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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2905 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3659 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Bruce J. Ayers |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act establishing a tax credit for users of public waterway transportation. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bruce J. Ayers1st Norfolk1/19/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2905 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3659 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Ayers of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3659) of Bruce |
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| 19 | 19 | | J. Ayers relative to establishing a tax credit for users of public waterway transportation. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Revenue. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act establishing a tax credit for users of public waterway transportation. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 Section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2hereby amended by adding the following subsection:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 (dd) A taxpayer shall be allowed a tax credit against the taxes imposed by this chapter for |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4the use of the commuter ferry as a primary source of transportation to work. To be eligible for a |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5credit under this subsection a taxpayer shall utilize a commuter ferry for transportation to work at |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6least 50 per cent of the days on which the taxpayer commutes to work. The amount of the tax |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7credit shall be $500. |
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