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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1066 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3242
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michelle L. Ciccolo and Simon Cataldo
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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 to create the American Revolution anniversary public safety and operations fund.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Michelle L. Ciccolo15th Middlesex1/17/2023Simon Cataldo14th Middlesex1/18/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1066 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3242
By Representatives Ciccolo of Lexington and Cataldo of Concord, a petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 3242) of Michelle L. Ciccolo and Simon Cataldo for legislation to create the
American Revolution anniversary public safety and operations fund to support the towns of
Lexington and Concord for security protections and operational support for the years 2025 and
2026. Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development.
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 to create the American Revolution anniversary public safety and operations fund.
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. (a) There is hereby established and set up on the books of the
2commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the 250th American Revolution Anniversary
3Public Safety and Operations Fund, in this section called the fund. The comptroller shall transfer
4to the fund an amount no greater than $1,000,000 from the Federal COVID-19 Response Fund
5established in section 2JJJJJ of chapter 29 of the Massachusetts General Laws, to provide
6support for the municipalities of Lexington and Concord for state- and federal-level security
7protections and operational support pertaining to the extensive commemorative events of the
8250th American Revolution Anniversary to occur throughout 2025-2026.
9 (b) Amounts credited to the fund shall not be subject to further appropriation and money
10remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and shall be 2 of 2
11available for expenditure in the subsequent fiscal year. The fund will expire on December 31st,
122026, and all remaining credits shall be remitted to the General Fund.