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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 644 FILED ON: 1/15/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3569
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Rodney M. Elliott
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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 funding of school construction projects.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Rodney M. Elliott16th Middlesex1/11/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 644 FILED ON: 1/15/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3569
By Representative Elliott of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3569) of
Rodney M. Elliott that the Massachusetts School Building Authority reimburse the city of
Lowell for high school renovation project construction costs. Education.
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 funding of school construction projects.
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. Notwithstanding section 10 of chapter 70B of the General Laws, or any
2other general or special law or regulation to the contrary, the Massachusetts school building
3authority shall reimburse the city of Lowell $38.5 million its high school renovation project
4construction costs, to compensate for cost overruns resulting from increased supply chain costs
5related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
6 SECTION 2. The grant required by section 1 shall not count towards the total limit on the
7estimated amount of grants approved by the Massachusetts school building authority pursuant to
8section 7 of chapter 70B of the General Laws.