By Mr. Morrissey, a petition (accompanied by bill,
Senate, No. 51) of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation
Mini-Fenway Park, Inc's permitting, leases and taxation.
Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets. |
By Mr. Morrissey, a petition (accompanied by bill,
Senate, No. 51) of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation
Mini-Fenway Park, Inc's permitting, leases and taxation.
Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets. |
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. Section 1 of chapter 275 of the acts of 1998, as amended by chapter 183 of the acts of 2002, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new sections:-
SECTION 2. The department of conservation and recreation shall enter into a license agreement with Mini-Fenway Park, Inc., for a term or terms not to exceed fifty years, for the installation and operation of appropriate signage to feature sponsors as shown on the plan of land entitled “Exhibit A, Ruccutti Drive, Quincy, Mass.,” prepared by Harry R. Feldman, Inc. dated July 13, 2005; provided that, the signage shall be used for, but is not limited to, the purpose of promoting the events and programs offered by Mini-Fenway Park, Inc. together with other educational and recreational opportunities offered by private and public entities; provided further that, the signage shall not exceed 360 square feet in dimension, on parcels of land owned by the Commonwealth and under the control of the department,. Said license agreement shall be subject solely to the State Building Code and shall not be subject to sections 29-33 of chapter 93 of the General Laws and sections 1 to 7 of chapter 93D.
SECTION 3. The department of conservation and recreation shall enter into a license agreement with Mini-Fenway Park, Inc. for a term not to exceed fifty years in duration, for the construction and use of a parking area not to exceed ten acres, on parcels of land owned by the Commonwealth and under the control of the department, as shown as Lot B on a plan of land entitled “Subdivision Plan of Land, Ruccutti Drive, Quincy, Mass.,” prepared by Harry R. Feldman, Inc. dated February 7, 2000; provided that, the department shall determine the location of said parking area; provided further that, the parking shall be of shared use for both the department and Mini-Fenway Park, Inc.
SECTION 4. Mini-Fenway Park, Inc., as an established not for profit organization under 501(c)(3) of the federal tax code and incorporated as a not for profit organization under the General Laws, shall be deemed to be exempt from any an all applicable state and local laws which would otherwise mandate the payment or reimbursements of property tax payments, for all purposes relating to the use of the parcels of state-owned land so described in all lease and license agreement with Mini-Fenway Park, Inc. as authorized by law.
SECTION 5. All lease and sublease agreements authorized by this act shall be subject solely to the State Building Code and State Inspection and shall not be subject to state or local zoning requirements.
