Bill > H5250

This bill, titled "Enabling partnerships for growth", aims to support economic development, job creation, and housing and climate resilience initiatives across the Commonwealth. The key provisions of the bill include: - Funding for programs to support site assembly, predevelopment, and other activities to enhance commercial and industrial development sites, as well as matching grants to community development financial institutions to provide loans and grants to small businesses. - Funding to support broadband infrastructure, manufacturing workforce development programs, and research and development projects. - Grants and technical assistance to municipalities and regional applicants for community development, housing production, workforce training, economic opportunity, childcare, and climate resilience initiatives. - An employment social enterprise capital grant program to support non-profit organizations operating social enterprises that provide paid employment opportunities. - Funding for tourism and cultural marketing, facility improvements, and marketing initiatives to promote in-state tourism. - Provisions to support the creation of low-income and moderate-income housing near transit nodes, as well as sustainable and climate-resilient affordable multifamily housing. - Establishment of a student loan ombudsman within the Office of the Attorney General to assist student loan borrowers. - Tax credits to support the renovation of cranberry bogs and the creation of rural growth funds to attract investment to rural areas. - Various zoning reforms to facilitate the development of multifamily housing, accessory dwelling units, and open space residential developments. The bill also establishes several special commissions to study the future of work, journalism in underserved communities, the needs of agriculture, and the participation of minority and women-owned businesses in public construction projects.

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H5250