SENATE DOCKET, NO. 500        FILED ON: 2/1/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 151

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jason M. Lewis

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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 establishing the Office of Massachusetts Main Streets.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

 

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

3/8/2021

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

3/23/2021

Adam J. Scanlon

14th Bristol

6/24/2021


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 500        FILED ON: 2/1/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 151

By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 151) of Jason M. Lewis, James B. Eldridge and Joanne M. Comerford for legislation to establish the Office of Massachusetts Main Streets.  Community Development and Small Businesses.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 86 OF 2019-2020.]

 

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 establishing the Office of Massachusetts Main Streets.

 

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

Chapter 23A of the 2018 Official Edition of the General Laws his hereby amended after section 13 by inserting the following new section:-

131/2 MOBD—Office of Massachusetts Main Streets

Within MOBD there shall be established an Office of Massachusetts Main Streets (OMMS). OMMS shall serve as the principal agency for promoting and protecting the downtown and commercial districts of the commonwealth’s cities and towns. OMMS shall provide informational, marketing, and technical assistance to federal, state and local Main Street groups and coordinate federal, state and local Main Street efforts to further accomplish the goal of promoting and protecting downtown and commercial districts of the commonwealth.