HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2529 FILED ON: 1/19/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2770
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Harold P. Naughton, Jr.
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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 tax credits for homeless veteran housing.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Harold P. Naughton, Jr. | 12th Worcester | 1/19/2017 |
James M. Cantwell | 4th Plymouth | 10/24/2017 |
Linda Dean Campbell | 15th Essex | 10/24/2017 |
James M. Murphy | 4th Norfolk | 10/24/2017 |
Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | 10/24/2017 |
David F. DeCoste | 5th Plymouth | 10/24/2017 |
Paul McMurtry | 11th Norfolk | 10/24/2017 |
Paul Tucker | 7th Essex | 10/24/2017 |
Patrick M. O'Connor | Plymouth and Norfolk | 10/24/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2529 FILED ON: 1/19/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2770
By Mr. Naughton of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2770) of Harold P. Naughton, Jr., and others for legislation to allocate tax credits for projects sponsored by nonprofits to provide permanent housing for formerly homeless veterans in service-based multifamily property and projects. Veterans and Federal Affairs. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3157 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 tax credits for homeless veteran housing.
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: Notwithstanding any other general of special law to the contrary, the Commonwealth hereby directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to require that as part of the development of the Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) for 2011, the Department must set-aside no less than 10% of its allocated tax credits for projects sponsored by nonprofits that will provide permanent housing for formerly homeless veterans in a service-based multifamily property and projects of no fewer than 20 units.