Bill > S2971

This bill establishes the Massachusetts Public Safety Building Authority, an independent public authority that will assist municipalities with the construction and improvement of public safety facilities such as police stations and fire stations. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. Creation of the Massachusetts Public Safety Building Authority, a public instrumentality to administer a public safety building assistance program and provide financial assistance to municipalities for planning and constructing public safety facilities. 2. Establishment of a dedicated Public Safety Building Modernization and Reconstruction Trust Fund, which will be funded by a portion of the state's sales tax revenue, to support the authority's activities. 3. Granting the authority various powers, including reviewing and approving grant applications, providing technical assistance, developing project priority systems, and issuing bonds or notes to finance public safety projects. 4. Requiring the authority to conduct a comprehensive review of all municipal public safety buildings in the Commonwealth and develop a long-term capital plan to guide its policies and funding decisions. 5. Allowing eligible municipalities to apply for reimbursement of planning and survey costs, and to submit statements of interest for potential public safety facility projects that the authority can then invite them to formally apply for.

Budget and Finance

Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security (J)

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