MA S3020

Bill

MA S3020

Authorizing the transfer of land in Templeton, Phillipston and Royalston

Introduced
05/02/2022

In Committee
07/31/2022

Crossed Over
07/31/2022

Passed

Dead

Signed/Enacted/Adopted
08/11/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to authorize the transfer of land in Templeton, Phillipston and Royalston. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the transfer of land from the Department of Developmental Services to the Department of Fish and Game, the Department of Agricultural Resources, and potentially private parties, at the former Templeton Developmental Center in the towns of Templeton, Phillipston, and Royalston. Specifically, it transfers approximately 1,427 acres to the Department of Fish and Game for the purposes of forest and open space protection, management, and conservation, as well as environmental education and public access for passive recreation. It also transfers 175 acres to the Department of Agricultural Resources for agricultural and open space protection, management, and conservation. Additionally, the bill allows the Commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey certain agricultural fields and parcels to private parties, subject to restrictions, and to sell or lease any remaining parcels. The bill also authorizes the transfer of roads and utilities at the former Templeton Developmental Center to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and the towns in which they are located.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

Sponsors (4)

Anne Gobi (D)*, Jo Comerford (D), Susannah Whipps (I), Jon Zlotnik (D),

Last Action

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 183 of the Acts of 2022 (on 08/11/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S3020

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S3020
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S3020.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
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
H5144	Similar Bills	Text of an amendment, see S3004	Similar To
H5153	Similar Bills	Text of an amendment, see S3064	Similar To
H5158	Similar Bills	Text of an amendment, see S3020	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
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
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
S3090	Authorizing the town of Nantucket to convey certain parcels of land acquired for conservation or recreational purposes	Read and referred to the committee on Senate Bills in the Third Reading	Similar To
S3091	Authorizing the town of Nantucket to convey a certain parcel of land acquired for park purposes to the Nantucket Conservation Foundation Inc. for open space, recreational and conservation purposes	Message read and placed on file	Similar To
S3095	Establishing a Greylock Glen commission	No further action taken	Similar To
S574	Relative to the use of glyphosate on public lands	Accompanied H929	Similar To

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