SENATE DOCKET, NO. 584        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1499

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Brian A. Joyce

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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 creating the Borderland State Park trust fund.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Brian A. Joyce

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 584        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1499

By Mr. Joyce, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1499) of Brian A. Joyce for legislation to create the Borderland State Park trust fund.  Revenue.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1348 OF 2013-2014.]

 

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 creating the Borderland State Park trust fund.

 

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 92 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 official edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 34C the following section:-

Section 34D. Notwithstanding any general or special law or administrative bulletin to the contrary and pursuant to section 34, there is hereby established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund, to be known as the Borderland State Park Trust Fund, which shall be used for the purposes of advancing recreational, educational and conservation interests, including, but not limited to, the construction and maintenance of facilities and infrastructure improvements for the area within the reservation. The trust shall receive, hold and expend all fees generated by parking, permits, licenses and all other agreements not currently being directed to the General Fund relating to the use of the reservation land as authorized by the commission. The department shall not make expenditures from this fund so as to cause the fund to be deficient.

SECTION 2: This law shall be referred to as "The William Hocking Law".

SECTION 3: This act shall take effect upon passage.