HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1994        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2922

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul K. Frost

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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 to establish a special joint committee to study the Olympic Games in the Commonwealth.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

1/15/2015

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

1/22/2015

Marc T. Lombardo

22nd Middlesex

12/9/2019

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

12/9/2019

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

2/2/2015

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

12/9/2019

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

12/9/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

12/9/2019

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

12/9/2019

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

12/9/2019

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

12/9/2019

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

12/9/2019

Susannah M. Whipps Lee

2nd Franklin

12/9/2019

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

12/9/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1994        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2922

By Mr. Frost of Auburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2922) of Paul K. Frost and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to the feasibility of hosting the Olympic Games in the Commonwealth.  Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act to establish a special joint committee to study the Olympic Games in the Commonwealth.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

RESOLVED that a special joint committee of the General Court, to consist of 3 members of the House, 2 appointed by the Speaker and one appointed by the House Minority Leader, and 3 members of the Senate, 2 appointed by the Senate President and one by the Senate Minority Leader, is hereby established for the purpose of making an investigation and study relative to the feasibility of bidding for and hosting the Summer Olympic Games in Boston and how such costs and benefits impact the taxpayers and communities of the Commonwealth.

Said investigation and study shall include costs of the Commonwealth and costs to other non-hosting communities as well as the benefits. Said investigation and study shall include, but not be limited to, the prospects of working with other New England States and cities and towns outside the Commonwealth and should seek input from all regions and communities of the Commonwealth on costs, benefits and protecting transportation and other local and regional funding so it is not diverted for any possible infrastructure needs to host an Olympic Games in Boston.  Said investigation and study would also seek input from the business community across the Commonwealth, the travel and tourism industry, the restaurant and hospitality industry as well as major sporting facilities in and outside Boston.

Said investigation and study shall seek input from the Boston 2024 Organizing Committee or any other group or organization seeking to bring or research the feasibility of a Boston Summer Olympic Games in 2024; however, the special committee of the General Court shall still carry out its duties in the above mentioned ways and shall report its findings independently from its own investigation and study.

Said special committee shall report the results of its investigation and study, and its recommendations, if any, to the House and Senate Clerks, the House and Senate Ways and Means Committees, the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development, the Joint Committee on Economic Development and the Joint Committee on Transportation on or before the first Wednesday of December 2015.