MA H3823

Bill

MA H3823

Relative to community benefit districts

Introduced
07/19/2017

In Committee
07/19/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead

Vetoed
10/26/2017

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Section 30 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2018 (see House, No. 3800), which had been returned by His Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message, see Attachment G of House, No. 3828). July 17, 2017.

AI Summary

This bill establishes "community benefit districts" in Massachusetts, which are contiguous geographic areas with clearly-defined boundaries formed by property owners to provide supplemental services and programs beyond the standard government services provided by the municipality. The key provisions include: - Allowing community benefit district corporations to engage in various economic development, maintenance, and programming activities within the district. - Outlining the process for property owners to petition to establish a community benefit district, including obtaining signatures from owners representing over 50% of the proposed district's assessments. - Requiring the municipal governing body to hold a public hearing and approve the establishment of the district. - Specifying that participation in the district is permanent unless it is dissolved, and that all property owners must contribute fees based on the benefits they are anticipated to receive. - Detailing the structure and responsibilities of the community benefit district corporation's board of directors. - Authorizing the municipality to collect the district fees and disburse them to the corporation. - Providing a process for amending the district's boundaries and dissolving the district.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/01/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3823

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3823
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3823.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3800	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2018 for the maintenance of the departments, boards commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements	Item 8910-0108 passed over veto - see Roll Call #298 [YEAS 32 to NAYS 6]	Replaced by
H3818	To ensure safe access to marijuana	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
H3819	Requiring certain electronic toll collection fee notifications by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation	No further action taken	Similar To
H3828	A message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his reduction or disapproval of certain items and sections, and also with recommendations of amendments of certain sections contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2018 for the maintenance of the departments, board, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements [see House, No. 3800] (for	No further action taken	Replaced by
H3980	Relative to Community Benefit Districts	See H3823	Replaced by
H52	Relative to the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S10	Proposal for an initiative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars	Amendment again agreed to -- see Senate Roll Call #47 [YEAS 29 - NAYS 7] see House Roll Call #67 [YEAS 105 - NAYS 48]	Similar To
S18	Senate Rules of the Senate for 2017-2018	Report accepted, as amended	Similar To
S19	Joint Rules governing the 2017-2018 legislative sessions	See H2019	Similar To
S2071	Relative to healthy youth	New draft substituted, see S2113	Similar To
S2074	Report of the Special Commission on Pension Forfeiture	Placed on file	Similar To
S2104	Text of the Senate amendment to the House Bill establishing the Massachusetts pregnant workers fairness act (House, No. 3680, amended)	See H3680	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3800

Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2018 for the maintenance of the departments, boards commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements

Item 8910-0108 passed over veto - see Roll Call #298 [YEAS 32 to NAYS 6]

Replaced by

H3818

To ensure safe access to marijuana

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2017

Similar To

H3819

Requiring certain electronic toll collection fee notifications by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation

No further action taken

Similar To

H3828

A message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his reduction or disapproval of certain items and sections, and also with recommendations of amendments of certain sections contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2018 for the maintenance of the departments, board, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements [see House, No. 3800] (for

No further action taken

Replaced by

H3980

Relative to Community Benefit Districts

See H3823

Replaced by

H52

Relative to the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

S10

Proposal for an initiative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars

Amendment again agreed to -- see Senate Roll Call #47 [YEAS 29 - NAYS 7] see House Roll Call #67 [YEAS 105 - NAYS 48]

Similar To

S18

Senate Rules of the Senate for 2017-2018

Report accepted, as amended

Similar To

S19

Joint Rules governing the 2017-2018 legislative sessions

See H2019

Similar To

S2071

Relative to healthy youth

New draft substituted, see S2113

Similar To

S2074

Report of the Special Commission on Pension Forfeiture

Placed on file

Similar To

S2104

Text of the Senate amendment to the House Bill establishing the Massachusetts pregnant workers fairness act (House, No. 3680, amended)

See H3680

Similar To

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