FILED ON: 7/28/2022
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 5120
Section 109 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2023 (see House, No. 5050), which had been returned by His Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message, see Attachment O of House, No. 5132). July 28, 2022. |
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 relative to the South Boston Community Development Foundation.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to further regulating the South Boston Community Development Foundation, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
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. Paragraph (g) of section 4 of chapter 152 of the acts of 1997, as amended by chapter 256 of the acts of 2006, is hereby further amended in subparagraph (i) by striking out the words “The South Boston Community Development Foundation or foundation shall consist of a committee of nine members: three members appointed by the governor who shall be business owners from the locally impacted neighborhood; three members appointed by the mayor who shall be representatives of local social service agencies; the senator from the first Suffolk district or his designee, who shall be a non-voting member; the representative from the fourth Suffolk district or his designee, who shall be a non-voting member; and the Boston city councilor from District two or his designee; all of whom, with the exception of the elected officials, shall be residents of South Boston and shall serve a two year term which may be extended by reappointment” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-
The South Boston Community Development Foundation, or foundation, shall consist of a committee of 11 members: 3 members appointed by the governor who shall be business owners from the locally-impacted neighborhood; 3 members appointed by the mayor who shall be representatives of local social service agencies; the senator from the first Suffolk district, or a designee; 1 member appointed by the senator from the first Suffolk district who shall be a veteran or active duty service member; the representative from the fourth Suffolk district, or a designee; a member of from the local hospitality workforce appointed by the representative of the fourth Suffolk district; and the Boston city councilor from district 2, or a designee; all of whom, with the exception of the elected officials, shall be residents of the South Boston section of the city of Boston, and shall serve a 2-year term which may be extended by reappointment.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2022.