Chapter 236 of the Acts of 2002, s. 13
"For the conservation partnership grant program, so called, to assist
not-for-profit corporations in acquiring interests in lands suitable for
purposes of conservation or recreation; provided, that such a corporation
shall be formed for 1 of the purposes described in section 4 of chapter
180 of the General Laws and said corporation is also considered an exempt
organization within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. section 501(c)(3); provided
further, that grant funds shall be expended to reimburse an eligible corporation
for money expended by it in establishing a project approved by the secretary
of environmental affairs under said program in such amount as the secretary
shall determine to be equitable in consideration of anticipated benefits
from such project, but in no event shall the amount of such reimbursement
exceed 50 per cent of the cost of such project; provided further, that no
reimbursement shall be made hereunder to a corporation unless a project
application is filed by such corporation with the secretary setting forth
such plans and information as the secretary may require and approved by
the secretary, nor until such corporation shall have certified, in a manner
approved by the secretary, its ability to provide an amount equal to the
total cost of the project, nor until the project has been completed, to
the satisfaction of the secretary, in accordance with said approved plans;
provided further, that all projects must include the corporation granting
an appropriate perpetual conservation restriction, within the meaning of
sections 31 and 32 of chapter 184 of the General Laws, to either the city
or town in which the project is located, to be managed by either its conservation
or recreation commission, or a state agency, or both; provided further,
that all projects must provide appropriate public access as determined by
the secretary; and provided further, that the secretary may promulgate rules
and regulations to carry out the provisions of this item." |
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