HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 304        FILED ON: 1/11/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1634

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

William M. Straus

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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 local control of boat excise revenue.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

William M. Straus

10th Bristol

1/11/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 304        FILED ON: 1/11/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1634

By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1634) of William M. Straus relative to local control of boat excise revenue.  Revenue.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2689 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to local control of boat excise revenue.

 

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 60B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "forty" in line 56 the following sentence:-

A city or town may change the per cent of said excise that is credited to its municipal waterways improvement and maintenance fund by a vote of its legislative body; provided, however, that a legislative body shall not decrease the excise credited to its municipal waterways improvement and maintenance fund below fifty per cent.