HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2714        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2694

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

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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 resolve:

Resolve establishing a study of public safety & security facilities.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

1/17/2019

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

1/30/2019

Peter Capano

11th Essex

1/28/2019

Carlos González

10th Hampden

2/1/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/1/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

1/30/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

2/1/2019

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

1/31/2019

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

1/29/2019

Frank A. Moran

17th Essex

1/22/2019

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/31/2019

Andres X. Vargas

3rd Essex

1/31/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2714        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2694

By Ms. Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, a petition (accompanied by resolve, House, No. 2694) of Tricia Farley-Bouvier and others for an investigation by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance of the ability to pay for costs associated public safety and security facilities in certain cities.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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Resolve establishing a study of public safety & security facilities.

 

Resolved, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the division of capital asset management and maintenance, hereinafter “DCAMM”, shall, in consultation with the executive office of public safety and security, conduct a study of public safety and security facilities located in: municipalities with capital spending authorizations; in gateway municipalities, as defined in section 3A of chapter 23A; and municipalities experiencing a difficulty to pay for capital improvements to their public safety and security facilities; provided further, public safety and security facilities shall also include municipally owned facilities and state owned facilities, as provided in chapter 61 of the acts of 2009.

DCAMM shall study issues and make recommendations relating to the ability of municipalities to pay for costs associated with, but not limited to, repairs, construction, renovations, improvements, remediation, rehabilitation, modernization and demolition of public safety and security facilities.  The study shall further identify public safety and security facilities in municipalities that are in immediate need of fiscal support and capital improvements.

DCAMM shall file a report of their findings and recommendations with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means, the house and senate chairs of public safety and homeland security and the house and senate chairs of the gateway cities legislative caucus, not later than March 31, 2020.