Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts Senate Bill S2111 Compare Versions

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2	2	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2036 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
3	3	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2111
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Nick Collins
8	8	_________________
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 Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey an
13	13	easement across certain property in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston to the Boston
14	14	Gas Company.
15	15	_______________
16	16	PETITION OF:
17	17	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Nick CollinsFirst Suffolk 1 of 4
18	18	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2036 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
19	19	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2111
20	20	By Mr. Collins, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2111) of Nick Collins for legislation
21	21	to authorize the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey an easement
22	22	across certain property in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston to the Boston Gas
23	23	Company. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
24	24	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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26	26	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
27	27	(2025-2026)
28	28	_______________
29	29	An Act authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey an
30	30	easement across certain property in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston to the Boston
31	31	Gas Company.
32	32	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
33	33	of the same, as follows:
34	34	1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding sections 32 to 37, inclusive, of chapter 7C of the General
35	35	2Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of capital asset
36	36	3management and maintenance, in consultation with the chancellor of the University of
37	37	4Massachusetts Boston, may convey to Boston Gas Company, or its successors, assigns or
38	38	5affiliates, a non-exclusive easement to install, construct, reconstruct, alter, extend, operate,
39	39	6inspect, maintain, repair, renew, modify, replace, remove, operate, abandon and otherwise
40	40	7change an underground natural gas distribution system for the distribution of natural gas to and
41	41	8from the property located at 100 Morrisey boulevard in the Dorchester section of the city of
42	42	9Boston. The parcel of land upon which the easement may be granted was taken for the purposes
43	43	10of the University of Massachusetts and is more particularly described as “Parcel F” in an order of
44	44	11taking dated November 17, 1969 filed with the Suffolk county district of the land court as 2 of 4
45	45	12document number 296432, certificate number 53857 and recorded with the Suffolk country
46	46	13registry of deeds in book 8331, page 118, and shown as parcel “F” on a plan of land entitled,
47	47	14“Plan of Land in Boston (Dorchester) Mass. University of Massachusetts Columbia Point Site”,
48	48	15dated October 6, 1969 and recorded with the Suffolk county registry of deeds in plan book 8324,
49	49	16plan 505. Said natural gas distribution system shall include certain underground and grade level
50	50	17gas systems currently existing on said Parcel F and the installation of a standard gas main
51	51	18running from the existing gas systems to Bianculli boulevard and Morrissey boulevard. The
52	52	19easement area is approximately shown as “PROPOSED GAS EASEMENT AREA = 5,425 SF
53	53	20±” on a plan of land entitled “SKETCH TO ACCOMPANY EASEMENT FOR THE
54	54	21PROPOSED INSTALL OF 12-INCH PLASTIC 60 PSIG GAS MAIN ON PRIVATE
55	55	22PROPERTY”, which is on file with the division of capital asset management and maintenance.
56	56	23The easement shall include the right to pass and repass over, across and upon said property at
57	57	24100 Morrissey boulevard in Dorchester section of the city of Boston from Morrissey boulevard
58	58	25and Bianculli boulevard to the easement area by foot or vehicle as may be necessary from time to
59	59	26time for the foregoing purposes.
60	60	27 SECTION 2. The grantee shall be responsible for all costs and expenses including, but
61	61	28not limited to, costs associated with any engineering, appraisals, surveys and deed preparation
62	62	29related to the conveyance authorized in this section as such costs may be determined by the
63	63	30commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance. The grant of easement shall be
64	64	31substantially in the form of Boston Gas Company’s standard easement for similar installations in
65	65	32the commonwealth prepared in accordance with its distribution service terms and conditions as
66	66	33approved by the department of public utilities. 3 of 4
67	67	34 SECTION 3. Consideration for the conveyance of the easement pursuant to section 1
68	68	35shall be the greater of: (i) the full and fair market value; or (ii) the value in proposed use. Any
69	69	36independent appraisal of the fair market value and value in proposed use of the easement
70	70	37described in section 1 shall be prepared in accordance with the usual and customary appraisal
71	71	38practices by a qualified appraiser commissioned by the commissioner. The commissioner of
72	72	39capital asset management and maintenance shall submit the appraisal and a report thereon to the
73	73	40inspector general for review and comment. The inspector general shall review and approve the
74	74	41appraisal and the review shall include an examination of the methodology used for the appraisal.
75	75	42The inspector general shall prepare a report of the review and file the report with the
76	76	43commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance for submission by the commissioner
77	77	44to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the house and senate chairs of the
78	78	45joint committee on state administration and regulatory oversight. The commissioner shall submit
79	79	46copies of the appraisal, the report thereon and the inspector general’s review and approval, and
80	80	47comments, if any, to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the house and
81	81	48senate chairs of the joint committee on state administration and regulatory oversight prior to the
82	82	49execution of the conveyance authorized by this act.
83	83	50 SECTION 4. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a
84	84	51separate, non-budgeted special revenue fund known as UMass Boston Morrisey Boulevard
85	85	52Easement Fund, which shall be administered by the chancellor of the University of
86	86	53Massachusetts Boston. The fund shall be credited with: (i) the proceeds realized from the
87	87	54disposition authorized in section 1; (ii) any appropriation, grant, gift or other contribution made
88	88	55to the fund; and (iii) any interest earned on money in the fund. Amounts credited to the fund 4 of 4
89	89	56shall be expended, without further appropriation, for the purposes of the University of
90	90	57Massachusetts Boston.
91	91	58 The unexpended balance in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain available for
92	92	59expenditure in subsequent fiscal years. No expenditure made from the fund shall cause the fund
93	93	60to be in deficit at any point. The fund shall terminate upon expenditure of all money credited to
94	94	61the fund.