SENATE DOCKET, NO. 977 FILED ON: 2/9/2021
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 859
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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: |
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Joseph A. Boncore | First Suffolk and Middlesex |
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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.