Amendment ID: S2397-19

Amendment 19

Improve transparency of HDIP program

Mr. Eldridge, Ms. Rausch, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Miranda, Ms. Jehlen and Mr. Montigny move that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section 41 the following sections:-

"SECTION 42. Clause (iii) of subsection (e) of section 4 of chapter 40V of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “the”, in line 90, the following words:- project name,.

SECTION 43. Said clause (iii) of said subsection (e) of said section 4 of said chapter 40V, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “rents”, in line 91, the following words:- or prices,.

SECTION 44. Said clause (iii) of said subsection (e) of said section 4 of said chapter 40V, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “units,”, in line 91, the following words:- number of bedrooms in each unit.

SECTION 45. Said clause (iii) of said subsection (e) of said section 4 of said chapter 40V, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out , in line 93, the figure “60” and inserting in place thereof the following figure :- 50.

SECTION 46. Said clause (iii) of said subsection (e) of said section 4 of said chapter 40V, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “project,”, in line 100, the following words:- and the amount and duration of the property tax exemption.

SECTION 47. Said Section 5 of said chapter 40V, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the first sentence the following sentence:- The department shall award credits competitively using a published HDIP credit allocation plan containing a scoring process with clear criteria developed after a public notice and comment process and shall be reviewed at least every 5 years."