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Last week MACDC's priority legislation, The Community Development Partnership Act, passed the Massachusetts Senate with a vote of 36-0. It was included in the comprehensive job cre ation and economic development bill An Act Relative to Infrastructure Investment, Enhanced Competitiveness and Economic Growth in the Commonwealth (S. 2350).
"Both branches have shown a strong commitment to neighborhoods and communities throughout Massachusetts" said Joe Kriesberg, President and CEO of MACDC. "The Senate joined their House colleagues in recognizing that all residents should benefit from economic policy being development by the legislature."
Kriesberg added "Senator Sal DiDomenico [the Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business] stood up on the
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Senator Sal DiDomenico giving his floor speech in support of CDPA during last week's debate.
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Senate floor and spoke eloquently about how local residents and businesses will be able to use these resources to address pressing neighborhood needs." Kriesberg also thanked both Senate President Therese Murray and Senate Ways and Means Chair Stephen Brewer for their leadership in getting CDPA passed.
The Senate made a few technical changes to the legislation that MACDC supports. It also delayed implementation of the Community Investment Tax Credit by one year until January 1, 2014 and established a one-year grant program of $1.5 million to be implemented in the interim.
The legislation now moves to the House/Senate Conference Committee that is charged with reconciling the differences between the House and Senate legislation. It is expected that the final bill will be passed by both branches before the end of the legislative session on July 31. It will then require the Governor's signature to become law.
For information about CDPA or how you can support its passage, please contact Allison Staton.
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