H 4723 Massachusetts House · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act authorizing the town of Brookline to convey a parcel of land to the Pierce School Building Committee to install subsurface geothermal wells

This bill authorizes the Town of Brookline to temporarily transfer control of a specific area beneath the Pierce School playground to the Pierce School Building Committee. The transfer allows the committee to install subsurface geothermal wells needed for the new school, with the land returning to the town's parks and recreation commission once construction is finished. The legislation explicitly permits these temporary construction activities on the playground surface and overrides any existing laws that might otherwise prevent such a land use change.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2024
Committee Review
Jul 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Governor
Introduced Jun 5, 2024 Last action Jul 30, 2024
Floor votes

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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Jul 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amended by substitution of bill with the same title, see H4944
lower
Jul 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Jul 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Jun 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Jun 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Tommy Vitolo
DDemocratic
MA
15th Norfolk