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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5175 FILED ON: 6/6/2024
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4770
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jay D. Livingstone
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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 the expansion of a branch of the Boston Public Library within an affordable
housing development in the West End Neighborhood of the downtown sections of the city of
Boston.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Jay D. Livingstone8th Suffolk6/6/2024 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5175 FILED ON: 6/6/2024
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4770
By Representative Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4770) of
Jay D. Livingstone (with approval of the mayor and city council) relative to the expansion of a
branch of the Boston Public Library within an affordable housing development in the West End
Neighborhood of the downtown sections of the city of Boston. State Administration and
Regulatory Oversight. [Local Approval Received.]
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 the expansion of a branch of the Boston Public Library within an affordable
housing development in the West End Neighborhood of the downtown sections of the city of
Boston.
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. Construction and development activity related to redevelopment of a city-
2owned parcel with an existing library by grant of a ground lease to the developer selected by the
3Mayor’s Office of Housing through a request for proposals for subsidized affordable housing and
4improved core/shell space for a branch library, or any part thereof, shall not be subject to any
5general or special law related to the procurement and award of contracts for the planning, design,
6construction management, construction, reconstruction, installation, demolition, maintenance, or
7repair of buildings or public works by a public agency, including Chapter 149, Chapter 7C, or
8Chapter 30, Section 39M of the General Laws, nor shall the acquisition of any interest or
9disposition of any interest necessary to support the completion of the project be subject to 2 of 2
10Chapter 30B, Section 16, but it shall be subject to Sections 26 to 27H, inclusive, of Chapter 149
11of the General Laws.
12 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.