LD1264

Resolve, Requiring the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands in the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to Modify the Deed That Conveyed Montpelier, the General Henry Knox Museum in Thomaston, to the Friends of Montpelier

Complete·5/21/25

Directs the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands to modify the deed for Montpelier, the General Henry Knox Museum, removing preservation and.

This bill directs the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands to modify the deed for Montpelier, the General Henry Knox Museum in Thomaston, removing the requirement that the site be used for historic preservation and public education purposes. It also removes the reversion clause that would return the building and collections to the Bureau if the Friends of Montpelier do not continue to use them for public educational, historic, or cultural purposes. The Friends of Montpelier, a nonprofit corporation, received the historic site land, improvements, structures, and historical collections.

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Calendar

Apr 8, 2025

1:00 PM

Hearing

Apr 1, 2025

1:01 PM

Hearing

History

May 21, 2025

Senate

FINALLY PASSED - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.

May 20, 2025

House

In accordance with Section 23 of Article IX of the Constitution, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.

May 20, 2025

House

FINALLY PASSED.