Bill > S2403

This bill provides for the expansion of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC). The key provisions include: - Authorizing the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) to develop, lease, construct, and operate the BCEC expansion project, which includes additional exhibition, meeting, and support space. The BCEC expansion project is exempt from the city's zoning code but subject to large project review. - Requiring the MCCA to implement measures to promote participation of minority, women, veteran, LGBTQ, and disabled-owned businesses, as well as Boston residents, in the development and construction of the project. - Allowing the MCCA to utilize construction manager-at-risk and trade contractor selection methods for the project. - Authorizing the MCCA to sell, lease, or transfer the Hynes Convention Center, with proceeds to be used for the BCEC expansion. - Designating a portion of the BCEC site as "BCEC Surplus Land" to be conveyed to the Boston Redevelopment Authority for potential redevelopment, subject to use restrictions. - Repealing sections of a previous 2014 act related to the BCEC expansion. The bill aims to facilitate the physical and operational expansion of the BCEC facility in Boston.