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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2742 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 308 |
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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 | | Todd M. Smola |
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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 to establish to an industrial mill building task force. |
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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:Todd M. Smola1st Hampden1/16/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2742 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 308 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Smola of Warren, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 308) of Todd |
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| 19 | 19 | | M. Smola for legislation to establish an industrial mill building revitalization task force |
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| 20 | 20 | | (including members of the General Court) to stimulate the re-development, rehabilitation and |
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| 21 | 21 | | revitalization of industrial mill buildings and surrounding areas in the Commonwealth. |
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| 22 | 22 | | Community Development and Small Businesses. |
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| 23 | 23 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 24 | 24 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 236 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 25 | 25 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 29 | 29 | | _______________ |
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| 30 | 30 | | An Act to establish to an industrial mill building task force. |
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| 31 | 31 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 32 | 32 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 1 There shall be an industrial mill building revitalization task force to stimulate the re- |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2development, rehabilitation and revitalization of industrial mill buildings and surrounding areas |
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| 35 | 35 | | 3in the commonwealth. The task force shall: (i) review current laws and regulations beneficial the |
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| 36 | 36 | | 4revitalization of mill buildings and surrounding areas, including, but not limited to, federal and |
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| 37 | 37 | | 5state tax incentives and renewable energy production; (ii) create a list of existing mill buildings, |
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| 38 | 38 | | 6their locations, whether they are active or inactive and current uses, if applicable, in the |
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| 39 | 39 | | 7commonwealth; (iii) investigate potential new uses for mill buildings based on market conditions |
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| 40 | 40 | | 8that increase economic development; (iv) identify strategies to improve mill building energy |
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| 41 | 41 | | 9efficiency and prevent further structural and environmental degradation; (v) explore innovative 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 10permitting processes, zoning regulations and building codes to encourage redevelopment; and |
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| 43 | 43 | | 11(vi) consider any other action in furtherance of its purpose. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 12 (b) The task force shall consist of the secretary of housing and economic development, or |
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| 45 | 45 | | 13a designee, who shall serve as chair; the secretary of energy and environmental affairs, or a |
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| 46 | 46 | | 14designee; the chairs of the joint committee on economic development and emerging |
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| 47 | 47 | | 15technologies, or their designees; the director of Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, or |
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| 48 | 48 | | 16a designee; 2 members of the house of representatives who represent communities with mill |
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| 49 | 49 | | 17buildings, designated by the speaker of the house of representatives; 2 members of the senate |
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| 50 | 50 | | 18who represent communities with mill buildings, designated by the senate president; the director |
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| 51 | 51 | | 19of the Massachusetts clean energy center, or a designee; 2 residents of the commonwealth who |
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| 52 | 52 | | 20own mill buildings, 1 active and 1 inactive, designated by the chair; 1 representative of a |
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| 53 | 53 | | 21Massachusetts utility company, designated by the chair; 1 representative from an economic |
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| 54 | 54 | | 22development organization, designated by the chair; 3 representatives of Massachusetts planning |
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| 55 | 55 | | 23organizations, 1 of whom shall be from the western region of the state, 1 of whom shall be from |
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| 56 | 56 | | 24the central region of the state and 1 of whom shall be from the eastern region of the state, |
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| 57 | 57 | | 25designated by the chair. |
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| 58 | 58 | | 26 (c) The task force shall submit its report and recommendations, together with drafts of |
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| 59 | 59 | | 27legislation to carry its recommendations into effect, to the chairs of the joint committee on |
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| 60 | 60 | | 28economic development and emerging technologies and the clerks of the house of representatives |
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| 61 | 61 | | 29and the senate not later than August 1, 2025. |
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