Amendment #293 to H4200

Public Process for Surplus Property Disposition

Mr. Toomey of Cambridge moves to amend the bill by adding the following sections:-

SECTION XXXX. Section 33 of chapter 7C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 official edition, is hereby amended by inserting after “acres” in line 113 the following:- “or if the gross square footage of all structures on the property is equal to or greater than 150,000 square feet”.

SECTION XXXX. The 12th paragraph of said section 33 of said chapter 7C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the 7th sentence the following:- “After the hearing is conducted, the commissioner shall make a draft of any reuse restrictions available to the public, and shall accept written comments for a period of 21 days. If after the hearing is conducted the commissioner determines that no reuse restrictions are necessary, the commissioner shall make that decision publicly known, and accept written comments on that decision for a period of 21 days.”

SECTION XXXX. Section 34 of said chapter 7C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after “acres” in line 79 the following:- “or if the gross square footage of all structures on the property is greater than or equal to 150,000 square feet”.

SECTION XXXX. The 7th paragraph of said section 34 of said chapter 7C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the 4th sentence, the following:- “After the hearing is conducted, the commissioner shall make a draft of any reuse restrictions available to the public, and shall accept written comments for a period of 21 days. If after the hearing is conducted the commissioner determines that no reuse restrictions are necessary, the commissioner shall make that decision publicly known, and accept written comments on that decision for a period of 21 days.”