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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3575 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2251 |
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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 | | Natalie M. Blais and Paul W. Mark |
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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 special fund for the festival of the hills receipts for the town of Conway. |
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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:Natalie M. Blais1st Franklin1/17/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3575 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2251 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Blais of Deerfield and Senator Mark, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, |
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| 19 | 19 | | House, No. 2251) of Natalie M. Blais (by vote of the town) that the town of Conway be |
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| 20 | 20 | | authorized to establish a special fund for the festival of the hills receipts in said town. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] |
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| 22 | 22 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 23 | 23 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 5066 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 24 | 24 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 28 | 28 | | _______________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | An Act establishing a special fund for the festival of the hills receipts for the town of Conway. |
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| 30 | 30 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 31 | 31 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 1 SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding section 53 of chapter 44 of the General Laws or any |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2other general or special law to the contrary, the town of Conway may establish a special fund for |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3the deposit of any proceeds from the annual festival of the hills, any state, federal or other grants |
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| 35 | 35 | | 4and any local appropriations for such purpose. Interest earned on the fund shall be treated as |
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| 36 | 36 | | 5general fund revenue for the town. Any balance remaining at the end of the fiscal year shall carry |
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| 37 | 37 | | 6over to the next fiscal year and thereafter if not then expended for the purposes set forth in this |
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| 38 | 38 | | 7act. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 8 (b) Proceeds from the fund shall be used at the discretion of the festival of the hills |
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| 40 | 40 | | 9committee of the town of Conway without further appropriation: (1) to pay all expenses for the 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 10festival of the hills event in the town of Conway; (2) thereafter a portion or all of the remaining |
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| 42 | 42 | | 11net balance in the fund in any given year may be expended at the discretion of the festival of the |
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| 43 | 43 | | 12hills committee as scholarship grants to graduating high school seniors in the town of Conway to |
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| 44 | 44 | | 13further their education or training; provided that, no funds received pursuant to local |
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| 45 | 45 | | 14appropriation shall be used for scholarship purposes; and (3) any remaining balance to be used |
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| 46 | 46 | | 15for the purposes set forth above. |
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| 47 | 47 | | 16 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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