MA H4166

Bill

Authorizing the city of Cambridge to provide police, fire, emergency and other municipal services to certain properties in the city of Somerville and the city of Boston

Introduced
09/30/2021

In Committee
09/30/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to authorizing the city of Cambridge to provide police, fire, emergency and other municipal services to certain properties in the city of Somerville and the city of Boston. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the city of Cambridge to provide police, fire, emergency, and other municipal services to certain properties located in the cities of Somerville and Boston, known as the "Cambridge Crossing" development. The majority of this mixed-use development is situated in Cambridge, with smaller portions in Somerville and Boston. The bill allows Cambridge to provide these services as if the entire development were located within Cambridge, and authorizes Cambridge to enter into mutual aid agreements with Somerville and Boston to receive payments to cover the costs of providing these services to the portions of the development located in those cities. The purpose is to enable increased efficiency and expeditious delivery of public safety responses across the entire Cambridge Crossing development.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Marjorie Decker (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4933 (on 06/29/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4166

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4166
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4166.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1526	Requiring the relocation of the Cambridge District Court	Accompanied a new draft, see H4502	Similar To
H2725	Relative to Group 2 retirement	Accompanied a study order, see H5319	Similar To
H2942	Authorizing the city of Boston to fund affordable housing through a fee on certain real estate transfers	No further action taken	Similar To
H3221	Designating the Boston cream pie cupcake as the official cupcake of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5334	Similar To
H3395	Providing for a study to be conducted on the cost feasibility of implementing a ferry service to Long Island in Boston Harbor	No further action taken	Similar To
H3768	Authorizing the city of Cambridge to utilize certain land used for park, playground or recreation uses for general municipal purposes, including but not limited to school purposes, and for installation of subsurface geothermal wells in certain land used for park, playground or recreation uses	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H3996	Similar To
H3939	Authorizing the city of Cambridge to include a ballot question on the November 2, 2021 municipal ballot relative to the home rule charter	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
H4933	Certain matters concerning municipal governance	No further action taken	Replaced by
H847	Resolve to establish a special commission to perform an investigation and providing for a study relative to the long term management, maintenance and future use of the Boston Harbor Long and Moon Islands	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	Similar To
H865	Expanding pleasure boat access to Boston Harbor	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	Similar To
S1596	Authorizing the city of Somerville to repeal the provisions of Chapter 327 of the Acts of 2004 - An Act relative to public safety in the city of Somerville	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 236 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S1693	Relative to retirement classification	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1774	Relative to boston school police retirement	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S2115	Relative to a transfer of a certain parcel of land in Hyde Park	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2257	Relative to congestion in East Boston	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S33	Directing the city of Boston police department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Daryle Lamonica	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1526

Requiring the relocation of the Cambridge District Court

Accompanied a new draft, see H4502

Similar To

H2725

Relative to Group 2 retirement

Accompanied a study order, see H5319

Similar To

H2942

Authorizing the city of Boston to fund affordable housing through a fee on certain real estate transfers

No further action taken

Similar To

H3221

Designating the Boston cream pie cupcake as the official cupcake of the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H5334

Similar To

H3395

Providing for a study to be conducted on the cost feasibility of implementing a ferry service to Long Island in Boston Harbor

No further action taken

Similar To

H3768

Authorizing the city of Cambridge to utilize certain land used for park, playground or recreation uses for general municipal purposes, including but not limited to school purposes, and for installation of subsurface geothermal wells in certain land used for park, playground or recreation uses

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H3996

Similar To

H3939

Authorizing the city of Cambridge to include a ballot question on the November 2, 2021 municipal ballot relative to the home rule charter

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

H4933

Certain matters concerning municipal governance

No further action taken

Replaced by

H847

Resolve to establish a special commission to perform an investigation and providing for a study relative to the long term management, maintenance and future use of the Boston Harbor Long and Moon Islands

Accompanied a study order, see H5041

Similar To

H865

Expanding pleasure boat access to Boston Harbor

Accompanied a study order, see H5041

Similar To

S1596

Authorizing the city of Somerville to repeal the provisions of Chapter 327 of the Acts of 2004 - An Act relative to public safety in the city of Somerville

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 236 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S1693

Relative to retirement classification

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1774

Relative to boston school police retirement

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S2115

Relative to a transfer of a certain parcel of land in Hyde Park

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2257

Relative to congestion in East Boston

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S33

Directing the city of Boston police department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Daryle Lamonica

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

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