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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1419 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2339 |
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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 | | Kenneth P. Sweezey |
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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 relative to guidelines for MBTA communities. |
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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:Kenneth P. Sweezey6th Plymouth1/14/2025Norman J. Orrall12th Bristol1/21/2025Marcus S. Vaughn9th Norfolk1/22/2025Colleen M. Garry36th Middlesex1/23/2025Steven S. Howitt4th Bristol3/6/2025Patrick Joseph Kearney4th Plymouth1/28/2025John R. Gaskey2nd Plymouth1/23/2025Joseph D. McKenna18th Worcester1/24/2025Kathleen R. LaNatra12th Plymouth1/24/2025Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/24/2025Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/28/2025Dennis C. Gallagher8th Plymouth1/28/2025Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida7th Plymouth2/6/2025Justin Thurber5th Bristol2/27/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1419 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2339 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Sweezey of Duxbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2339) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Kenneth P. Sweezey and others relative to determining if MBTA communities are in compliance |
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| 20 | 20 | | with certain community zoning ordinances. Municipalities and Regional Government. |
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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-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to guidelines for MBTA communities. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to |
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| 28 | 28 | | amend a deadline that has already since passed, therefore it is hereby declared to be an |
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| 29 | 29 | | emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience. |
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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. Section 3A of chapter 40A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended in subsection (b) by adding at the end thereof the following: |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3 No additional discretionary grant programs may take compliance with G.L. c 40A, ยง3A |
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| 35 | 35 | | 4into consideration when making grant awards. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 5 SECTION 2. Said Section 3A is hereby further amended by striking out subsection (c) |
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| 37 | 37 | | 6and inserting in place thereof the following: |
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| 38 | 38 | | 7 (c) Any new or revised guidelines promulgated by the department of housing and |
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| 39 | 39 | | 8community development determining if an MBTA community is in compliance with this section |
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| 40 | 40 | | 9shall not take effect earlier than December 31, 2028. 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 10 SECTION 3. This act shall take effect immediately upon passage. |
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