Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

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22 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5321 FILED ON: 8/15/2024
33 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 5066
44 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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66 PRESENTED BY:
77 Natalie M. Blais and Paul W. Mark
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99 To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
1010 Court assembled:
1111 The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
1212 An Act establishing a special fund for the festival of the hills receipts for the town of Conway.
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1414 PETITION OF:
1515 NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Natalie M. Blais1st Franklin8/15/2024Paul W. MarkBerkshire, Hampden, Franklin and
1616 Hampshire
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1818 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5321 FILED ON: 8/15/2024
1919 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 5066
2020 By Representative Blais of Deerfield and Senator Mark, a joint petition (accompanied by bill,
2121 House, No. 5066) of Natalie M. Blais and Paul W. Mark (by vote of the town) that the town of
2222 Conway be authorized to establish a special fund for the festival of the hills receipts in said town.
2323 Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
2424 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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2626 In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
2727 (2023-2024)
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2929 An Act establishing a special fund for the festival of the hills receipts for the town of Conway.
3030 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
3131 of the same, as follows:
3232 1 SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding section 53 of chapter 44 of the General Laws or any
3333 2other general or special law to the contrary, the town of Conway may establish a special fund for
3434 3the deposit of any proceeds from the annual festival of the hills, any state, federal or other grants
3535 4and any local appropriations for such purpose. Interest earned on the fund shall be treated as
3636 5general fund revenue for the town. Any balance remaining at the end of the fiscal year shall carry
3737 6over to the next fiscal year and thereafter if not then expended for the purposes set forth in this
3838 7act.
3939 8 (b) Proceeds from the fund shall be used at the discretion of the festival of the hills
4040 9committee of the town of Conway without further appropriation: (1) to pay all expenses for the
4141 10festival of the hills event in the town of Conway; (2) thereafter a portion or all of the remaining
4242 11net balance in the fund in any given year may be expended at the discretion of the festival of the
4343 12hills committee as scholarship grants to graduating high school seniors in the town of Conway to 2 of 2
4444 13further their education or training; provided that, no funds received pursuant to local
4545 14appropriation shall be used for scholarship purposes; and (3) any remaining balance to be used
4646 15for the purposes set forth above.
4747 16 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.