Amendment #33 to S3064

Municipal Management of Rinks

Mr. Donato of Medford moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

SECTION XXXX. Section 52 of chapter 206 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (e) the following subsection:

(f) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, prior to offering the ice skating rinks and facilities listed in subsection (a) for lease, the commissioner, in consultation with the department of conservation and recreation, may notify in writing the municipality in which the ice skating rink is located of its intention to lease the property and may offer to lease and enter into other agreements with said  municipality under terms and conditions that the commissioner, in consultation with the department, considers appropriate, including with regard to rent and other consideration; provided however that the lease shall be for a term not to exceed 30 years and consistent with the conditions established in: (i) subsection (b), (ii) clauses (i) to (xi), inclusive, of the first sentence of subsection (c) and (iii) subsection (d). If the commissioner receives written notice from the municipality of its intention to enter into a lease and other agreements within 30 days of the date of the commissioner’s written notice, the municipality and the commissioner, in consultation with the department of conservation and recreation, shall promptly commence negotiations of the lease and other agreements for the use, operation, maintenance, repair and improvement of the state-owned ice skating rink and facility.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #33 to S3064

Municipal Management of Rinks