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H4440 • 2025

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

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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Sponsor
Marc T. Lombardo
Last action
2025-09-22
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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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

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 By Representative Lombardo of Billerica, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • 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 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.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-09-22 House

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

  2. 2025-09-04 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/04/2025 from 03:10 PM-01:30 PM in Written Testimony Only

  3. 2025-08-25 Senate

    Senate concurred

  4. 2025-08-21 House

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Official Summary Text

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
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.]
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill H.4440

SECTION 1.

Pursuant to chapter 3 § 5A the general laws of the Commonwealth, notwithstanding the provisions of any other general or special law to the contrary, the conservation commission of the Town of Billerica may transfer to the Select Board of the Town of Billerica, for recreational purposes and subject to Article 97 of the amendments of the constitution of the Commonwealth, certain lands being shown as “E-23”, “FP-9”, and “PUE-5” on a plan of land titled “Massachusetts Department of Transportation Highway Division Plan and Profile of Yankee Doodle Bike Path in the Town of Billerica, Middlesex County, Preliminary Right of Way Plans” being a portion of those parcels owned by the Town of Billerica and described in the Assessor's records of the Town of Billerica as Parcel ID: 78-282-1-1, Parcel ID: 87-258-1 & Parcel ID: 87-249-2.

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

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