SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2094        FILED ON: 6/23/2014

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2227

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Harriette L. Chandler

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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 the Worcester DCU arena and convention center.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Harriette L. Chandler

First Worcester

John J. Mahoney

13th Worcester

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

John J. Binienda

17th Worcester

Daniel M. Donahue

16th Worcester

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2094        FILED ON: 6/23/2014

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2227

By Ms. Chandler, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2227) of Harriette L. Chandler, John J. Mahoney, Michael O. Moore, John J. Binienda and other members of the General Court (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to amend chapter 422 of the acts of 2006 relative to the Worcester DCU arena and convention center.  Municipalities and Regional Government.  [Local Approval Received.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Fourteen

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An Act relative to the Worcester DCU arena and convention center.

 

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 2 of Chapter 522 of the Acts of 2006 is hereby amended by deleting “$30,000,000” in line 13, and inserting in lieu thereof, “$60,000,000.”

SECTION 2.  Section 2 of Chapter 422 of the Acts of 2006 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “act” in line 14, the following provision: - “provided, however, that prior to the issuance of any funds pursuant to a loan order adopted under the authority of this act, the city manager, and the city treasurer and collector of taxes, shall file a report with the city council stating that revenues expected to be delivered by the city pursuant to Section 3(a) of this act.”

SECTION 3.  Section 3(b) of Chapter 422 of the Acts 2006 is hereby amended by inserting after “44” in line 67, the following: - “plus the approximate 0.90 acre parcel located at 65 Prescott Street, plus the approximate 0.24 acre parcel of land at 205 Summer Street, plus the approximate 1.09 acre parcels located at 212 Summer Street, plus the approximate 0.92 acre parcel shown as Area of Washington Square To Be Discontinued, on a plan of land prepared by BSC Group, Inc., titled Discontinuance Of A Portion Of Washington Square, dated June 6, 2013, to be recorded in the Worcester district registry of deeds, plus the approximate 4.28 acre parcel located at 2 Main Street, plus the approximate 2.42 acre parcel located at 1 Lincoln Square, plus, but only for the purpose of the receipts identified by section 3(a)(iii) of this act, the approximate 1.33 acre parcel of land consisting of parcels P-1, P-2, and O-1, on a plan of land prepared by Nitsch Engineering, titled Approval Not Required Plan, date November 29, 2012, to be recorded in the Worcester district registry of deeds.”