Amendment ID: S2801-21

Amendment 21

Assistance for hosting agreements

Messrs. Tarr, Moore and O'Connor move that the proposed new draft be amended by inserting after section _ the following new section:-

"SECTION _. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary there shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the host community technical assistance fund. Said fund shall be monitored and operated by the Cannabis Control Commission. The purposes of this fund shall be for aiding cities and towns in dealing with and developing ‘host community agreements’, as defined by Chapter 94G Section 1 of the General Laws, and in permitting and regulating marijuana facilities. The fund shall be funded through the revenue collected from the state marijuana tax as defined by Section 2 of chapter 64N of the General Laws at a rate of .05% per annum, and in addition any of the following included but not limited to: i) legislative appropriations; ii) gifts or grants from private or public sources; iii) any legislatively authorized transfers approved by the secretary of administration and finance. Any amounts in the fund shall not revert to the general fund. Any interest earned on the amounts in the fund shall be deposited or retained in the fund.

The cannabis control commission shall submit annually by Dec 31 a report of the activities of said fund to the clerks of the house and senate"