Amendment #1124 to H3800

Places Not Meant for Human Habitation

Representatives Decker of Cambridge, Connolly of Cambridge, Crocker of Barnstable, Barber of Somerville, Pignatelli of Lee, Khan of Newton, Gouveia of Acton, Miranda of Boston, Domb of Amherst, Linsky of Natick, Cahill of Lynn, Lewis of Framingham and Capano of Lynn move to amend the bill in section 2, in item 7004-0101, in line 31, by inserting after “situation;” the following:

“provided further, that not more than $300,000 shall be expended to establish and administer a pilot program to provide temporary emergency assistance to families who on the date of application for emergency assistance have no other feasible alternative housing, as defined in 760 CMR 67.06.1(b), and who, but for not having spent 1 night in a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including but not limited to a car, park, abandoned building, medical facility, bus or train station, airport or camping ground, would be eligible for emergency assistance under clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d);”;

and in said item by striking out the figures “$165,745,706” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$166,045,706”.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #1124 to H3800

Places Not Meant for Human Habitation