Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts S3189: An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game to convey easements over certain parcels of land
Status: In committee, July 30, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, June 23, 2026:
SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance, on behalf of the Department of Fish and Game, may convey, amend, assign or otherwise transfer to Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC a fifty foot wide permanent right-of-way and easement for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and operating a pipeline or pipelines, together with any and all necessary or useful appurtenances thereto, for the transmission of natural gas and all by-products thereof, and easements for permanent access roads necessary to access such facilities, all of which fall outside of existing Eversource easements and rights of ways under and through portions of the properties described in Section 1.(b) currently held for fish and wildlife conservation, natural habitat protection, and associated public recreation consistent with and subject to the purposes and protections of Article 97 of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (b) The easements and properties on which the portion of easements referenced in Section 1.(a) may be granted are located within: Joint Base Cape Cod, Tax Parcel Number 44.0_50_0 and Tax Parcel Number 17.0_3_0, owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game, such easements and permanent access roads totaling 5.272 acres, as more particularly shown on Sheets 1-5, and 17 of 17 of the …
Sponsors
- Dylan Fernandes (D) · primary sponsor
- Steven Xiarhos (R, 5th Barnstable)
- David Vieira (R, 3rd Barnstable)
Latest actions
- : New draft substituted (Fernandes), see S3236
- : Read, rules suspended and read second
- : Bill reported favorably by committee
- : Hearing scheduled for 07/27/2026 from 04:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1
- : House concurred
- : Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
- : Rules suspended
- : Referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight (July 28, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is S3189?
- S3189 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game to convey easements over certain parcels of land.
- What is the status of S3189?
- In committee as of July 30, 2026. Latest action: New draft substituted (Fernandes), see S3236 (July 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored S3189?
- Dylan Fernandes (D), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S3189?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3189
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