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An Act authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey certain land in the city of Lawrence. |
Whereas, the deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is forthwith to authorize forthwith the conveyance of certain land in the city of Lawrence, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
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. Notwithstanding sections 40F to 40J, inclusive, of chapter 7 of the General Laws, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of the division of capital asset management and maintenance shall convey by deed a certain parcel of state owned land in the city of Lawrence to the city of Lawrence. The parcel is located at 381 Common street in the city of Lawrence and is formerly known as the Essex North District Registry of Deeds; provided, however, that the exact boundaries of the parcel shall be established prior to such conveyance by a survey commissioned by said commissioner; provided, further, that any deed conveying said parcel shall contain the restriction required pursuant to section 2 of this act. The consideration for said conveyance shall be nominal.
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the parcel described in section 1 of this act shall be conveyed subject to a restriction limiting the use of the parcel to that of a municipal police station. If the parcel ceases to be used at any time for the purposes described in this section, or is used for any purpose other than the purposes stated in this section the commissioner shall give written notice to the city of the unauthorized use. The city shall, upon receipt of the notice, have 30 days to respond and a reasonable time to establish an authorized use of the parcel. If an authorized use of the parcel is not thereafter established, the title to the parcel, upon the recording of a notice thereof by the commissioner in the appropriate registry of deeds, shall revert to the commonwealth and any further disposition of the property shall be subject to chapter 7 of the General Laws.
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the city of Lawrence shall be responsible for all costs and expenses, including but not limited to, costs associated with any engineering, surveys, appraisals, and deed preparation related to the conveyance authorized pursuant to this act as such costs may be determined by the commissioner of the division of capital asset management and maintenance.