H 4440

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4854  FILED ON: 6/25/2025
 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4440
  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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  PRESENTED BY:
  Marc T. Lombardo
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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 Billerica to transfer control of certain land of the town situated in
  the town of Billerica for recreational purposes for the purposes of constructing the Yankee
  Doodle Bike Path.
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  PETITION OF:
NAME:  DISTRICT/ADDRESS:  DATE ADDED:
Marc T. Lombardo  22nd Middlesex  6/25/2025
Cindy F. Friedman  Fourth Middlesex  6/25/2025
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  HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4854  FILED ON: 6/25/2025
      HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4440
     By Representative Lombardo of Billerica, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4440) of
     Marc T. Lombardo and Cindy F. Friedman (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the
     town of Billerica to transfer control of certain land of the town situated in the town of Billerica
     for recreational purposes for the purposes of constructing the Yankee Doodle Bike Path.
     Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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  In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
  (2025-2026)
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     An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to transfer control of certain land of the town situated in
     the town of Billerica for recreational purposes for the purposes of constructing the Yankee
     Doodle Bike Path.
  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 chapter 3 § 5A the general laws of the Commonwealth,
 2   notwithstanding the provisions of any other general or special law to the contrary, the
 3   conservation commission of the Town of Billerica may transfer to the Select Board of the Town
 4   of Billerica, for recreational purposes and subject to Article 97 of the amendments of the
 5   constitution of the Commonwealth, certain lands being shown as “E-23”, “FP-9”, and “PUE-5”
 6   on a plan of land titled “Massachusetts Department of Transportation Highway Division Plan
 7   and Profile of Yankee Doodle Bike Path in the Town of Billerica, Middlesex County,
 8   Preliminary Right of Way Plans” being a portion of those parcels owned by the Town of
 9   Billerica and described in the Assessor's records of the Town of Billerica as Parcel ID: 78-282-1-
10   1, Parcel ID: 87-258-1 & Parcel ID: 87-249-2.
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11   SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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