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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1028 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3027
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tricia Farley-Bouvier and Paul W. Mark
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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
resolve:
Resolve establishing a study of public safety & security facilities.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tricia Farley-Bouvier2nd Berkshire1/11/2023Paul W. MarkBerkshire, Hampden, Franklin and
Hampshire
1/18/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex2/1/2023Mary S. Keefe15th Worcester2/6/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1028 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3027
By Representative Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield and Senator Mark, a joint petition (accompanied
by resolve, House, No. 3027) of Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Paul W. Mark and others for an
investigation by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance of the ability to pay
for costs associated public safety and security facilities in certain cities. State Administration
and Regulatory Oversight.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3140 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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Resolve establishing a study of public safety & security facilities.
1 Resolved, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the division of
2capital asset management and maintenance, hereinafter “DCAMM”, shall, in consultation with
3the executive office of public safety and security, conduct a study of public safety and security
4facilities located in: municipalities with capital spending authorizations; in gateway
5municipalities, as defined in section 3A of chapter 23A; and municipalities experiencing a
6difficulty to pay for capital improvements to their public safety and security facilities; provided
7further, public safety and security facilities shall also include municipally owned facilities and
8state owned facilities, as provided in chapter 61 of the acts of 2009.
9 DCAMM shall study issues and make recommendations relating to the ability of
10municipalities to pay for costs associated with, but not limited to, repairs, construction, 2 of 2
11renovations, improvements, remediation, rehabilitation, modernization and demolition of public
12safety and security facilities. The study shall further identify public safety and security facilities
13in municipalities that are in immediate need of fiscal support and capital improvements.
14 DCAMM shall file a report of their findings and recommendations with the clerks of the
15house of representatives and the senate, the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways
16and means, the house and senate chairs of public safety and homeland security and the house and
17senate chairs of the gateway cities legislative caucus, not later than March 31, 2024.