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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

AN ACT EXEMPTING A CERTAIN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT IN THE CITY OF BROCKTON FROM PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAWS

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.  Construction and development activity related to redevelopment by the Brockton Housing Authority, or by a limited liability company or limited partnership controlled by the Brockton Housing Authority, of the federally-assisted Campello High Rise located at 1380 Main street in the city of Brockton identified on the assessor’s map as parcels 117-034 and 117-003, or any part thereof or subsequently added to said parcel, shall not be subject to any general or special law related to the procurement and award of contracts for the planning, design, construction management, construction, reconstruction, installation, demolition, maintenance or repair of buildings by a public agency but shall be subject to sections 26 to 27H, inclusive, of chapter 149 of the General Laws. A conveyance of the project, whether by leasehold or fee estate, to an urban redevelopment corporation organized pursuant to chapter 121A of the General Laws or to a nonprofit state and federally-tax exempt corporation organized for the purpose of revitalizing the project or to a limited partnership or limited liability company whose primary purpose is revitalizing the project shall be subject to chapter 30B of the General Laws to the extent that the project is conveyed to an entity that is not owned, controlled or managed by the Brockton Housing Authority on the date of conveyance.

SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved, September 28, 2022.