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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 3406 FILED ON: 9/5/2024
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2946
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Julian Cyr
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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 authorizing the town of Nantucket conservation commission to convey a certain parcel of
land situated in the town for purposes of conveyance to the town of Nantucket under the care,
custody, management and control of the select board and the town of Nantucket to convey
certain land in the town of Nantucket held for open space, passive recreation or conservation
purposes to the Nantucket islands land bank for the purposes pursuant to its legislation and/or to
the Sconset Trust, Inc. For open space, conservation and passive recreation purposes.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Julian CyrCape and IslandsDylan A. FernandesBarnstable, Dukes and Nantucket 1 of 3
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 3406 FILED ON: 9/5/2024
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2946
By Mr. Cyr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2946) of Julian Cyr and Dylan A.
Fernandes (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Nantucket conservation
commission to convey a certain parcel of land situated in the town for purposes of conveyance to
the town of Nantucket under the care, custody, management and control of the select board and
the town of Nantucket to convey certain land in the town of Nantucket held for open space,
passive recreation or conservation purposes to the Nantucket islands land bank for the purposes
pursuant to its legislation and/or to the Sconset Trust, Inc. For open space, conservation and
passive recreation 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 authorizing the town of Nantucket conservation commission to convey a certain parcel of
land situated in the town for purposes of conveyance to the town of Nantucket under the care,
custody, management and control of the select board and the town of Nantucket to convey
certain land in the town of Nantucket held for open space, passive recreation or conservation
purposes to the Nantucket islands land bank for the purposes pursuant to its legislation and/or to
the Sconset Trust, Inc. For open space, conservation and passive recreation purposes.
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. Pursuant to Article 97 of the Amendments to the Constitution of the
2Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notwithstanding any provisions of any general or special
3law to the contrary, the town of Nantucket acting by and through its Conservation Commission,
4is hereby authorized to convey a certain parcel of land situated at 35 Grove Lane, as shown on a
5plan of land recorded with the Nantucket County Registry of Deeds in Plan File 8A of land
6entitled “Plan of Taking for Nantucket County Commissioners School Street in Nantucket 2 of 3
7(Surfside) MA.,” dated May 26, 1981, prepared by John J. Shugrue, Inc., recorded with
8Nantucket County Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 12-C-1, owned by the town of Nantucket
9pursuant to a Deed recorded with the Nantucket County Registry of Deeds in Book 164, Page
10228, to the town of Nantucket acting by and through its Select Board for purposes of
11conveyance.
12 SECTION 2. Pursuant to Article 97 of the Amendments to the Constitution of the
13Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notwithstanding any provisions of any general or special
14law to the contrary, the town of Nantucket may transfer, sell, convey or otherwise dispose of all
15or portions of certain parcels of land situated in the town of Nantucket to the Nantucket Islands
16Land Bank for the purposes pursuant to its enabling legislation and/or to the Sconset Trust, Inc.
17for open space, conservation and passive recreation purposes, and described as follows:
18 • Tax Assessor’s Map 74 as Parcel 71, Low Beach Road (portion of former railroad
19bed)
20 • Unnamed way bounded by the eastern sideline of Low Beach Road to the Atlantic
21Ocean and bounded by 2 Low Beach Road, shown on Tax Assessor’s Map 74 as Parcel 74 and 6
22Low Beach Road, shown on Tax Assessor’s Map 74 as Parcel 76, Siasconset
23 • Hawthorne Avenue (between Ocean Avenue and the Atlantic Ocean)
24 • 35 Grove Lane, shown on Tax Assessor’s Map 71 as Parcel 342
25 Any such disposition shall be on such terms and conditions as the Select Board deem
26appropriate, which may include the reservation of restrictions and easements, all as shown on a
27map filed with the Office of the Town Clerk. 3 of 3
28 SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.