Amendment ID: S2834-308-R1

Redraft Amendment 308

Seasonal Communities

Mr. Cyr and Ms. Moran move that the proposed new text be amended in section 2A, in item 1599-1953, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less that $5,000,000 shall be expended to the town of Truro to complete water main extension and road work improvements related to the construction of housing at the Walsh Property project”; and

in said section 2A, in item 7004-0097, by inserting after the word “affordable”, in line 672, the following words:- “and attainable”; and

in section 7, by inserting after the word “year”, in line 843, the following words:- “and “attainable housing” shall mean housing that is affordable for year round residents with incomes under a level set by the undersecretary in consultation with the seasonal communities advisory council” ; and

in said section 7, by striking out, in line 846, the figure "40" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “35”; and

in said section 7, by striking out, in line 893, the words “specifically intended” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “with preference for”; and

in said section 7, by inserting after the word “community”, in line 895, the following words:- “including teachers, public works employees, public safety employees, first responders, town administrators and other employees essential for municipal operations, as described under Section 42(g)(9)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code”; and

in said section 7, by striking out , in line 895, the words “and (iii)” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “(iii) expend funds to develop, on a biannual basis, a comprehensive housing needs assessment; (iv) establish a trust, individually or with 1 or more other seasonal community, to be known as the Year-Round Housing Trust Fund, to provide for the creation and preservation of affordable and attainable housing in seasonal communities for the benefit of year-round residents; provided, however, that the executive office of housing and livable communities, in consultation with the seasonal communities advisory council established in subsection (c), shall promulgate regulations pertaining to the membership, powers and duties of any such trust; and (v)”.