Code of Massachusetts Regulations
301 CMR - EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Title 301 CMR 51.00 - Land acquisition
Section 51.07 - Public Notice of Commonwealth's Intention to Purchase or Lease Real Property

(a) The EEA Agency Head shall provide written notice of any such planned purchase or lease, including a statement of the present use and proposed uses of the subject property and the reason for the proposed action, to the Public Officials of each city or town in which the real property proposed to be purchased or leased is located at least 120 days prior to the purchase or lease of the real property by the Commonwealth.

(b) The 120-day notice period can be reduced or waived by agreement of the Public Officials.

(a) EEA Agency Heads shall cause a public hearing to be held in the city or town in which such real property is located at least 60 days prior to the purchase of real property by the Commonwealth for the purposes of disclosing the conditions or reasons for the proposed purchase or lease.

(b) In the event the public hearing is conducted by the Commissioner of DCAMM, notice of such public hearing shall be published in the Central Register at least 30 days prior to such hearing, and at least once each week for two consecutive weeks preceding the hearing, in newspapers with sufficient circulation to inform the people of the affected locality. The hearing shall be held in the locality in which the real property to be purchased is located.