HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2668        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2960

 

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 increasing the conservation land tax credit.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

2/16/2021

Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

2/18/2021

Steven G. Xiarhos

5th Barnstable

2/22/2021

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/22/2021

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

2/25/2021

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/26/2021

John Barrett, III

1st Berkshire

2/26/2021

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

3/4/2021

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

3/5/2021

Kip A. Diggs

2nd Barnstable

3/9/2021

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

3/11/2021

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

3/11/2021

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

3/11/2021

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

3/12/2021

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

3/15/2021

Michael P. Kushmerek

3rd Worcester

3/15/2021

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

3/15/2021

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

3/17/2021

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

3/23/2021

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

3/29/2021

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

3/31/2021

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

5/10/2021

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

10/3/2021

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

10/3/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2668        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2960

By Messrs. Jones of North Reading and Pignatelli of Lenox, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2960) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Smitty Pignatelli and others for legislation to increase the land conservation tax credit.  Revenue.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act increasing 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 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding, in line 769, after the words “as amended” the following words:- “, or private nonprofit trust compliant with chapter 203 organized for the purposes of land conservation, which is authorized to do business in the commonwealth, and which has tax-exempt status as a nonprofit charitable organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

SECTION 2. Said subsection (p) of said section 6 of said chapter 62, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 835, 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 835, 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 line835, 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 private nonprofit trust compliant with chapter 203 organized for the purposes of land conservation, which is authorized to do business in the commonwealth, and which has tax-exempt status as a nonprofit charitable organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

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, 2022.

SECTION 10. Sections 3 and 7 shall take effect on January 1, 2023.

SECTION 11. Sections 4 and 8 shall take effect on January 1, 2024.

SECTION 12.. Sections 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 of this act shall expire on December 31, 2031.