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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4284 FILED ON: 4/24/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3935 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Antonio F. D. Cabral and Mark C. Montigny |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act authorizing the city of New Bedford to grant a utility easement to the University of |
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| 13 | 13 | | Massachusetts Dartmouth. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Antonio F. D. Cabral13th Bristol4/3/2023Mark C. MontignySecond Bristol and Plymouth4/24/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4284 FILED ON: 4/24/2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3935 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Cabral of New Bedford and Senator Montigny, a joint petition (accompanied |
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| 20 | 20 | | by bill, House, No. 3935) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and Mark C. Montigny (with the approval of |
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| 21 | 21 | | mayor and city council) that the city of New Bedford be authorized to grant a utility easement to |
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| 22 | 22 | | the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local |
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| 23 | 23 | | Approval Received.] |
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| 24 | 24 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 28 | 28 | | _______________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | An Act authorizing the city of New Bedford to grant a utility easement to the University of |
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| 30 | 30 | | Massachusetts Dartmouth. |
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| 31 | 31 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 32 | 32 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 1 SECTION 1. The City of New Bedford may grant an easement to the University of |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2Massachusetts Dartmouth for the purpose of installing and maintaining underground utilities |
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| 35 | 35 | | 3under a portion of the land owned by the City at Fort Taber Park. The portion of the land over |
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| 36 | 36 | | 4which an easement may be granted and under which utilities are installed is shown on the Utility |
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| 37 | 37 | | 5as Built Plan entitled, “UMASS DARTMOUTH SMAST ii, 760 S. RODNEY FRENCH BLVD |
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| 38 | 38 | | 6DARTMOUTH, MA,” prepared for Bond Brothers by Brennan Consulting and dated |
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| 39 | 39 | | 703/09/2018. |
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| 40 | 40 | | 8 SECTION 2. As a condition of granting the easement and allowing the installation and |
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| 41 | 41 | | 9maintenance of underground utilities authorized by section 1 the University of Massachusetts |
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| 42 | 42 | | 10Dartmouth shall restore the surface above the installed utilities, including all paths and other park |
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| 43 | 43 | | 11infrastructure altered by the installation, and the land shall continue to be used for park purposes 2 of 2 |
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| 44 | 44 | | 12under Chapter 45 of the Massachusetts General Laws and Article 97 of the Amendments to the |
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| 45 | 45 | | 13Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 14 SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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