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Environmental Issues--Open Space Protection/Parks

• Current Bills Filed

• Forests and Parks Partnership

• Studies, Reports, Publications, etc.

• Related Links

Current Bills Filed

• Revisions to the Current-Use Taxation Statutes, Chapter 61, 61A, 61B (S.1511)
• Conservation Restriction & Agricultural Preservation Restriction Acts Amendments (H.3118)
• State Income Tax Credit for Conservation (S.1626)
• Landowner Liability Act Amendments signed into Law, August 1998, Final Version
  The Landowner Liability Act Amendments, H.5586, will encourage landowners to open their land to the public for conservation, scientific, ecological, and educational purposes, as well as for recreational purposes.

Revisions to the Current-Use Taxation Statutes, Chapter 61, 61A, 61B (S.1511)

• Chapter 61 Fact Sheet --From: The Trustees of Reservations--January 1999
• Chapter 61 Explanation --From: The Trustees of Reservations--January 1999

Conservation Restriction & Agricultural Preservation Restriction Acts Amendments (H.3118)

• CR/APR Fact Sheet --(The Trustees of Reservations) --January 1999
• CR/APR Explanation --(The Trustees of Reservations) --January 1999

State Income Tax Credit for Conservation (S.1626)

• Tax Credit Fact Sheet -- (The Trustees of Reservations)--January 1999

An Act to Provide Equal Access to Massachusetts Park Trails (S.1031)

• Testimony in Opposition to S.1031 --(Environmental League of Massachusetts) --April 1999

• Testimony in Opposition to S.1031 --(Appalachian Mountain Club) --April 1999

• "GETTING ON TRACK: Common Sense Ideas to Expedite Rail Trail Development in Massachusetts"--Legislator's Report of May 24, 2001
• Testimony in Opposition to S.5380, Authorizing the city of Everett to use park land for school purposes -- From: Pamela DiBona (Environmental League of Massachusetts) --July 25, 2000

• Protecting Massachusetts Dairy Farms, Letter to Massachusetts Senators --From: James R. Gomes (Environmental League of Massachusetts) --May 19, 2000

Related Links

• Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management

• DEM - Division of Forest and Parks

• Americans for Our Heritage and Recreation (AHR)
  Americans for Our Heritage and Recreation (AHR), a new and unique nationwide group of conservation organizations, park and recreation directors, advocates for urban and wilderness areas, historic and cultural preservation groups, and outdoor recreation and sporting goods industry leaders, has launched a national grassroots campaign to renew the American spirit of open spaces and the great outdoors through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).

• Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition

• The Trustees of Reservations

• Also see the Land Banks/Community Preservation Act page the Land Use Planning/Smart Growth page and the Parks Protection Package home page.