Bill > H4676

This bill aims to improve and modernize planning and community development in the city of Boston. It abolishes the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the Economic Development and Industrial Corporation of Boston, and creates a new Boston Planning Board to take on their powers and duties. The bill gives the new Boston Planning Board additional authorities to address issues of affordability, resiliency, and community development across the city. It requires coordination and cooperation between the new Board and the city government, and lays out specific procedures and requirements for the Board to develop and implement plans in these areas. The bill also provides for the transfer of personnel, assets, and obligations from the abolished entities to the new Board.