Budget Amendment ID: FY2022-S3-144-R1

Redraft OTH 144

Establishing a commission on the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution

Messrs. Barrett, O'Connor and Tarr moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section 60 the following section:-

“SECTION 60A. (a) There shall be a special commission to investigate and study the promotion and celebration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the American Revolution. The commission shall consist of: the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on tourism, arts and cultural development, who shall serve as co-chairs; 2 members of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the house minority leader; 2 members of the senate, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the senate minority leader; 2 members who shall be appointed by the state secretary; 1 member who shall be appointed by the mayor of the city of Boston; 1 member who shall be appointed by the mayor of the city of Cambridge; 1 member who shall be appointed by the select board of town of Arlington; 1 member who shall be appointed by the select board of the town of Concord; 1 member who shall be appointed by the select board of the town of Lexington; 1 member who shall be appointed by the select board of the town of Lincoln; the commissioner of conservation and recreation or a designee; the adjutant general or a designee; the president of The Massachusetts Historical Society or a designee; the executive director of The American Antiquarian Society or a designee; the president of the Massachusetts Council for Social Studies, Inc. or a designee; the executive director of the commission on Indian affairs or a designee; the president of the New England Historic Genealogical Society or a designee; the executive director of Preservation Massachusetts or a designee; the executive director of the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities or a designee; the executive director of the Massachusetts cultural council or a designee; the executive director of the Massachusetts Lodging Association, Inc. or a designee; and 15 members who shall be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the executive office of education, 1 of whom shall be a representative of The Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Museum of African American History in the city of Boston, 2 of whom shall be scholars from an institution of higher learning with expertise in the area of colonial, revolutionary era history or American civics, 1 of whom shall be a member of the greater Boston business community, 2 of whom shall be representatives of the federal National Park Service with experience in geographical areas of the commonwealth of importance to Revolutionary War history, 1 of whom shall be a member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah, 1 of whom shall be a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Freedom Trail Foundation, Inc., 2 of whom shall be representatives of the office of travel and tourism and 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

(b) As part of its study and investigation, the commission shall: (i) develop a comprehensive plan for promoting and celebrating the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the American Revolution; (ii) identify all opportunities for individuals, municipalities or other actors across the commonwealth to participate in celebrations of the anniversary and recognize the particular history of their geographical areas; (iii) investigate and promote under-represented voices in the American Revolution including, but not limited to, women, native peoples and persons of color; and (iv) submit a report to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president and the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate that shall include, but not be limited to, an overview of the commonwealth’s particular role in the American Revolution and notable battles, events and figures of the era. Upon agreement of the governor, speaker of the house of representatives and the senate president, the report may be published for distribution to the public.”.