HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3642        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2996

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Nick Collins and Linda Dorcena Forry

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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 increasing transparency for the University of Massachusetts Building Authority.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Nick Collins

4th Suffolk

1/20/2017

Linda Dorcena Forry

First Suffolk

2/2/2017

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

2/3/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3642        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2996

By Representative Collins of Boston and Senator Forry, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2996) of Nick Collins, Linda Dorcena Forry and Daniel J. Hunt relative to the lease agreements and partnerships entered into by the University of Massachusetts Building Authority.  Higher Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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An Act increasing transparency for the University of Massachusetts Building Authority.

 

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to ensure transparency for the taxpayers of the Commonwealth, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
 

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 5 of chapter 773 of the acts of 1960, as amended by section 110 of chapter 653 of the acts of 1989, is hereby further amended by striking out subsection (d) in its entirety.

SECTION 2.  Section 7 of said chapter 773, as amended by section 11 of chapter 684 of the acts of 1963, is hereby further amended by adding the following sentence: "provided further that this section shall not apply to any lease agreement and/or public-private partnership entered into by the Authority".

SECTION 3. Section 15 of said chapter 773 is hereby amended by adding the following: "provided further that this section shall not apply to any lease agreement and/or public-private partnership entered into by the Authority".