By Mr. Atsalis of Barnstable, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1915) of Demetrius J. Atsalis relative to the transfer of certain funds of the Barnstable Fire District.  Municipalities and Regional Government.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Demetrius J. Atsalis

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to transferring certain funds to the Barnstable Fire District.

    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.    Notwithstanding the provisions of section seven D of chapter seventy-

nine and chapter two hundred A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official

Edition, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the district treasurer of the

Barnstable fire district may retain such funds as have been deposited or invested on

behalf of any person entitled to damages awarded pursuant to section six of said chapter

seventy-nine where the name of said person could not be determined after reasonable

investigation and shall not be required to transfer said funds to the state treasurer pursuant

to said chapter two hundred A. Said fire district may, by a majority of voters present at an

annual or special meeting, vote to authorize the district treasurer to transfer said funds to

the district stabilization fund for future appropriation for capital expenditures. For the

purposes of this act the word “funds” shall be deemed to include those monies deposited

and invested pursuant to said section seven D and any proceeds therefrom.