HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3650        FILED ON: 2/19/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 527

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul W. Mark

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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 transformative development initiatives in rural communities.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

2/19/2021

Natalie M. Blais

1st Franklin

2/24/2021

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

3/31/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3650        FILED ON: 2/19/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 527

By Mr. Mark of Peru, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 527) of Paul W. Mark, Natalie M. Blais and Joanne M. Comerford relative to transformative development initiatives in rural communities.  Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.

 

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 transformative development initiatives in rural communities.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 23G of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting in section 46 the following new subsection:-

(n) The fund director shall allocate a portion of the original capitalization of the fund, not to exceed ten percent, to provide technical assistance to revitalize and support development in rural municipalities by utilizing any of the following methods of providing technical assistance: (i) grants to support the hiring of professional staff or professional services by a rural municipality, an instrumentality of a rural municipality, or a regional planning authority; (ii) reimbursement for professional staff employed by the agency and embedded in a rural municipality, an instrumentality of a rural municipality, or a regional planning authority; (iii) grants to pay third-party professional services managed by the agency; and (iv) any other variation on the provision of technical assistance consistent with this section.