Bill Text: MA S791 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced


Bill Title: For legislation relative to municipal borrowing

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-09-03 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the Senate Committee On Ethics and Rules [S791 Detail]

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James E. Timilty

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
                Court assembled:

                The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to municipal borrowing.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

James E. Timilty

Bristol and Norfolk

James Cantwell

4th Plymouth

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

Viriato Manuel deMacedo

1st Plymouth

John V. Fernandes

10th Worcester

George N. Peterson, Jr.

9th Worcester

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex


 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S01205 OF 2007-2008.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act relative to municipal borrowing.



                Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

            SECTION 1. Section 7 of chapter 44 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after clause 17 the following new clause: -  (17A) For dredging of tidal and non-tidal rivers and streams, harbors, channels and tide waters, ten years. 

SECTION 2.  Section 7 of chapter 44 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new clause: -  (32) For the cost of cleaning up or preventing pollution caused by existing or closed municipal facilities not defined in Chapter 44 s 8 clause (21), including clean up or prevention activities taken pursuant to chapter 21E or chapter 21H, twenty years; provided, however, that no indebtedness shall be incurred hereunder until plans relating to the project shall have been submitted to the department of environmental protection and the approval of said department has been granted therefore, ten years.

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