Bill > H3809

This bill modernizes the governance of port authority parks in the East Boston section of the city of Boston. Key provisions include: 1. Establishing the East Boston Project Advisory Committee (PAC) to have oversight and advisory roles over the planning, design, construction, use, operation, security, and maintenance of the parks, which include Piers Park, Bremen Street Park, the Al Festa Little League field, and the Narrow Gauge Extension. 2. Authorizing the Massachusetts Port Authority (the Authority) to enter into agreements with the PAC regarding the parks and to apply for and receive funds to provide for their design, construction, and operation. 3. Setting forth the composition and appointment process for the 21-member PAC, ensuring representation of the diverse East Boston community. 4. Requiring the Authority to fund the final design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Phase I and Phase II parks, while allowing the Authority to convey or lease the Phase III park to a nonprofit entity for development. 5. Dissolving the existing PAC membership and bylaws as of March 31, 2023 and requiring new appointments to be made pursuant to the bill's provisions.