SENATE DOCKET, NO. 876        FILED ON: 1/13/2009

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 633

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act Relative to authorizing cities and towns to impose mitigation fees on certain housing developments..

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.   Chapter 40 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 54A the following section:_

Section 54B.  Cities and towns may impose mitigation fees on any housing development that negatively impacts the city or town by increasing traffic density, sewerage and other problems.