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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Colleen M. Garry

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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 relative to host community impact fees.

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PETITION OF:

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to host community impact fees.

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 3 of chapter 94G of the General Law as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the words: “Any cost to a city or town imposed by the operation of a marijuana establishment or medical marijuana treatment center shall be documented and considered a public record as defined by clause Twenty-sixth of section 7 of chapter 4” in lines 78-82 and replaced with the following words, “If the community can not document with certainty the costs to the town associated with the operation of a marijuana establishment or medical marijuana treatment center, the community impact fee shall be a Standard Allowance of 1 percent of the gross sales of the marijuana establishment or medical marijuana treatment center and shall not be effective for longer than 8 years.”