SENATE DOCKET, NO. 69        FILED ON: 1/14/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1016

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James B. Eldridge

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to technical changes for the municipal relief act.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

James B. Eldridge

 

Paul J. Donato

35th Middlesex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 69        FILED ON: 1/14/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1016

By Mr. Eldridge, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1016) of Donato and Eldridge for legislation to make technical changes for the municipal relief act [Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government].

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to technical changes for the municipal relief act.

 

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.The second paragraph of section 4A of chapter 40 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following sentence:  "A decision to enter into an agreement under this section shall be solely subject to the approval of, in a city, the city council with the approval of the mayor, in a town, by the board of selectmen, and, in a district, by the prudential committee."

SECTION 2. Paragraph (B) of subsection (2) of section 44A of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as so appearing,  is hereby amended by striking out, in the fourth sentence, the words "system or" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- system and.