SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1943        FILED ON: 1/15/2009

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 767

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act to allow impact fees..

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 40B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting, after section 21, the following section:- 

Section 21A.  Cities and towns in which low or moderate income housing is constructed under a comprehensive permit shall be authorized to assess and collect impacts on all such projects.  Such fees shall be expended on local infrastructure improvements related to the assessed project.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2009.