MA S1631

Bill

MA S1631

Designating certain lands in the town of Adams for conservation and public recreational purposes

Introduced
04/15/2015

In Committee
07/21/2016

Crossed Over
07/25/2016

Passed
07/28/2016

Dead

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to designate certain lands in the town of Adams for conservation and public recreational purposes. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

AI Summary

This bill designates approximately 1,008 acres of land in the town of Adams for conservation and public recreational purposes, meaning it will be protected and managed for activities like environmental education, research, and public enjoyment. This designation is made under Article XCVII of the state constitution, which is a significant amendment that protects certain lands for conservation purposes, and the rules governing state park lands managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation will apply to these specific parcels. The land is further identified by a plan dated December 8, 2014, filed with the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance and the Department of Conservation and Recreation, titled "Transfer of Care & Control of the Remaining Land of Greylock Glen for Article 97 of the Massachusetts Constitution Purposes."

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

Sponsors (2)

Benjamin Downing (D)*, Gailanne Cariddi (D),

Last Action

Enacted and laid before the Governor (on 07/28/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1631

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1631
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1631.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
S1008	Establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program	Accompanied a new draft, see H4351	Similar To
S1050	Relative to restrictions on persons committed as incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of mental illness	Accompanied a study order, see H4272	Similar To
S1059	Relative to preventing discriminatory land use and permitting decisions	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1102	To support the equitable utilization of third party consultants in land use determinations	Accompanied a study order, see S2385	Similar To
S1437	Providing additional benefits to survivors of certain public safety employees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1531	Relative to a municipality’s right of first refusal of agricultural land	Accompanied a study order, see S2290	Similar To
S1606	Relative to tax exemptions for school related expenses	Accompanied a study order, see S2290	Similar To
S1639	Authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey a certain parcel of land in the town of Sutton to Tim and Tammy Mahoney	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1656	Authorizing the department of capital asset management and maintenance to lease certain land in the town of Hull to The Friends of the Paragon Carousel, Inc	Accompanied a new draft, see S2219	Similar To
S1693	Authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey a certain parcel of land in the town of Shrewsbury	Accompanied a new draft, see S2133	Similar To
S1701	Authorizing the transfer of a parcel of land in the city of Taunton	Hearing scheduled for 05/10/2016 from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM in 222	Similar To
S1706	Concerning the conveyance of certain parcels of land in the City of Revere	Accompanied a new draft, see S2056	Similar To
S1712	Designating the first Wednesday in May as State Parks Day	Read second, amended and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S2173	Relative to the conveyance of certain lands in Stoughton	Accompanied a study order, see S2363	Similar To
S2291	Authorizing the town of Wenham to grant an additional license for the sale of wines and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 287 of the Acts of 2016	Similar To
S881	Allowing local wetlands bylaw decisions to be appealed to land court	Accompanied a study order, see S2204	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

S1008

Establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program

Accompanied a new draft, see H4351

Similar To

S1050

Relative to restrictions on persons committed as incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of mental illness

Accompanied a study order, see H4272

Similar To

S1059

Relative to preventing discriminatory land use and permitting decisions

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

Similar To

S1102

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

Accompanied a study order, see S2385

Similar To

S1437

Providing additional benefits to survivors of certain public safety employees

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

Similar To

S1531

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

Accompanied a study order, see S2290

Similar To

S1606

Relative to tax exemptions for school related expenses

Accompanied a study order, see S2290

Similar To

S1639

Authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey a certain parcel of land in the town of Sutton to Tim and Tammy Mahoney

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

Similar To

S1656

Authorizing the department of capital asset management and maintenance to lease certain land in the town of Hull to The Friends of the Paragon Carousel, Inc

Accompanied a new draft, see S2219

Similar To

S1693

Authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey a certain parcel of land in the town of Shrewsbury

Accompanied a new draft, see S2133

Similar To

S1701

Authorizing the transfer of a parcel of land in the city of Taunton

Hearing scheduled for 05/10/2016 from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM in 222

Similar To

S1706

Concerning the conveyance of certain parcels of land in the City of Revere

Accompanied a new draft, see S2056

Similar To

S1712

Designating the first Wednesday in May as State Parks Day

Read second, amended and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S2173

Relative to the conveyance of certain lands in Stoughton

Accompanied a study order, see S2363

Similar To

S2291

Authorizing the town of Wenham to grant an additional license for the sale of wines and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 287 of the Acts of 2016

Similar To

S881

Allowing local wetlands bylaw decisions to be appealed to land court

Accompanied a study order, see S2204

Similar To

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