By Mr. Webster of Hanson, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4740) of Daniel K. Webster that the Department of Fish and Game be authorized to acquire a conservation restriction on certain land in the town of Hanson for the protection of habitat and passive recreation purposes. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

 

Daniel K. Webster

 

 

 

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In the Year Two Thousand and Eight.

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 An Act authorizing the department of fish and game to acquire a conservation restriction on land of the town of Hanson.

 

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

 

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME TO ACQUIRE A CONSERVATION RESTRICTION ON LAND OF THE TOWN OF HANSON.

 

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. The commonwealth, by and through the department of fish and game, may take, under chapter 79 of the General Laws, or otherwise acquire, and the town of Hanson may convey, easements or lesser interests through a conservation restriction under sections 31, 32, and 33 of chapter 184 of the General Laws, for the preservation and protection of wildlife and habitat and passive public recreation and consistent purposes, in that certain parcel of land of said town identified in section 2. Said taking shall be a consensual eminent domain taking of a conservation restriction by agreement between the town of Hanson and the commonwealth. The parcel was acquired by said town by deed recorded in the Plymouth county registry of deeds in book 9308 at page 74 and dedicated by said town to conservation uses and purposes. Said conservation restriction, if taken and not otherwise acquired, shall be subject to any easement or lesser interest in land held by any person or governmental agency, except for said town, that lawfully exists and is recorded in the appropriate registry of deeds, unless the department of fish and game expressly takes the easement or lesser interest through eminent domain under said chapter 79.

SECTION 2. The parcel is identified as follows:

all of the land in the town of Hanson described in deed recorded in the Plymouth county registry of deeds in book 9308, page 74 and shown as lot 2 on plan recorded in said registry in plan book 33, page 497.       

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.