MA S154

Bill

MA S154

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

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd 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 the Massachusetts state laws related to a municipality's right of first refusal when agricultural or recreational land is being sold. The key provisions are: 1) Extending the notice period for the municipality from 120 days to 180 days before the property can be sold to a third party. 2) Extending the time the municipality has to exercise its right of first refusal from 90 days to 120 days. 3) Requiring the landowner to respond to the municipality's purchase offer within 30 days. 4) Clarifying that the municipality is not required to exercise its option to purchase property that is not classified under the relevant agricultural or recreational land chapters. The bill aims to give municipalities more time and flexibility to consider purchasing such land before it is sold to private parties.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (1)

Mike Moore (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2709 (on 02/22/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S154

(20 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S154
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S154.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2170	Relative to the sale of foreclosed residential property to certain cities and towns	Accompanied a study order, see H4933	Similar To
H2944	Relative to private school land use	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H3196	Authorizing the Commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to grant easements in land for the benefit of the State House grounds and property appurtenant thereto	Accompanied a study order, see H5256	Similar To
H3346	Relative to large-scale solar energy installations on agricultural or recreational land of the Commonwealth	No further action taken	Similar To
H3751	Authorizing the town of Danvers to convey and acquire certain property	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 119 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3768	Authorizing the city of Cambridge to utilize certain land used for park, playground or recreation uses for general municipal purposes, including but not limited to school purposes, and for installation of subsurface geothermal wells in certain land used for park, playground or recreation uses	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H3996	Similar To
H3870	Authorizing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to convey a certain parcel of land to the Claremont Realty Trust in the city of Framingham	Accompanied a new draft, see H4125	Similar To
H3972	Providing for the terms of certain bonds for transportation improvements to be issued by the Commonwealth	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 49 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H3996	Authorizing the city of Cambridge to use certain land for general municipal purposes and the installation of subsurface geothermal wells	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 19 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4098	Authorizing the conveyance of certain state property to the town of Salisbury	No further action taken	Similar To
H4104	Authorizing Nantucket land transfers	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, see H4360	Similar To
S1060	To increase transparency in the Massachusetts land record systems to protect the property rights of homeowners and businesses	Accompanied a study order, see S2838	Similar To
S1357	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	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S1359	To support the equitable utilization of third party consultants in land use determinations	Accompanied a study order, see S2630	Similar To
S148	Authorizing municipalities to expend certain funds for the acquisition of land to be used for rail trails	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2174	Relative to large-scale solar energy installations on agricultural or recreational land of the commonwealth	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2456	Authorizing the release of certain land in the town of Raynham from the operation of an agricultural preservation restriction	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2517	Authorizing the town of Middleborough to convey certain conservation land in the town	New draft substituted (Pacheco), see S3029	Similar To
S2709	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 business matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S574	Relative to the use of glyphosate on public lands	Accompanied H929	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2170

Relative to the sale of foreclosed residential property to certain cities and towns

Accompanied a study order, see H4933

Similar To

H2944

Relative to private school land use

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H3196

Authorizing the Commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to grant easements in land for the benefit of the State House grounds and property appurtenant thereto

Accompanied a study order, see H5256

Similar To

H3346

Relative to large-scale solar energy installations on agricultural or recreational land of the Commonwealth

No further action taken

Similar To

H3751

Authorizing the town of Danvers to convey and acquire certain property

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 119 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3768

Authorizing the city of Cambridge to utilize certain land used for park, playground or recreation uses for general municipal purposes, including but not limited to school purposes, and for installation of subsurface geothermal wells in certain land used for park, playground or recreation uses

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H3996

Similar To

H3870

Authorizing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to convey a certain parcel of land to the Claremont Realty Trust in the city of Framingham

Accompanied a new draft, see H4125

Similar To

H3972

Providing for the terms of certain bonds for transportation improvements to be issued by the Commonwealth

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 49 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H3996

Authorizing the city of Cambridge to use certain land for general municipal purposes and the installation of subsurface geothermal wells

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 19 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H4098

Authorizing the conveyance of certain state property to the town of Salisbury

No further action taken

Similar To

H4104

Authorizing Nantucket land transfers

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, see H4360

Similar To

S1060

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

Accompanied a study order, see S2838

Similar To

S1357

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

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S1359

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

Accompanied a study order, see S2630

Similar To

S148

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

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2174

Relative to large-scale solar energy installations on agricultural or recreational land of the commonwealth

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2456

Authorizing the release of certain land in the town of Raynham from the operation of an agricultural preservation restriction

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

Similar To

S2517

Authorizing the town of Middleborough to convey certain conservation land in the town

New draft substituted (Pacheco), see S3029

Similar To

S2709

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 business matters

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S574

Relative to the use of glyphosate on public lands

Accompanied H929

Similar To

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