Press Release: Governor Baker signs Public Lands Preservation Act into law!
On November 17, Governor Charlie Baker signed H.5381, An Act preserving open space in the Commonwealth, AKA the Public Lands Preservation Act (PLPA). The bill codifies the existing “no net loss” state policy when open space protected by Article 97 of the state Constitution is converted to another use. Because of inconsistent application of the policy and outright attempts to evade it completely, advocates for more than 20 years have been trying to get the policy written into state law.
MCV is a long-time supporter of the bill and worked with a coalition of more than a dozen environmental organizations to get this bill over the finish line. For this, we are thankful.
To read the press release, please see below.