Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H4641 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4953 FILED ON: 2/26/2024
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4641
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Michael S. Day
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9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to convey a certain parcel
13	13	of land in the town of Stoneham.
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15	15	PETITION OF:
16	16	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Michael S. Day31st Middlesex2/15/2024 1 of 2
17	17	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4953 FILED ON: 2/26/2024
18	18	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4641
19	19	By Representative Day of Stoneham, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Michael S. Day that
20	20	the Massachusetts Department of Transportation be authorized to convey a certain parcel of land
21	21	in the town of Stoneham for the purposes of reconstructing an off-ramp from Interstate Route 93
22	22	northbound. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
23	23	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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25	25	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
26	26	(2023-2024)
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28	28	An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to convey a certain parcel
29	29	of land in the town of Stoneham.
30	30	Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to
31	31	provide forthwith a conveyance of land in the town of Stoneham, therefore it is hereby declared
32	32	to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
33	33	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
34	34	of the same, as follows:
35	35	1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 7E of chapter 81 of the General Laws, or any other
36	36	2general or special law to the contrary, the Secretary of the Massachusetts Department of
37	37	3Transportation may, on behalf of the administrator of the division of highways, convey to
38	38	4Wakefield Investments, Inc. a certain parcel of land in the town of Stoneham owned by the
39	39	5Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and taken for highway purposes in
40	40	61958 under Highway Layout 4724, for the purposes of reconstructing an off-ramp from the
41	41	7Interstate 93 northbound to Montvale Avenue and Maple Street.
42	42	8 SECTION 2. The parcel of land to be conveyed pursuant to section 1 is described as
43	43	9follows: the property situated in the town of Stoneham, herein known as a portion of Parcel 2-31, 2 of 2
44	44	10which is landlocked to the abutting property owner at 100 Maple Street, and described in a 1958
45	45	11Order of Taking, under Layout 4724, dated September 23, 1958, and recorded in the South
46	46	12Middlesex Registry of Deeds in Book 9244, Page 114, containing 12,500 square feet of land,
47	47	13more or less.
48	48	14 SECTION 3. The consideration for the conveyance authorized in this act shall be the full
49	49	15and fair market value of the parcel as determined by the Secretary of Massachusetts Department
50	50	16of Transportation, and as agreed to by the abutting property owner, Wakefield Investments, Inc.
51	51	17 SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, Wakefield
52	52	18Investments, Inc., of Wakefield Massachusetts, shall be responsible for all of its costs and
53	53	19expenses related to this transaction, including, but not limited to costs associated with any
54	54	20engineering, surveys, appraisals and deed preparation related to the conveyance authorized in
55	55	21this act as such costs may be determined by the Secretary of the Massachusetts Department of
56	56	22Transportation.