Amendment #15, as changed to H4367

Clarification of Enforcement of Host Community Agreements

Miss Gregoire of Marlborough moves to amend the bill in section 1 by striking out, in line 17, the word “begin” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- commence;

And moves to further amend the bill in section 1 by striking out lines 25 to 33, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following:-

(3) Terms and conditions related to the community impact fee shall be severable. If a term or condition related to the community impact fee is invalidated by the commission, all remaining provisions of the agreement shall remain in full force and effect. No applicant, licensee, or holder of a provisional or final certificate of registration shall be denied a license, registration, renewal thereof by the commission on the sole basis of an agreement containing an invalid term or condition related to the community impact fee.

(4) An agreement required by this subsection may be waived at the discretion of the host community with approval of the commission; provided, however, that the host community submits to the commission a written waiver executed by the host community and the marijuana establishment or medical marijuana treatment center.

(5) Any cost to a city or town imposed by the operation of a marijuana establishment or medical marijuana treatment center shall be documented and considered a public record as defined by clause Twenty-sixth of section 7 of chapter 4.

(6) The commission shall promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this subsection.