HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2913        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3918

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Joseph W. McGonagle, 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 opportunity zones in gateway cities.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

1/16/2019

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

1/25/2019

Gerard J. Cassidy

9th Plymouth

1/29/2019

Paul A. Schmid, III

8th Bristol

1/30/2019

Paul F. Tucker

7th Essex

1/31/2019

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

1/31/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

2/1/2019

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

2/1/2019

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

2/1/2019

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/1/2019

Carlos González

10th Hampden

6/13/2019

Andres X. Vargas

3rd Essex

6/13/2019

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

6/13/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2913        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3918

By Mr. McGonagle of Everett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3918) of Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr., and others relative to opportunity zones in gateway cities.  Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.

 

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 opportunity zones in gateway cities.

 

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 16G of chapter 6A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-

(o) Gateway municipalities, as defined in section 3A of chapter 23A, with not less than 1 opportunity zone, as designated pursuant to the federal Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017, shall receive priority access to technical assistance to market or promote opportunity zones made available to municipalities by the executive office of housing and economic development.