SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1197        FILED ON: 2/12/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1875

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Adam G. Hinds

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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 to reform payments in lieu of taxes for state-owned land.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Adam G. Hinds

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden

 

Suzanne M. Bump

Auditor of the Commonwealth

 

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

 

Maria Duaime Robinson

6th Middlesex

2/19/2021

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

3/8/2021

Eric P. Lesser

First Hampden and Hampshire

3/18/2021

Susannah M. Whipps

2nd Franklin

3/19/2021

Diana DiZoglio

First Essex

8/13/2021

Susan L. Moran

Plymouth and Barnstable

8/13/2021


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1197        FILED ON: 2/12/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1875

By Mr. Hinds, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1875) of Adam G. Hinds, Suzanne M. Bump, Joanne M. Comerford, Maria Duaime Robinson and other members of the General Court for legislation to reform payments in lieu of taxes for state-owned land.  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 to reform payments in lieu of taxes for state-owned land.

 

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. Section 16 of chapter 58 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the words “reimbursement percentage”. 

SECTION 2. Section 17 of chapter 58 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the section in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:-

Section 17. The treasurer in every year, not later than November twentieth, shall reimburse each town in which the commonwealth owns lands for the purposes named in section thirteen an amount in lieu of taxes upon the value of such land as reported to him by the commissioner under the preceding section, determined by multiplying each thousand dollars of valuation or fractional part thereof by the rate and in an amount provided for as follows:-

The rate equal to the average of the annual rates for three years preceding that in which such value is laid, said annual rates to be determined by an apportionment of the whole amount of money to be raised by taxation upon property in the commonwealth during each of the said three years, as returned by the assessors and approved by the commissioner, upon the aggregate valuation of all towns for each of the said three years, as returned under section 10C of chapter 58t.

The amount shall never be less than that paid in the prior year, except for the value of land removed from the program as described in section 15 of chapter 58.