HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 833        FILED ON: 1/13/2009

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3241

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act providing additional funding for the affordable housing trust fund. ..

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.  Section 2E of chapter 90, of the general laws, as appearing in the 2006

Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-

(d) The registrar shall furnish, upon application, to the owners of private passenger motor vehicles plates, which shall display on their face a design indicating support for affordable housing in the commonwealth, and the words “house Massachusetts” provided, however, that the design of the plate shall be determined by the advisory committee of the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, established by section 4 of chapter 121D, in consultation with and subject to the approval of said registrar.  There shall be a fee of not less than 40 dollars for such plates in addition to the established registration fee for private passenger motor vehicles, such fee being payable at the time of registration of such vehicle and at each renewal thereof.  The portion of the total fee remaining after the deduction of costs directly attributable to the issuance of such plates shall be deposited in said Affordable Housing Trust Fund established by section 2 of chapter 121D.