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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Joseph D. McKenna

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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 the state’s requirements for calculating the municipal land area for subsidized housing inventory (SHI).

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2942        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

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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 the state’s requirements for calculating the municipal land area for subsidized housing inventory (SHI).

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 40B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new section at the end thereof:

Section X, For the purposes of calculating whether Subsidized Housing Inventory Eligible Housing exists in the city or town on sites comprising more than 1-½ % of the total land area zoned for residential, commercial, or industrial use, pursuant to M.G.L. c. 40B, Sections 20-23, as further defined under 760 CMR 56.03(3)(b) the following categories shall by considered and shall not be counted towards the city or town's total land area:

a. total land area under M.G.L. c. 61A

b. total land area under M.G.L c. 61B

c. total land area consisting of all farmland with perpetual deed restrictions

d. total land area consisting of private cemeteries

e. total land area pertaining to all underground and above ground utilities including regional gas lines