Bill Text: MA H2888 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Reimbursing certain cities and towns for taxes exempted because of ownership by non-profit corporations
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 10/14 at 10:00 AM in Hearing Room B2 [H2888 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H2888-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Pam Richardson
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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 reimbursing cities and towns for non-profit tax exemptions .
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Robert P. Spellane |
13th Worcester |
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Stephen L. DiNatale |
3rd Worcester |
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Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. |
26th Middlesex |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act reimbursing cities and towns for non-profit tax exemptions .
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. The Third clause of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
The commonwealth shall annually appropriate the amount necessary to fully reimburse cities and towns in which charitable property makes up to 4 per cent or more of the total per cent of town area for taxes exempted because of ownership by non-profit corporations. Subject to appropriation, the commissioner of revenue shall distribute to each city and town the full amount of taxes that would otherwise have been paid.
