MA S1936

Bill

MA S1936

Authorizing Nantucket County to convey certain parcels of land to the town of Nantucket

Introduced
06/08/2015

In Committee
05/18/2016

Crossed Over
07/11/2016

Passed

Dead

Signed/Enacted/Adopted
08/02/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to approve the conveyance of property by the county of Nantucket. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

AI Summary

This bill authorizes Nantucket County to transfer several specific parcels of land it owns to the Town of Nantucket, overriding certain standard legal procedures. These land transfers are permitted for purposes such as preserving open space, providing recreational areas, or for general town use and access. Importantly, the bill exempts these conveyances from the usual requirements of Chapter 30B of the Massachusetts General Laws, which governs public procurement and property disposal, and also waives the Commonwealth's right of first refusal under Section 14 of Chapter 34 of the Massachusetts General Laws, meaning the state does not get the first opportunity to purchase these lands. The bill also references Article 97 of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which generally protects land acquired for conservation purposes, indicating that these transfers are being made under specific constitutional provisions.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (2)

Daniel Wolf (D)*, Timothy Madden (D),

Last Action

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 179 of the Acts of 2016 (on 08/02/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S1936

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S1936
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1936
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1936.pdf

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H760	Relative to the conservation of striped bass	Accompanied a new draft, see H4169	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
S1646	Authorizing the conveyance of a certain parcel of land in the city of Boston to the Haitian Church of the Nazarene Friends of the Humbles and the Greater Boston Nazarene Compassionate Center	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 228 of the Acts of 2016	Similar To
S1935	Authorizing the town of Nantucket to convey certain land held for open space, recreational or conservation purposes to the Nantucket Islands Land Bank and Madaket Conservation Trust for open space, recreational or conservation purposes	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 165 of the Acts of 2016	Similar To
S1937	Increasing the exemption for residential property to 30 percent in the town of Nantucket	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S2182	Authorizing the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance to convey a certain parcel of land in the town of Concord	Accompanied a new draft, see S2272	Similar To

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