Bill > S2217

This bill proposes to transfer two parcels of state-owned land located in the West Roxbury section of Boston from the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) to The Gardens Cemetery. The first parcel (Parcel D) contains approximately 31.512 acres, and the second parcel (Parcel E) contains approximately 4.697 acres. The land will be transferred at fair market value to allow the cemetery to expand its burial grounds. The bill provides extremely detailed boundary descriptions of both parcels, including precise measurements and directional coordinates, referencing a historical land survey plan from 1900 recorded in the Suffolk County Registry of Deeds. By specifying "notwithstanding any general or special law," the bill ensures that this specific land transfer can proceed regardless of existing regulations that might otherwise restrict such a transaction. The legislation appears to be a targeted effort to facilitate the cemetery's expansion by releasing specific state-owned property for this purpose.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2217