Amendment #1 to H4824

An Act relative to the lease of certain yacht clubs on land owned by the commonwealth

The committee on Bills in the Third Reading recommends that the bill be amended The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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House of Representatives,

The committee on Bills in the Third Reading, to whom was referred the

Engrossed Bill relative to the lease of certain yacht clubs on land owned by the commonwealth

(see House, No. 4824) being section 62 contained in the bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements (see House, No. 4800), which was returned by His Excellency the Governor pursuant to Article LVI with recommendation of amendment specified by him, (see Attachment F of House, No. 4833)

Reports recommending that the amendment recommended by His Excellency the Governor be considered in the following form:

by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sections:

“SECTION 1.  Chapter 65 of the acts of 2010, as amended by section 2 of chapter 143 of the acts of 2012 and chapter 282 of the acts of 2014, is hereby further amended by inserting after section 2 the following section:-

Section 2A. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the leases or other agreements executed under section 1 shall not require an annual rental payment increase of more than 4 per cent of the established rental or permit payment rate for each lease or other agreement as of January 1, 2018. This section shall not apply to any lease or other agreement executed by a club associated with an institution of higher education.

SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect as of July 1, 2018.”