Amendment ID: S7-3-R1

Redraft Amendment 3

Expiration for Local Approvals

Messrs. DeMacedo and Tarr move to amend the order by striking proposed rule 7C in its entirety, and inserting in place thereof the following:-

“7C. The approval vote required to file a petition, the operation of which is restricted to a particular city or town pursuant to the provisions of Section 8 of Article LXXXIX of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth, shall not expire and no additional vote shall be required until four years following such approval, regardless of any intervening action that may be taken by any legislative committee or either branch of the General Court; provided, however, that said authorization may be revoked, rescinded or modified by a subsequent vote of any duly constituted town meeting or a vote of a city council with the approval of the mayor.”