Amendment ID: S2800-33-R1

Redraft Amendment 33

Military Grade Controlled Property Notification

Ms. Lovely and Ms. Creem move to amend the bill in section 38, in proposed subsection (k) of section 6B of chapter 29 of the General Laws, by adding the following sentence:- “The department of state police, the office of law enforcement of the executive office of energy and environmental affairs or the Massachusetts bay transportation authority police force shall file a report on any approval of an application for military grade controlled property or related funds or acquisition by transfer of military grade controlled property from a federal agency, describing the type of military grade controlled property acquired and the amount of funds expended on the acquisition, with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the joint committee on ways and means and the joint committee on public safety and homeland security.”; and

in section 39, in proposed subsection (a) of section 6B1/2 of chapter 29 of the General Laws, by adding the following sentence:- “The regional law enforcement council or multi-jurisdictional law enforcement agency shall file a report on any approval of an application for military grade controlled property or related funds or the acquisition by transfer of military grade controlled property from a federal agency, describing the type of military grade controlled property acquired and the amount of funds expended on the acquisition, with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the joint committee on ways and means and the joint committee on public safety and homeland security.”; and

in said section 39, in proposed subsection (c) of section 6B1/2 of chapter 29 of the General Laws, by adding the following sentence:- “The sheriff’s department shall file a report on any approval of an application for military grade controlled property or related funds or the acquisition by transfer of military grade controlled property from a federal agency, describing the type of military grade controlled property acquired and the amount of funds expended on the acquisition, with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the joint committee on ways and means and the joint committee on public safety and homeland security.”.