Massachusetts H 3696: An Act relative to certain affordable housing in the South End section of the city of Boston

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4142 FILED ON: 4/16/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3696

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Aaron Michlewitz
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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to certain affordable housing in the South End section of the city of Boston.
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PETITION OF:

NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED:
Aaron Michlewitz 3rd Suffolk 4/16/2019

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4142 FILED ON: 4/16/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3696
By Mr. Michlewitz of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3696) of Aaron
Michlewitz (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to certain affordable
housing in the South End section of the city of Boston. Housing. [Local Approval Received.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act relative to certain affordable housing in the South End section of the city of Boston.

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

1 SECTION 1. Construction and development activity related to redevelopment by the
2 Boston Housing Authority of that portion of the federally-funded affordable housing project
3 known as Eva White, or any part thereof, shall not be subject to any general or special law
4 related to the procurement and award of contracts for the planning, design, construction
5 management, construction, reconstruction, installation, demolition, maintenance, or repair of
6 buildings by a public agency, but shall be subject to sections 26 to 27H, inclusive, of chapter 149
7 of the Generals Laws. Contracts for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling, or
8 repair of any publicly owned public works that service this project and would otherwise be
9 subject to section 39M of chapter 30 of the General Laws shall be subject to said section 39M if
10 the redevelopment of the project is funded in part by state or federal government low-income
11 housing tax credit, grant, or loan, or pursuant to the issuance of tax-exempt bonds authorized by
12 general law. A conveyance of the project, whether by leasehold or fee estate, to an urban
13 redevelopment corporation organized under chapter 121A of the General Laws or to a nonprofit

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14 state and federally tax-exempt corporation organized for the purpose of revitalizing the project,
15 shall be subject to chapter 30B of the General Laws to the extent that the project is conveyed to
16 an entity that is not owned, controlled, or managed by the Boston Housing Authority on the date
17 of the conveyance.
18 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.