SENATE DOCKET, NO. 977        FILED ON: 2/9/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 859

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Joseph A. Boncore

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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 restoring the Commonwealth's public housing.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Joseph A. Boncore

First Suffolk and Middlesex

 

Jessica Ann Giannino

16th Suffolk

3/3/2021

John C. Velis

Second Hampden and Hampshire

3/8/2021

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

3/8/2021

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

3/11/2021

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

3/15/2021

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

3/25/2021

Maria Duaime Robinson

6th Middlesex

4/1/2021

Adam G. Hinds

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden

4/29/2021


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 977        FILED ON: 2/9/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 859

By Mr. Boncore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 859) of Joseph A. Boncore, Jessica Ann Giannino, John C. Velis, Thomas M. Stanley and other members of the General Court for legislation to restore the Commonwealth's public housing.  Housing.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 774 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 restoring the Commonwealth's public housing.

 

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 34 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the following paragraph:-

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, construction and development activity related to redevelopment of state-aided public housing projects where the land, buildings or structures associated with the housing project have been conveyed or transferred to a private entity for purposes of completing the redevelopment shall not be subject to any general or special law related to the procurement and award of contracts for the planning, design, construction management, construction, reconstruction, installation, demolition, maintenance or repair of buildings by a public agency, provided that the department shall review and approve the procurement processes used to undertake this redevelopment in accordance with subsection (q) of section 26.  Provided further that all construction, reconstruction, alteration, installation, demolition, maintenance or repair shall be subject to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 149 sections 26 to 27F inclusive and Massachusetts General Law Chapter 149 section 29.