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22 SENATE DOCKET, NO. 58 FILED ON: 1/7/2025
33 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2077
44 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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66 PRESENTED BY:
77 Bruce E. Tarr
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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 relative to tax credits for affordable housing.
1313 _______________
1414 PETITION OF:
1515 NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex 1 of 2
1616 SENATE DOCKET, NO. 58 FILED ON: 1/7/2025
1717 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2077
1818 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2077) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation
1919 relative to tax credits for affordable housing. Revenue.
2020 [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
2121 SEE SENATE, NO. 1943 OF 2023-2024.]
2222 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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2424 In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
2525 (2025-2026)
2626 _______________
2727 An Act relative to tax credits for affordable housing.
2828 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
2929 of the same, as follows:
3030 1 Notwithstanding any other general of special law to the contrary, the Commonwealth
3131 2hereby directs the Executive Office of Housing and Liveable Communities starting in the year
3232 32025 to promulgate regulations to require any new construction or major rehabilitation
3333 4development project that receives Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) funding to earn
3434 5green building certification. For the purpose of this provision, “green building certification” shall
3535 6mean third-party certification, at appropriate certification levels, under the U.S. Green Building
3636 7Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building rating
3737 8system, and other systems determined by the Department, in consultation with the Department of
3838 9Energy Resources, to be equally rigorous to LEED with respect to energy efficiency, indoor
3939 10environmental quality, and relevant climate mitigation practices such as commissioning and
4040 11waste reduction. 2 of 2
4141 12 The Executive Office of Housing and Liveable Communities is directed to amend its
4242 13Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) to reflect the requirements of this section and promulgate as
4343 14such. The Department is further directed to analyze and make publicly available, from time to
4444 15time, post-occupancy analysis of energy and water efficiency of LIHTC-funded housing, and to
4545 16provide information to potential LIHTC applicants about available incentives and other support
4646 17for energy efficiency.