SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1211        FILED ON: 2/12/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2067

 

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 resolve:

Resolve establishing a needs assessment of municipal public safety & security facilities.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Adam G. Hinds

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

4/6/2021

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

4/15/2021

Steven G. Xiarhos

5th Barnstable

9/23/2021


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1211        FILED ON: 2/12/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2067

By Mr. Hinds, a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 2067) of Adam G. Hinds and Jason M. Lewis for legislation to establish a needs assessment of municipal public safety and security facilities.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1860 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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Resolve establishing a needs assessment of municipal public safety & security facilities.

 

Resolved, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the division of capital asset management and maintenance, hereinafter “DCAMM”, shall, in consultation with the executive office of public safety and security, conduct a study of public safety and security facilities located in: municipalities with capital spending authorizations; in gateway municipalities, as defined in section 3A of chapter 23A; and municipalities experiencing a difficulty to pay for capital improvements to their public safety and security facilities; provided further, public safety and security facilities shall also include municipally owned facilities and state owned facilities, as provided in chapter 61 of the acts of 2009.

DCAMM shall study issues and make recommendations relating to the ability of municipalities to pay for costs associated with, but not limited to, repairs, construction, renovations, improvements, remediation, rehabilitation, modernization and demolition of public safety and security facilities.  The study shall further identify public safety and security facilities in municipalities that are in immediate need of fiscal support and capital improvements.

DCAMM shall file a report of their findings and recommendations with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means, the house and senate chairs of public safety and homeland security and the house and senate chairs of the gateway cities legislative caucus, not later than March 31, 2022.