MA S148

Bill

MA S148

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

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
02/14/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to authorize municipalities to expend certain funds for the acquisition of land to be used for rail trails. Community Development and Small Businesses.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes municipalities in Massachusetts to use certain funds, specifically the Community Preservation Act funds, to acquire land that is held for railroad purposes and convert it into recreational trails or "rail trails". The bill allows the acquired land to be subject to any property interests, restrictions, or reversionary interests required by the grantor or the United States under the National Trails System Act of 1968, even though these interests would normally not be considered a "real property interest" under the Community Preservation Act. This provides municipalities with more flexibility in acquiring and preserving land for recreational rail trail use.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (12)

Jamie Eldridge (D)*, Jo Comerford (D), Brendan Crighton (D), John Cronin (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Joan Lovely (D), Mike Moore (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Bruce Tarr (R),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules (on 02/14/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S148

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S148
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S148.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H286	Authorizing municipalities to expend certain funds for the acquisition of land to be used for rail trails	No further action taken	Similar To
H3100	Requiring municipalities to place insurance out to bid	Accompanied a study order, see H4910	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
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
H4058	Facilitating the appropriation and expenditure of community preservation funds for community housing purposes in the town of Chatham	No further action taken	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
H5096	To study the development of an underground railroad, civil rights and black heritage museum and cultural center in Springfield	Read third and passed to be engrossed	Similar To
H5300	Facilitating the appropriation and expenditure of community preservation funds for community housing purposes in the town of Eastham	No further action taken	Similar To
H849	Relative to community preservation funds for coastal infrastructure	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	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
S1323	To update the public shade tree law	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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
S154	Relative to a municipality’s right of first refusal of agricultural and recreational land	Accompanied a study order, see S2709	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
S2503	Authorizing the city of Fall River Housing Authority to convey a certain parcel of land to Southcoast Hospital Group, Inc	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 260 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S574	Relative to the use of glyphosate on public lands	Accompanied H929	Similar To
S600	To protect open space, historical resources, and community housing from coastal threats	Accompanied a study order, see S2734	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H286

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

No further action taken

Similar To

H3100

Requiring municipalities to place insurance out to bid

Accompanied a study order, see H4910

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

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

H4058

Facilitating the appropriation and expenditure of community preservation funds for community housing purposes in the town of Chatham

No further action taken

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

H5096

To study the development of an underground railroad, civil rights and black heritage museum and cultural center in Springfield

Read third and passed to be engrossed

Similar To

H5300

Facilitating the appropriation and expenditure of community preservation funds for community housing purposes in the town of Eastham

No further action taken

Similar To

H849

Relative to community preservation funds for coastal infrastructure

Accompanied a study order, see H5041

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

S1323

To update the public shade tree law

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

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

S154

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

Accompanied a study order, see S2709

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

S2503

Authorizing the city of Fall River Housing Authority to convey a certain parcel of land to Southcoast Hospital Group, Inc

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 260 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S574

Relative to the use of glyphosate on public lands

Accompanied H929

Similar To

S600

To protect open space, historical resources, and community housing from coastal threats

Accompanied a study order, see S2734

Similar To

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