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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1525 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2095
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Sarah K. Peake
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to wastewater in the town of Provincetown.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Sarah K. Peake4th Barnstable1/12/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1525 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2095
By Representative Peake of Provincetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2095) of
Sarah K. Peake (by vote of the town) that the town of Provincetown be authorized to use the
Manuel V. Motta Athletic Fields for incidental wastewater treatment and disposal purposes.
Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to wastewater in the town of Provincetown.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 270 of the acts of 1953 or any
2other general or special law to the contrary and article 97 of the amendments to the
3Massachusetts constitution, and the restriction in the deed recorded with the Barnstable registry
4of deeds in book 843, page 128, the town of Provincetown is hereby authorized to use the
5Manuel V. Motta Athletic Fields, described more particularly in section 2 and dedicated to
6playground purposes, for incidental wastewater treatment and disposal purposes, including the
7installation of subsurface disposal beds, provided that at the completion of said installation, said
8Manuel V. Motta Athletic Fields shall be restored to and continue to be dedicated to and used for
9playground and recreational purposes in perpetuity.
10 SECTION 2. The Manuel V. Motta Athletic Fields are identified by the Provincetown
11assessor’s as parcel 8-2-23-0 and described in deeds recorded with the Barnstable registry of
12deeds in book 842, page 129; book 617, page 257; book 1010, page 152; and book 531, page 45. 2 of 2
13 SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.