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H5492 • 2025

An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to transfer control of certain land in the town of Billerica for the Yankee Doodle Bike Path

An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to transfer control of certain land in the town of Billerica for the Yankee Doodle Bike Path

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Sponsor
Ways and Means (H)
Last action
2026-06-10
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to transfer control of certain land in the town of Billerica for the Yankee Doodle Bike Path

An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to transfer control of certain land in the town of Billerica for the Yankee Doodle Bike Path Status: Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

What This Bill Does

  • An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to transfer control of certain land in the town of Billerica for the Yankee Doodle Bike Path Status: Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-10 House

    Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2026-06-10 House

    Pending new draft of H4440

  3. 2026-06-10 House

    New draft of H4440

  4. 2026-06-10 House

    Ordered to a third reading

Official Summary Text

An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to transfer control of certain land in the town of Billerica for the Yankee Doodle Bike Path
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill H.5492

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, pursuant to section 5A of chapter 3 of the General Laws 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 land being shown as “E-23”, “FP-9” and “PUE-5” on a plan of land on file with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and 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 3 parcels owned by the town of Billerica and described in the town of Billerica assessor’s records as the following: (i) Parcel ID: 78-282-1-1; (ii) Parcel ID: 87-258-1; and (iii) Parcel ID: 87-249-2. The parcels shown as “E-23” and “PUE-5” on said plan of land were acquired by the town in a deed recorded in the Middlesex North registry of deeds at book 3851, page 267 and are currently used for the promotion, development and protection of natural resources. The parcel shown as “FP-9” on said plan of land was acquired by the town in a deed recorded in the Middlesex North registry of deeds at book 2285, page 656 and is currently used for the promotion and development of natural resources and for the protection of watershed resources.

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

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