Representatives Richardson of Framingham and Sannicandro of Ashland move to amend the bill by inserting after Section 73 the following section:

“Section XX.  Said section 42 of chapter 23G of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words ‘demonstrates financial need’ the following words: ‘Municipally owned buildings must have seating capacity minimum of 2,200, must be near a federally designed HUB zone (historically underutilized business zone), must be in an area certified through local process as “Open and Decadent” (by MGL 121A definition) and exhibiting “conditions of slum and blight” and must be in a community that has produced a certified, economic development strategy and plan, through a public planning process, with a component that highlights the upgrading of facilities for the performing arts as a component of the strategy.’”