MA S2395

Bill

Releasing certain land in Berkley from the operation of an agricultural preservation restriction

Introduced
03/29/2018

In Committee
07/27/2018

Crossed Over
07/27/2018

Passed

Dead

Signed/Enacted/Adopted
08/09/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to release certain land in Berkley from the operation of an agricultural preservation restriction. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

AI Summary

This bill allows the Commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance, in consultation with the Commissioner of Agricultural Resources, to release a portion of a parcel of land in Berkley that is subject to an agricultural preservation restriction and right of first refusal held by the Commonwealth. The bill specifies the exact location and boundaries of the 1-acre parcel to be released. It also requires an updated appraisal of the fair market value of the parcel, and if the current fair market value is greater than the agricultural fair market value, the current owner must pay the difference to the Department of Agricultural Resources to be used for acquiring new agricultural preservation restrictions.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

Sponsors (2)

Keiko Orrall (R), Marc Pacheco (D),

Last Action

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 213 of the Acts of 2018 (on 08/09/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2395

(19 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2395
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2395.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1106	Authorizing the town of Millis to transfer a certain parcel of park land	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 12 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
H4125	Authorizing the town of Shutesbury to convey certain land	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H4148	Authorizing the Town of Norfolk to convey certain land on Priscilla Avenue	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 131 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4265	Authorizing the commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey a certain parcel of land in the city of Lynn to the Neighborhood Development Associates, Inc	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 189 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4301	Authorizing the Department of Fish and Game to acquire land of the town of Dalton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 128 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4364	Releasing certain land in Berkley from the operation of an agricultural preservation restriction	Accompanied S2395	Replaces
H4561	Authorizing the town of Falmouth to transfer a parcel of land commonly known as the Farley Bog	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 170 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4627	Authorizing the town of Lenox to convey a certain parcel of land to Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc. in exchange for 2 parcels of land in the town of Lenox	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 176 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4802	Authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey certain land in the city of Somerville to the Somerville Housing Authority	Amendment (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) adopted	Similar To
H4816	Authorizing the Commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey certain land to the town of Foxborough for fire department use.	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 182 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4837	Authorizing the commissioner of capital asset management to convey certain land to the city known as the town of Franklin.	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 193 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4838	Relative to the conveyance of a certain parcel of land in the city of Lowell.	Enacted - 151 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 510)	Similar To
H4839	Authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to acquire certain parcels of land in the town of Southborough	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 184 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4923	Providing for the conveyance of certain land owned by the Commonwealth in the city of Medford	No further action taken	Similar To
S1152	Authorizing the town of Wareham to lease certain land	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 59 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
S1572	Relative to a municipality’s right of first refusal of agricultural land	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S2096	Similar Bills	See H3654	Similar To
S926	To expedite the transfer of cases to the permit session of land court	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To
S927	Relative to standing to file certain appeals in the superior or land court	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1106

Authorizing the town of Millis to transfer a certain parcel of park land

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 12 of the Acts of 2017

Similar To

H4125

Authorizing the town of Shutesbury to convey certain land

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H4148

Authorizing the Town of Norfolk to convey certain land on Priscilla Avenue

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 131 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H4265

Authorizing the commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey a certain parcel of land in the city of Lynn to the Neighborhood Development Associates, Inc

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 189 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H4301

Authorizing the Department of Fish and Game to acquire land of the town of Dalton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 128 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H4364

Releasing certain land in Berkley from the operation of an agricultural preservation restriction

Accompanied S2395

Replaces

H4561

Authorizing the town of Falmouth to transfer a parcel of land commonly known as the Farley Bog

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 170 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H4627

Authorizing the town of Lenox to convey a certain parcel of land to Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc. in exchange for 2 parcels of land in the town of Lenox

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 176 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H4802

Authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey certain land in the city of Somerville to the Somerville Housing Authority

Amendment (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) adopted

Similar To

H4816

Authorizing the Commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey certain land to the town of Foxborough for fire department use.

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 182 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H4837

Authorizing the commissioner of capital asset management to convey certain land to the city known as the town of Franklin.

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 193 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H4838

Relative to the conveyance of a certain parcel of land in the city of Lowell.

Enacted - 151 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 510)

Similar To

H4839

Authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to acquire certain parcels of land in the town of Southborough

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 184 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H4923

Providing for the conveyance of certain land owned by the Commonwealth in the city of Medford

No further action taken

Similar To

S1152

Authorizing the town of Wareham to lease certain land

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 59 of the Acts of 2017

Similar To

S1572

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

Accompanied a study order, see S2497

Similar To

S2096

Similar Bills

See H3654

Similar To

S926

To expedite the transfer of cases to the permit session of land court

Accompanied a study order, see S2313

Similar To

S927

Relative to standing to file certain appeals in the superior or land court

Accompanied a study order, see S2313

Similar To

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