930 CMR, § 6.10

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
Section 6.10 - Exemption to Permit the Conveyance of Fee Interests, Restrictions, and Easements by Public Employees
(1)Purpose. The purpose of 930 CMR 6.10 is to permit public employees to sell, transfer, or convey fee interests, easements, conservation restrictions, preservation restrictions, agricultural preservation restrictions, watershed preservation restrictions, and affordable housing restrictions to state, county, and municipal agencies.
(2)Exemption. A public employee may have a direct or indirect financial interest in a contract or agreement to convey a fee interest, easement, or restriction of the types listed in M.G.L. c. 184, § 31 to a state, county, or municipal agency, including, but not limited to, situations where such an agency is administering a federally-funded program, without violating MG.L.c.268A,§ 7, 14, or 20; provided that:
(a) the public employee does not participate in or have official responsibility for the agency's process of recommending or selecting properties on which to acquire such fee interests, easements, or restrictions, or for decision-making with respect to such recommendation and selection; and
(b) the public employee files a disclosure of the financial interest with the Commission (state and county employees) or with the city or town clerk (municipal employees) prior to entering into such contract or agreement. This disclosure does not take the place of any disclosure required by M.G.L.c. 7, §40J.

930 CMR, § 6.10