Bill Text: MA H3409 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced


Bill Title: The renaming of municipally owned facilities

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 11/17 at 10:30 AM in Hearing Room A2 [H3409 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3409-Introduced.html

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Christopher N. Speranzo

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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 regulating the renaming of municipally owned facilities for private gain.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Christopher N. Speranzo

3rd Berkshire


 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act regulating the renaming of municipally owned facilities for private gain.



                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.  No municipally owned facility shall be renamed in whole or in part for a for-profit corporation without an affirmative vote of the city or town in which the facility is located at an election concurrent with municipal office holders.

Section 2.  A municipally owned facility which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places may be immediately removed from such listing by the Secretary of the Commonwealth if such facility is renamed in whole or in part for a for-profit corporation.

 

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