Section 25. The commissioners may, subject to appropriation, acquire by eminent domain, or by purchase or otherwise, the fee or other lesser interest in such real property within their respective counties as may be necessary to maintain, improve, protect, limit the future use of or otherwise conserve and properly utilize open spaces, and may control and manage the same; provided that such acquisition has been approved by the department of environmental management and the conservation committee of the city or town within which such land lies, or if such city or town has no conservation committee by a two thirds vote of the city council in the case of a city and by a two thirds vote of the board of selectmen in the case of a town. Land used for farming or agriculture, as defined in section one A of chapter one hundred and twenty-eight, shall not be taken by eminent domain under the authority of this section.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title VI - Counties and County Officers
Chapter 34 - Counties and County Commissioners
Section 1 - Boundaries in Tide Water; Powers
Section 2 - Alteration of Maps
Section 5a - Salaries; Acceptance of Provision of This Section
Section 7 - Commissioners Acting by Appointment; Compensation; Travel Expenses
Section 8 - Statement of Expenses; Certification; Payment; Audit
Section 9 - Meetings; Frequency; Location; Special Meetings
Section 9d - Record of Payments; Form and Contents
Section 9e - Extended Record; Form and Contents
Section 10 - Record of Proceedings; Copy to Director of Accounts
Section 11 - Clerical Employees; Temporary Clerk; Duties
Section 12 - Absence or Disqualification of Commissioners; Appointment of Substitute; Tenure
Section 13 - Powers; Administration of Oaths; Punishment for Contempt
Section 14 - Additional Powers
Section 14a - Associate Commissioner for Affairs Concerning the Elderly
Section 14b - Associate Commissioner for Affairs Concerning Handicapped Persons
Section 15 - Qualification of Officers; Return to State Secretary
Section 16 - Office Hours; Holidays; Certain Acts Performable on Next Business Day
Section 18 - Recognizances and Damages
Section 19 - Proceedings at Other Times Than Regular Meetings and Returns Thereof
Section 22 - Breach or Neglect of Duty; Penalty
Section 23 - Gifts; Use and Disposition
Section 24 - Federal Grants; Acceptance, Custody and Disposition