Amendment #1202 to H3800

Conservation Land Tax Credit

Representatives Jones of North Reading, Pignatelli of Lee, Vieira of Falmouth, Gentile of Sudbury, Poirier of North Attleborough, Whelan of Brewster, Hecht of Watertown, Muratore of Plymouth, Ferguson of Holden, Cutler of Duxbury, Kane of Shrewsbury, Crocker of Barnstable, Meschino of Hull, LaNatra of Kingston, Harrington of Groton, Haggerty of Woburn, Howitt of Seekonk, Gifford of Wareham, Hill of Ipswich, Blais of Sunderland, Hunt of Sandwich, Dykema of Holliston and Muradian of Grafton move to amend the bill by adding the following 12 sections:-

“SECTION AA.  Subsection (p) of section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding, in line 760, after the words “as amended” the following words:- “, or a nonprofit trust in realty organized for the purposes of land conservation established pursuant to chapter 203.”

SECTION BB.  Said subsection (p) of said section 6 of said chapter 62, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 826, the figure “$2,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$3,000,000”.

SECTION CC.  Said subsection (p) of said section 6 of said chapter 62, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 826, the figure “$3,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$4,000,000”.

SECTION DD.  Said subsection (p) of said section 6 of said chapter 62, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 826, the figure “$4,000,000”and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$5,000,000”.

SECTION EE. Section 38AA of chapter 63, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding, in line 29, after the words “as amended” the following words:- , or a nonprofit trust in realty organized for the purposes of land conservation established pursuant to chapter 203.

SECTION FF. Said section 38AA of said chapter 63, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 88, the figure “$2,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$3,000,000”.

SECTION GG. Said section 38AA of said chapter 63, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 88, the figure “$3,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$4,000,000”.

SECTION HH. Said section 38AA of said chapter 63, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 88, the figure “$4,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$5,000,000”.

SECTION II.  Sections BB and FF shall take effect on January 1, 2019.

SECTION JJ. Sections CC and GG shall take effect on January 1, 2020.

SECTION KK. Sections DD and HH shall take effect on January 1, 2021.

SECTION LL. This act shall expire on December 31, 2029.”

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #1202, as changed to H3800

Conservation Land Tax Credit