Bill > H3938

This bill authorizes the commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance, a state official responsible for managing state-owned properties, to transfer a specific parcel of state-owned land in Foxborough, Massachusetts, to the Foxborough Housing Authority, a local agency that provides affordable housing. This transfer is for the purpose of developing affordable housing and will be done for a nominal fee, meaning a very small or symbolic amount of money. The land in question is approximately 16.02 acres, located at the intersection of Route 140 and Walnut Street, near Interstate 95, and is identified on local tax maps. The bill also removes previous restrictions on this land and clarifies that the Foxborough Housing Authority can lease portions of the land to other entities for the development, construction, operation, and maintenance of affordable housing, and any funds received from these leases can be kept by the authority for affordable housing purposes. The bill is declared an emergency law to ensure the immediate transfer of the land for its intended purpose.