Bill Text: MA H2762 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: That cities and towns which do not accept the provisions of the community preservation law be exempt from payment of surcharges to the registries of deeds
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 9/23 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room B2 [H2762 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H2762-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
William G. Greene, Jr.
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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 exempting those municipalities which do not accept the Community Preservation Act from paying surcharges to the registry of deeds.
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PETITION OF:
Name: |
District/Address: |
William G. Greene, Jr. |
22nd Middlesex |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2931 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 exempting those municipalities which do not
accept the Community Preservation Act from paying surcharges to the registry of
deeds..
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. Subsection (a) of section 8 of chapter 44B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 10 by inserting after the word “references.” The following:— These surcharges shall not apply to cities or towns that have chosen not to accept sections 3 to 7, inclusive, as outlined in section 3 of chapter 44B.
SECTION 2. Subsection (b) of section 8 of chapter 44B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 21 by inserting after the word “photocopies.” The following:— These surcharges shall not apply to cities or towns that have chosen not to accept sections 3 to 7, inclusive, as outlined in section 3 of chapter 44B.