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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 309 FILED ON: 1/11/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2888
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Joseph D. McKenna
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act ensuring consistent reimbursement of PILOT funding.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Joseph D. McKenna18th Worcester1/11/2023Angelo L. D'Emilia8th Plymouth1/31/2023Michael J. Soter8th Worcester2/15/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 309 FILED ON: 1/11/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2888
By Representative McKenna of Webster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2888) of
Joseph D. McKenna, Angelo L. D'Emilia and Michael J. Soter for legislation to ensure that state
payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) to cities and towns not be less than the previous fiscal year.
Revenue.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3003 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act ensuring consistent reimbursement of PILOT funding.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 16 of chapter 58 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "section", in line 5, the following
3words:-; provided, however, that if the measurable acreage of land pursuant to section 13 in the
4city or town has remained the same or increased from the previous fiscal year, the total amount
5reimbursed to a city or town by the commonwealth pursuant to section 17 shall not be less than
6the amount that was reimbursed to the city or town in the previous fiscal year.
7 SECTION 2. Section 17 of chapter 58 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014
8Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "sixty-three", in line 7, the
9following words:- ; provided, however, that if the measurable acreage of land pursuant to section 2 of 2
1013 in the city or town has remained the same or increased from the previous fiscal year, the total
11amount reimbursed to a city or town by the commonwealth shall not be less than the amount that
12was reimbursed to the city or town in the previous fiscal year.
13 SECTION 3. Section 108 of chapter 218 of the acts of 2016 is hereby amended by
14striking out section 16 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
15 Section 16. The commissioner shall annually deliver, to the state treasurer, a statement of
16the fair cash valuation reimbursement percentage for each city and town in which state-owned
17land is located, and of the amount of money to be paid to each such city and town as determined
18by the following section; provided, however, that if the measurable acreage of state-owned land
19in the city or town has remained the same or increased from the previous fiscal year, the total
20amount reimbursed to a city or town by the commonwealth pursuant to said section shall not be
21less than the amount that was reimbursed to the city or town in the previous fiscal year.
22 SECTION 4. Said section 108 of said chapter 218 of the acts of 2016, is hereby further
23amended by striking out, in section 17, the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the
24following sentence:- The treasurer shall annually reimburse each city and town in which state-
25owned land is located, an amount in lieu of taxes upon the reimbursement percentages reported
26to the treasurer by the commissioner under the preceding section, determined by multiplying the
27percentages by the amount appropriated for such purposes for the fiscal year; provided, however,
28that if the measurable acreage of state-owned land in the city or town has remained the same or
29increased from the previous fiscal year, the total amount reimbursed to a city or town by the
30commonwealth shall not be less than the amount that was reimbursed to the city or town in the
31previous fiscal year.