Amendment H.5633

This bill authorizes the transfer of specific state-owned land parcels in Milton from the Department of Conservation and Recreation to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation for highway improvements at the intersection of Randolph Avenue and Chickatawbut Road. To offset this loss, the transportation department must pay the conservation department an amount equal to at least 110 percent of the land's fair market value or value in use, whichever is higher. The conservation department is required to deposit these funds into a trust and use them within three years to acquire comparable replacement land for public recreation. Additionally, the bill mandates that an independent appraisal be reviewed by the state inspector general before the land transfer can be finalized.