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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 58 FILED ON: 1/7/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2077 |
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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 | | Bruce E. Tarr |
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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 tax credits for affordable housing. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 58 FILED ON: 1/7/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2077 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2077) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation |
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| 19 | 19 | | relative to tax credits for affordable housing. Revenue. |
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| 20 | 20 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 21 | 21 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 1943 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act relative to tax credits for affordable housing. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 Notwithstanding any other general of special law to the contrary, the Commonwealth |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2hereby directs the Executive Office of Housing and Liveable Communities starting in the year |
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| 32 | 32 | | 32025 to promulgate regulations to require any new construction or major rehabilitation |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4development project that receives Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) funding to earn |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5green building certification. For the purpose of this provision, “green building certification” shall |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6mean third-party certification, at appropriate certification levels, under the U.S. Green Building |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building rating |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8system, and other systems determined by the Department, in consultation with the Department of |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9Energy Resources, to be equally rigorous to LEED with respect to energy efficiency, indoor |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10environmental quality, and relevant climate mitigation practices such as commissioning and |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11waste reduction. 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12 The Executive Office of Housing and Liveable Communities is directed to amend its |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) to reflect the requirements of this section and promulgate as |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14such. The Department is further directed to analyze and make publicly available, from time to |
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| 44 | 44 | | 15time, post-occupancy analysis of energy and water efficiency of LIHTC-funded housing, and to |
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| 45 | 45 | | 16provide information to potential LIHTC applicants about available incentives and other support |
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| 46 | 46 | | 17for energy efficiency. |
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