Bill Text: MA H3298 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: The requirements of approval for certain lands formerly appurtenant to railroad rights of ways
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 9/10 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room B1 [H3298 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3298-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John F. Quinn
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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 passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relating to the requirements of approval for certain lands formerly appurtenant to railroad right of ways.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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John F. Quinn |
9th Bristol |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3609 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relating to the requirements of approval for certain lands
formerly appurtenant to railroad right of ways.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 54A of chapter 40 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
This section shall not apply to any such lands, or property appurtenant thereto, sold by a railroad company to a person other than another railroad company, if the deed evidencing such sale was recorded or filed for registration at least fifty years prior to the date on which an application for any permit to build a structure of any kind on the property is filed.
SECTION 2. This Act shall apply to deeds executed and recorded on, after and prior to its effective date.
