SECTION ONE

Section ten of chapter four hundred and ninety eight of the Acts of 1993, as previously amended, is hereby further amended by striking the first sentence of the sixth paragraph of said section and replacing it with the following sentence--

"Subsequent to final acceptance of the Reuse Plan and Bylaws, a substantial revision to the Reuse Plan and Bylaws shall not be effective until the Bank has approved and at least two of the three Towns have accepted, by a town meeting to be held at the same date and time in each of the Towns for the purpose of adopting or rejecting such revision, by majority vote of each town meeting, such revision to the Reuse Plan and Bylaws."

SECTION TWO

Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law or rule or regulation, plan, reuse plan, by­ law or ordinance to the contrary, and to advance the regional development objectives for which the Devens Regional Enterprise Zone was established, and to ameliorate the ongoing housing crisis in the Commonwealth, residential, irrespective of the number of units, shall be a permitted use and housing a development goal in zoning district established by Article V (A)(13) of the Devens By-laws, any limitation on the maximum number of square feet of building space to be developed and/or used in Devens under the Reuse Plan and By-Laws established pursuant to section 10 of chapter four hundred ninety-eight of the Acts of 1993 and any limitation on the total number of residential units to be allowed in Devens under said Reuse Plan and By-Laws shall not apply to any submission of a development plan for unified permitting in accordance with 974 CMR 1.00 et seq. for consideration and approval by the Devens Enterprise Commission created by section 11 of said chapter four hundred ninety-eight.