HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2315        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2522

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and Smitty Pignatelli

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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 the conservation land tax credit.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/17/2019

Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

1/18/2019

Bradford Hill

4th Essex

1/23/2019

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/17/2019

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

1/17/2019

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

1/30/2019

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

1/30/2019

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/28/2019

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

1/28/2019

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

1/28/2019

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

1/28/2019

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

1/28/2019

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

1/28/2019

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/28/2019

Natalie M. Blais

1st Franklin

1/28/2019

John Barrett, III

1st Berkshire

1/29/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

1/29/2019

Dylan A. Fernandes

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

1/29/2019

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

1/29/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/30/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Paul A. Schmid, III

8th Bristol

1/30/2019

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

1/30/2019

William M. Straus

10th Bristol

1/30/2019

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

1/30/2019

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Michael J. Soter

8th Worcester

1/30/2019

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

1/30/2019

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/30/2019

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

1/31/2019

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

1/31/2019

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

1/31/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

1/31/2019

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Michael J. Finn

6th Hampden

2/1/2019

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

1/31/2019

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

Second Hampden and Hampshire

1/31/2019

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Susannah M. Whipps

2nd Franklin

2/1/2019

Liz Miranda

5th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

2/1/2019

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

2/1/2019

James M. Kelcourse

1st Essex

2/1/2019

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

2/1/2019

Linda Dean Campbell

15th Essex

2/1/2019

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

2/1/2019

David T. Vieira

3rd Barnstable

2/1/2019

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/1/2019

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

2/1/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

2/1/2019

Maria Duaime Robinson

6th Middlesex

2/1/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2315        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2522

By Messrs. Jones of North Reading and Pignatelli of Lee, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2522) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Smitty Pignatelli and others for legislation to increase the limit on tax credits for donations of certified land to public or private conservation agencies.  Revenue.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to the conservation land tax credit.

 

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.  Subsection (p) of section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding, in line 760, after the words “as amended” the following words:- , or a nonprofit trust in realty organized for the purposes of land conservation established pursuant to chapter 203.

SECTION 2.  Said subsection (p) of said section 6 of said chapter 62, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 826, the figure “$2,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $3,000,000.

SECTION 3.  Said subsection (p) of said section 6 of said chapter 62, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 826, the figure “$3,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $4,000,000.

SECTION 4.  Said subsection (p) of said section 6 of said chapter 62, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 826, the figure “$4,000,000”and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $5,000,000.

SECTION 5. Section 38AA of chapter 63, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding, in line 29, after the words “as amended” the following words:- , or a nonprofit trust in realty organized for the purposes of land conservation established pursuant to chapter 203.

SECTION 6. Said section 38AA of said chapter 63, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 88, the figure “$2,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $3,000,000.

SECTION 7. Said section 38AA of said chapter 63, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 88, the figure “$3,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$4,000,000”.

SECTION 8. Said section 38AA of said chapter 63, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 88, the figure “$4,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$5,000,000”.

SECTION 9.  Sections 2 and 6 shall take effect on January 1, 2020.

SECTION 10. Sections 3 and 7 shall take effect on January 1, 2021.

SECTION 11. Sections 4 and 8 shall take effect on January 1, 2022.

SECTION 12. This act shall expire on December 31, 2029.