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H2351 • 2025

An Act authorizing the Barnstable County and the town of Bourne to convey land and certain interests in land in the town of Bourne

An Act authorizing the Barnstable County and the town of Bourne to convey land and certain interests in land in the town of Bourne

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Sponsor
David T. Vieira
Last action
2026-01-28
Official status
New draft substituted, see H4992
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act authorizing the Barnstable County and the town of Bourne to convey land and certain interests in land in the town of Bourne

An Act authorizing the Barnstable County and the town of Bourne to convey land and certain interests in land in the town of Bourne By Representative Vieira of Falmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act authorizing the Barnstable County and the town of Bourne to convey land and certain interests in land in the town of Bourne By Representative Vieira of Falmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2351) of David T.
  • Vieira (by vote of the town) that Barnstable County be authorized to convey land and certain interests in land in the town of Bourne to said town.
  • Municipalities and Regional Government.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-28 House

    Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)

  2. 2026-01-28 House

    New draft substituted, see H4992

  3. 2026-01-27 House

    Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill, see H4992

  4. 2026-01-27 House

    Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending

  5. 2026-01-27 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending

  6. 2025-07-14 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  7. 2025-05-05 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/13/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  8. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

  9. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act authorizing the Barnstable County and the town of Bourne to convey land and certain interests in land in the town of Bourne
By Representative Vieira of Falmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2351) of David T. Vieira (by vote of the town) that Barnstable County be authorized to convey land and certain interests in land in the town of Bourne to said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2351

SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary and pursuant to the provisions of article 97 of the amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution, Barnstable county may convey to the town of Bourne property located at 0 County road and 100 Dr. Julius Kelley lane in Bourne and shown as lot 7 on land court plan no. 24204C, including the parcel of land shown as lot 8 on land court plan no. 24204D, subject to the conservation restriction encumbering a portion of said property, which restriction is registered with the Barnstable land court registry district as document #978,790, as amended.

(b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary and pursuant to the provisions of article 97 of the amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution, the town of Bourne, being the holder of the foregoing conservation restriction, may assign or transfer said restriction to a qualified entity for the purpose of acquiring from Barnstable county ownership of the property described in subsection (a) above.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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