By Mr. Scaccia of Boston, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 859) of Angelo M. Scaccia relative to the transfer of certain recreational land located in the city of Boston under the control of the Department of Conservation and Recreation.  Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to certain parcels of land of the Department of Conservation and Recreation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.

Chapter 92 of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end of Section 87, the following new section:—
Section 87A. For the purposes of beautification and preservation, certain parcels of land operated and managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the geographic boundaries of which are located on Dale Street in the Hyde Park section of the city of Boston, the William A. Doyle Playground located at 92 River Street in the Hyde Park section of the city of Boston, and the Meaney Playground on Pleasant Street in Dorchester, and which are currently in disrepair, are abandoned for public use, are in disuse and in need of refurbishment and rehabilitation, and are therefore unsafe and in hazardous conditions, shall be transferred to the city of Boston for use as public parks, open space, or other uses deemed appropriate and necessary by the city of Boston.