SENATE DOCKET, NO. 342        FILED ON: 1/11/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1800

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

William N. Brownsberger

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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 Garden of Peace.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex

 

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

1/31/2019

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

2/1/2019

James T. Welch

Hampden

2/19/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 342        FILED ON: 1/11/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1800

By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1800) of William N. Brownsberger, Todd M. Smola, Daniel J. Hunt and James T. Welch for legislation relative to the Garden of Peace.  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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An Act relative to the Garden of Peace.

 

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 35FFF of chapter 10, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “maintain the Garden of Peace” the following words:- The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund and shall receive, deposit and invest all monies transmitted to him under this section in accordance with sections 34, 34A and 38 of chapter 29 in such manner as to secure the highest rate of return available consistent with the safety of the fund, and shall credit interest and earnings on the trust fund corpus to the trust fund. The state treasurer shall transfer funds from the income and receipts of the fund to the victim and witness assistance board, as established in section 4 of 258B, from time to time, at the request of the board.