{"AmendmentNumber":"184","ParentBillNumber":"H5562","Bill":null,"Sponsor":{"Id":"C_H1","Name":"Christopher Hendricks","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/C_H1","ResponseDate":"2026-07-06T14:44:46.343"},"Category":null,"Action":"Consolidated","RollCall":[],"Title":"Port of New Bedford Economic Impact Study","Branch":"House","RedraftNumber":null,"IsFurther":false,"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Text":"Mr. Hendricks of New Bedford moves to amend the bill in Section 2, in item 7002-8087, by inserting after \"grants\" the following \"; and provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for an economic impact study of the Port of New Bedford; provided further, that such study shall evaluate the port’s contributions to regional and statewide employment, commercial fishing, seafood processing, maritime commerce, offshore wind development, tax revenues, and supply-chain activity; provided further, that funds shall be expended by the New Bedford Port Authority, or its designee, and may be used for professional services, data collection, stakeholder engagement, and report preparation; provided further, that the results of the study shall be made available to the Executive Office of Economic Development and the clerks of the House of Representatives and Senate upon completion.\"\r\n"}