An Act authorizing the commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey certain parcels of land to the city of Lowell
This bill authorizes the state's Capital Asset Management and Maintenance commissioner to transfer two specific parcels of land in Lowell to the city for redevelopment: the former district court site at 41 Hurd Street and the former Middlesex Superior Court complex at 330 Gorham Street along with associated parking lots. The state will convey these properties to the city for a nominal fee of one dollar, with no warranties provided, and the commissioner must publicly disclose the transaction if the sale price is below the property's calculated fair market value. Once the city owns the land, it may sell or lease the parcels, but any net proceeds from such transactions must be split equally between the city and the state, with the state's share deposited into a dedicated courts capital fund. The city is responsible for all costs related to the transfer and future management of the land, and if the city does not complete the purchase within 180 days, the state retains the right to sell or lease the properties itself.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
Jul 2024
House Passage
Jul 2024
Senate Passage
Jul 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced May 30, 2024
Signed Aug 7, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Aug 7, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 158 of the Acts of 2024
executive
Jul 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Enacted and laid before the Governor
upper
Jul 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
Jul 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Emergency preamble adopted
lower
Jul 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred in the Senate amendment
lower
Jul 29, 2024
Committee
Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
lower
Jul 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
upper
Jul 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof he text of S2896
upper
Jul 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, inserting in place thereof the text of S2896
upper
Jun 3, 2024
Committee
Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
upper
May 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
lower
May 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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