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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 422 FILED ON: 1/12/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2955
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
William M. Straus
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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 relative to local control of boat excise revenue.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:William M. Straus10th Bristol1/12/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 422 FILED ON: 1/12/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2955
By Representative Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2955) of
William M. Straus relative to local control of boat excise revenue. Revenue.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3074 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 relative to local control of boat excise revenue.
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 2 of chapter 60B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "forty" in line 61 the following
3sentence:-
4 A city or town may change the per cent of said excise that is credited to its municipal
5waterways improvement and maintenance fund by a vote of its legislative body; provided,
6however, that a legislative body shall not decrease the excise credited to its municipal waterways
7improvement and maintenance fund below fifty per cent.