An Act authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey Lampson Brook Farm in Belchertown to the Nipmuc People and the Historic Jepson Farmstead Parcel to the New England Small Farm Institute

HD 3659 authorizes the state to transfer ownership of five parcels at Lampson Brook Farm in Belchertown to two organizations: the New England Small Farm Institute (NESFI) for the historic Jepson farmstead parcel (8.4 acres) and the Nipmuc Indian Development Corporation (NIDC) for the remaining four parcels totaling approximately 430 acres. NESFI will manage the Jepson farmstead for historic preservation and uses like offices and classrooms, while NIDC must honor existing farming leases on the community farm parcel until they expire and offer future leases of at least five years. The transfer occurs without cost to the grantees, with NIDC also receiving funds to convert the enterprise zone parcel into farm worker housing. The state retains control of the former Belchertown State School landfill site.