Amendment #198 to H3400

An Act relative to expanding the septic system tax credit

Representatives Barrows of Mansfield and Howitt of Seekonk move to amend the bill by adding the following new section:

"SECTION XXXX. SECTION 1: Part (i), Section 6, Chapter 62, of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the word “refundable” before the word “credit” in the line “…shall be allowed a credit equal to 40 per cent of the expenditures for design and construction expenses …”

SECTION 2: Part (i), Section 6, Chapter 62, of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by striking the word “failed” in the line “…shall be allowed a credit equal to 40 per cent of the expenditures for design and construction expenses for the repair or replacement of a failed cesspool or septic system.”

SECTION 3: Part (i), Section 6, Chapter 62, of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by striking the word “five” in the line “… that said credit shall not exceed $1,500 in any tax year and any excess credit may be applied over the following five subsequent tax years up to an aggregate maximum of $6,000 …” and inserting thereof in its place the word “ten”

SECTION 4: This act shall take effect upon passage.