certain land

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4775

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

S1199

Authorizing the town of Westport to convey a non-exclusive access easement in a portion of town property at 493 Old County Road to benefit 497 Old County Road

Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Similar To

S1200

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

Accompanied a study order, see S2524

Similar To

S1767

Increasing the land conservation tax credit

Accompanied a new draft, see H4465

Similar To

S2202

To dissolve the Newburyport Redevelopment Authority and transfer its lands to the city of Newburyport for permanent dedication for park and conservation purposes, with public parking not excluded, under Article 97 of the Massachusetts Constitution

Accompanied H3698

Similar To

S2239

To authorize the conveyance by lease or easement and change of use of conservation land in the town of Groton

New draft substituted, see S2303

Similar To

S2292

Providing for the assignment of a perpetual conservation restriction in the town of Middleborough

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S2300

Authorizing the town of Scituate to use certain land for general municipal purposes without Article 97 restrictions on such use

New Draft substituted, see S2915

Similar To

S2335

Authorizing the release of an agricultural preservation restriction of certain land in Plymouth

New draft substituted, see S2781

Similar To

S2374

Providing for the exchange of certain park land in the town of Rockland

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 126 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S2385

Relative to land use restrictions in the South Boston section of the city of Boston

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

Similar To

S2445

Repealing Chapter 46 of the Acts of Two Thousand and Seventeen, wherein certain parcels of land in the city of Lowell were transferred for the construction of a high school

New draft substituted, see S2636

Similar To

S2533

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Community Development and Small Businesses to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to community development and small businesses issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S960

To increase transparency in the Massachusetts land record systems to protect the property rights of homeowners and businesses

Accompanied H1413

Similar To

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