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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Antonio F. D. Cabral

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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 higher education capital investment in gateway cities.

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PETITION OF:

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act relative to higher education capital investment in gateway cities.

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

Chapter 258, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following after section 14: - 

Section 15. Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, the authorizations contained in this chapter may not be used to fund projects that fail to meet one of the following criteria: (a) construction of the project began prior to July 1, 2021; (b) the project is not located in a municipality that is or is adjacent to a gateway municipality, as defined by section 3A of chapter 23A of the General Laws, or (c) the project is located within a gateway municipality, as so defined,  is within 2000 feet of such municipality’s city hall and is or will be within 500 feet of public transportation upon completion of the project.