H4523
An Act authorizing the town of Nantucket conservation commission to convey a certain parcel of land situated in the town for purposes of conveyance to the town of Nantucket under the care, custody, management and control of the select board and the town of Nantucket to convey certain land in the town of Nantucket held for open space, passive recreation or conservation purposes to the Nantucket islands land bank for the purposes pursuant to its legislation and/or to the Sconset Trust, Inc. For open space, conservation and passive recreation purposes
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Bill overview
This bill allows the town of Nantucket to transfer ownership of certain land parcels to the Nantucket Islands Land Bank and the Sconset Trust, Inc. These parcels are currently held by the Nantucket Conservation Commission for open space, passive recreation, or conservation purposes. The transfer will be overseen by the town’s select board.
Key provisions
- Authorizes the Nantucket Conservation Commission to convey land.
- Specifies recipients of the land: the Nantucket Islands Land Bank and the Sconset Trust, Inc.
- Designates the land’s intended use: open space, passive recreation, or conservation.
- Requires the transfer to be overseen by the Nantucket select board.
- The bill was referred to the House Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.
- The Senate concurred with the House version of the bill.
- A hearing was scheduled for 09/23/2025.
- The bill was reported favorably by the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Who is affected
- Town of Nantucket
- Nantucket Islands Land Bank
- Sconset Trust, Inc.
- Nantucket Conservation Commission
Notable changes
- The bill establishes a process for transferring land currently designated for conservation purposes.
- It clarifies the entities authorized to receive and manage the transferred land.
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Primary sponsor
Thomas W. Moakley
Cosponsor
Thomas W. Moakley
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Bill H.4523 194th (Current)
An Act authorizing the town of Nantucket conservation commission to convey a certain parcel of land situated in the town for purposes of conveyance to the town of Nantucket under the care, custody, management and control of the select board and the town of Nantucket to convey certain land in the town of Nantucket held for open space, passive recreation or conservation purposes to the Nantucket islands land bank for the purposes pursuant to its legislation and/or to the Sconset Trust, Inc. For open space, conservation and passive recreation purposes
By Representative Moakley of Falmouth and Senator Cyr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4523) of Thomas W. Moakley (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Nantucket to convey a certain parcel of land in said town to the Nantucket Islands Land Bank and to the Sconset Trust, Inc. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
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Bill Information
Presenters: Thomas W. Moakley , Julian Cyr Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means City/Town: Nantucket (Local Approval Received)
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Displaying 4 actions for Bill H.4523
| Date | Branch | Action |
| 9/15/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government |
| 9/18/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 9/23/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 09/23/2025 from 02:00 PM-02:00 PM in Written Testimony Only |
| 10/14/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
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