By Mr. Bosley of North Adams, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4450) of Daniel E. Bosley relative to the growth of the commercial cruise ship industry in thedesignated port area of the South Boston waterfront. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Daniel E. Bosley

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act to promote the growth of the commercial cruise ship industry in the designated port area of the South Boston Waterfront

    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 Chapter 91 of the General Laws or any general or special law, rule or regulation or license to the contrary, no waterways license or other approvals, agreements or consents required pursuant to said Chapter 91, or such rules, regulations or licenses, shall be required for the construction, reconstruction, uses or operation of any building, structure, improvement or other facilities located on or above land and water owned, leased or licensed by the Massachusetts Port Authority, whether leased, subleased or licensed by said Authority to others, located in the Boston Marine Industrial Park and on adjacent land of said Authority in the City of Boston, specifically comprising all of such land in said Marine Industrial Park and the Authority’s Black Falcon Cruise Terminal property bounded as follows: beginning at a point located at the intersection of the center of Dry Dock Avenue and the center of Design Center Place, thence easterly by the centerline of said Dry Dock Avenue, 1,943.18 feet, thence southerly 794.72 feet, partly by the centerline of Dry Dock Avenue and continuing southerly to the center of the Reserved Channel, thence westerly 1942.57 feet by the center of the Reserved Channel, thence northerly 795.97 feet on a straight line through the center of said Design Center Pace to the point of the beginning, containing approximately 35.5 acres.   Further, any terms and conditions of any Chapter 91 license issued prior to the effective date hereof with respect to all or any portion of the properties described above shall be of no further force and effect during the term of said Authority’s ownership, lease or license thereof.

SECTION 2.  Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts Port Authority and its agents and designees may utilize alternative methods for the procurement of design and construction services for the construction, reconstruction, uses or operation of any building, structure, improvement, associated public work and infrastructure or other facilities on the property described in Section 1 above without such procurement being subject to the competitive bid processes set forth in sections 38 ½  to 38O, inclusive, of  chapter 7 of the General Laws, section 39M of chapter 30 of the general laws, sections 44A to 44M, inclusive, of chapter 149 of the General laws, and sections 1 to 21, inclusive, of chapter 149A of the General Laws.