FILED ON: 12/21/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4088

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act further regulating the Massachusetts Port Authority community advisory committee.

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

Section 36 of chapter 465 of the acts of 1956, as most recently amended by sections 47 to 50, inclusive, of chapter 10 of the acts of 2015, is hereby further amended by striking out subsection (i) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:

(i) The Massachusetts Port Authority Community Advisory Committee may incur expenses, to be paid by the authority, as follows:

(1)from January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018: no more than $250,000;

(2)from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019: no more than $300,000;

(3)from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020: no more than $350,000;

(4)from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021: no more than $400,000;

(5)from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022: no more than $450,000;

(6)from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023: no more than $500,000; and

(7)for each fiscal year thereafter: no more than $500,000.

Said payments shall be for annual expenses incurred in the performance of the Massachusetts Port Authority Community Advisory Committee’s duties and obligations under subsections (e) and (g), and for personnel under subsection (h). All expenses of the Massachusetts Port Authority Community Advisory Committee shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the authority.