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MA H3979

MA H3979
Relative to certain affordable housing in the city of Chelsea


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Introduced
06/05/2019
In Committee
02/05/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to certain affordable housing in the city of Chelsea. Housing.

AI Summary

This bill exempts certain construction and development activities related to the redevelopment of the Innes Apartments public housing project in Chelsea, Massachusetts, from general or special laws related to the procurement and award of contracts for public works projects. The bill also allows the project to be conveyed to and owned, maintained, and operated by an entity that is not owned, controlled, or managed by the Chelsea Housing Authority, provided that the entity enters into a binding legal contract and land use restriction to preserve or construct the required portion of public housing units for the project. The bill requires the project to comply with relevant laws and regulations governing public housing, and construction activities by the entity to be subject to applicable labor laws.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Amendment (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) adopted, see H4368 (on 02/05/2020)

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