Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H4888 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5244 FILED ON: 7/2/2024
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4888
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	F. Jay Barrows and Paul R. Feeney
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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 relative to amending certain use restrictions for the Foxborough State Hospital.
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14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:F. Jay Barrows1st Bristol7/2/2024Paul R. FeeneyBristol and Norfolk7/11/2024 1 of 2
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5244 FILED ON: 7/2/2024
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4888
18	18	By Representative Barrows of Mansfield and Senator Feeney, a joint petition (subject to Joint
19	19	Rule 12) of F. Jay Barrows and Paul R. Feeney that the commissioner of Capital Asset
20	20	Management and Maintenance be authorized to further regulate use restrictions on certain state
21	21	owned property in the town of Foxborough. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
22	22	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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24	24	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
25	25	(2023-2024)
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27	27	An Act relative to amending certain use restrictions for the Foxborough State Hospital.
28	28	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
29	29	of the same, as follows:
30	30	1 Section 1. (a) Notwithstanding section 5A of chapter 3 of the General Laws, sections 32
31	31	2to 37, inclusive, of chapter 7C of the General Laws, chapter 312 of the acts of 1996 and any
32	32	3other general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of capital asset management and
33	33	4maintenance may release or amend certain use restrictions held by the commonwealth for
34	34	5municipal recreational purposes and public safety and other municipal building purposes on all
35	35	6or a portion of parcels known as H-1 and H-2 on Payson road in the town of Foxborough. The
36	36	7use restrictions are described in deeds from the commonwealth to the town of Foxborough
37	37	8recorded in the Norfolk registry of deeds in book 20013, page 470 and book 13416, page 205.
38	38	9Parcels H-1 and H-2 are shown on a plan entitled, “Approval Not Required Subdivision Plan”,
39	39	10prepared for Foxborough State Hospital, Foxborough, MA, dated December 10, 1998 and
40	40	11prepared by Rizzo Associates Inc., recorded in the Norfolk registry of deeds in plan book 465,
41	41	12page 256. The consideration for the release or amendment of said use restrictions shall be a use 2 of 2
42	42	13restriction for housing purposes, which may include, without limitation, market rate housing and
43	43	14senior housing purposes; provided, that the town of Foxborough may subsequently convey all or
44	44	15a portion of said parcels to a third party for housing purposes.
45	45	16 (b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the town of Foxborough
46	46	17shall be responsible for all costs and expenses of any transaction authorized by this section as
47	47	18determined by the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance including, but not
48	48	19limited to, the costs of any engineering, surveys, appraisals, title examinations and recording
49	49	20fees.