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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4185 FILED ON: 3/2/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3822 |
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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 | | Kristin E. Kassner |
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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 preparing Massachusetts for the next economy. |
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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:Kristin E. Kassner2nd Essex2/28/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4185 FILED ON: 3/2/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3822 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Kassner of Hamilton, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Kristin E. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Kassner for an investigation by a special commission relative to the preparation of the built |
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| 20 | 20 | | environment for the next economy, including an inventory of infrastructure, buildings, and land |
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| 21 | 21 | | use regulations. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act preparing Massachusetts for the next economy. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 SECTION 1. (a) There shall be established a special commission on preparing the built |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2environment for the next economy, including an inventory of infrastructure, buildings, and land |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3use regulations. The goal of this special commission is to link government, utilities, business, |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4and educational postgraduate institutions in the commonwealth to create a realistic plan to |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5strengthen the economy, provide housing, and opportunities for emerging technologies while |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6protecting our environment and open space. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7 (b) The Massachusetts: NEXT special commission shall consist of the Secretaries of the |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8Executive Office of Housing and the Executive Office of Economic Development or their |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9designees; one member from each regional planning commission; one member from the |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10Massachusetts Municipal Association; one member from each regional water authority; one |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11member appointed by the Speaker of the Massachusetts House; and one member appointed by |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12the Massachusetts Senate President. The special commission shall also include a minimum of 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13four (4) institutional partners, including University of Massachusetts, and additional universities |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14selected by the Speaker and Senate President. The special commission shall meet at least |
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| 44 | 44 | | 15monthly. The special commission shall be staffed by a director appointed by the Secretaries. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 16 (c) The special commission shall collect data regarding the availability of water, |
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| 46 | 46 | | 17wastewater, electricity, transportation access, and proximity to food and medical resources, local |
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| 47 | 47 | | 18land use regulations, the existing built environment, and local limitations to diversity in the |
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| 48 | 48 | | 19economy. |
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| 49 | 49 | | 20 (d) The special commission shall hold at least one public hearing and may hold additional |
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| 50 | 50 | | 21hearings as necessary at which members of the public shall have an opportunity to speak. |
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| 51 | 51 | | 22 (d) Not later than June 30, 2024, the special commission shall file a report on its findings, |
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| 52 | 52 | | 23including recommendations to implement said findings, with the clerks of the House and Senate, |
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| 53 | 53 | | 24the Secretaries of Housing and Economic Development, and the House and Senate committees |
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| 54 | 54 | | 25on Ways and Means. The report shall include an inventory of current land use and natural |
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| 55 | 55 | | 26resources; housing and business needs, infrastructure, land use regulations, and |
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| 56 | 56 | | 27recommendations to balance preservation and growth opportunities for housing, economic |
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| 57 | 57 | | 28development and associated infrastructure. |
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