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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1879 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 575 |
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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 | | William J. Driscoll, Jr. |
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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 providing transparency for the Blue Hills Reservation Trust Fund. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :William J. Driscoll, Jr.Norfolk, Plymouth and Bristol 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1879 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 575 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Driscoll, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 575) of William J. Driscoll, Jr. |
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| 19 | 19 | | relative to the administration of the Blue Hills Reservation Trust Fund by the Department of |
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| 20 | 20 | | Conservation and Recreation. Environment and Natural Resources. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 785 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act providing transparency for the Blue Hills Reservation Trust Fund. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 34C of chapter 92 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “commission”, in line 12, the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3following words:- ; provided, that all revenue generated by motion picture or television |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4production location fees and contracts shall be transferred to the fund within 60 days of receipt |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5by the commonwealth. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6 SECTION 2. Said section 34C of said chapter 92, as so appearing, is hereby further |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7amended by adding the following sentence: Quarterly, the department of conservation and |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8recreation shall submit a detailed report to the clerk of the house of representatives and the house |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9committee on ways and means regarding the fund’s financial position including, but not limited 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10to: (i) revenue and expenditures of the fund; (ii) sources of revenue and fees; and (iii) details on |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11any restrictions of the use of funds held in the account. |
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