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MA Gen L ch 40w § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 40w - Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation|Section 1 - Definitions

Section 1. For the purposes of this chapter the following words and terms shall, except where the context clearly indicates otherwise, have the following meanings:  ''Capital participation instruments'', purchase of stock, both common and preferred, convertible securities, warrants, subscriptions, options to acquire, capital loans, and working capital or inventory loans, royalties, and other lawful derivations of the foregoing.  ''Community development corporation'' or ''CDC'', a certified community development corporation, as defined in section 2 of chapter 40H.  ''Corporation'' or ''GCC'', the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation established iny section 2.  ''Equity investment'', any of the following types of investment activity: (a) a purchase of stock; (b) a purchase of a partnership interest; (c) a purchase of a limited liability company membership interest; or (d) a loan made on such terms that it has sufficient characteristics of equity.  ''Financial products'', loans, equity investments and other similar financing activities including, but not limited to, the purchase of loans originated by a certified community development financial institution, the provision of loan guarantees, or the provision of surety bond guarantees.  ''Project'', (a) the act of making available financial products to small businesses and nonprofit corporations; (b) manufacturing, wholesale, retail, service, or other business activity; (c) economic development activity involving the financing of commercial, industrial or other real estate activity; or (d) other activity from which a community will derive economic benefit.  ''Small business'', a business entity, including its affiliates, that (a) is independently owned and operated; (b) has a principal place of business in the commonwealth; and (c) would be defined as a ''small business'' under applicable federal law, as established in the United States Code and promulgated from time to time by the United States Small Business Administration.
MA Gen L ch 40w § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 40w - Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation|Section 4 - Contracts for Performance of Core Administrative Functions

Section 4. The corporation shall contract with another public authority for the performance by that authority of core administrative functions, as determined by the secretary of housing and economic development which may include, but shall not be limited to, human resources, financial management, information technology, legal, procurement and asset management, to minimize the administrative costs and expenses of the corporation.
MA Gen L ch 40w § 5 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 40w - Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation|Section 5 - Criteria for Participation in Certain Projects

Section 5. (a) The corporation may participate in a project; provided that, the corporation shall find and incorporate in the official records of the corporation that the project will be of a public benefit such that the project is reasonably expected to:  (i) support or promote economic development, revitalization or stability;  (ii) promote employment opportunities for residents of the commonwealth;  (iii) promote the creation or retention of jobs; or,  (iv) support the creation or expansion of a business sector whose success would enhance the economic development of the commonwealth, enhance the quality of life of residents of the commonwealth or enhance the employment opportunities for residents of the commonwealth.  (b) The corporation shall not participate in a project unless it determines, in writing, that its participation is necessary because funding for the project is not available in the traditional capital markets or that credit has been offered on terms that would preclude the success of the project.  (c) The corporation shall endeavor to participate in projects each year that provide financial products, which in the aggregate total not less than 30 percent of the total capital committed by the corporation over a 3 year period, to projects which enhance the economic development of a target area, as defined in section 2 of chapter 40H, or enhance the quality of life and promote employment opportunities for low and moderate income residents of the commonwealth. If a certified CDC requests that the corporation participate in a project, the corporation shall make a determination of whether the project: (i) is likely to provide employment opportunities to low and moderate income residents of the commonwealth; (ii) is likely to enhance the quality of life of low and moderate income residents of the commonwealth; or (iii) supports the creation or expansion of the business sector in the region served by the CDC. If the corporation enters into an agreement to participate in such a project, the terms of the financial products made available shall favorably reflect the economic and social benefits which inures to the commonwealth from the project.  (d) Each contract shall include a requirement for adequate reporting of financial and other data to the corporation. The contract shall require that a business receiving financial products shall participate in financial and managerial consulting services and the contract shall include a requirement for an annual or other periodic audit of the project books.
MA Gen L ch 40w § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 40w - Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation|Section 6 - Projects Providing Financial Products to Minority-Owned or Women-Owned Contractors

Section 6. The corporation shall endeavor to participate in projects each year that provide financial products, which in the aggregate total not less than 20 percent of the total capital committed by the corporation in that year, to minority-owned or women-owned contractors notwithstanding the conditions described in section 5, except that the corporation shall have determined, in writing; (a) that the project plans conform to applicable environmental, zoning, building, planning and sanitation laws; (b) that there is a reasonable expectation that the project will be successful; and (c) that the participation of the corporation is necessary for the successful completion of the proposed project because funding for the project is unavailable in the traditional capital markets, or that credit has been offered on terms that would preclude the success of the project.
MA Gen L ch 40w § 8 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 40w - Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation|Section 8 - Program Supporting the Provision of Financial and Managerial Consulting and Technical Assistance to Recipients of Financial Assistance From the Commonwealth

Section 8. (a) The corporation shall establish a program to support the provision of financial and managerial consulting and technical assistance to eligible companies which receive financial assistance from the commonwealth or any of the commonwealth's public authorities. Services supported may include, but shall not be limited to, procurement of investment capital, management, administration, production, product marketing, assisting business in securing federal contracts and business expansion, renovation and diversification. The program shall include: (i) referrals to technical assistance provided without charge to eligible companies by public and private small business support organizations; (ii) financial support to engage private consultants; and (iii) a directory of organizations, experts and consultants available to be engaged to offer financial or managerial consulting services.  (b) The corporation shall coordinate the program with the United State Small Business Administration, the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network and other private for profit and nonprofit providers of consulting and technical assistance to small businesses. The corporation shall consult with the commonwealth's public authorities, private business associations and regional economic development organizations in administering the program.  (c) The corporation may provide matching grants to fund consulting and technical assistance to small businesses who receive financial assistance from the commonwealth or any of the commonwealth's public authorities. The grants shall be used by the recipient businesses to pay for mandated small business consulting and technical assistance services. Prior to awarding a grant, the corporation shall have determined that the financial or managerial consulting services mandated as a condition of financial support of the small business are not available without charge from an entity participating in the program and that procuring such services creates a hardship and impedes the likelihood of success of a project. Grants awarded shall require a 100 percent match by the recipient.
MA Gen L ch 40w § 10 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 40w - Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation|Section 10 - Application of Other Laws to the Growth Capital Corporation

Section 10. The GCC shall be subject to section 16G of chapter 6A and section 56 of chapter 23A.
MA Gen L ch 40x § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 40x - Tourism Destination Marketing Districts|Section 2 - Rights and Powers of Management Entity of Approved Tourism Destination Marketing District

Section 2. The rights and powers of the management entity of the tourism destination marketing district approved by a municipal governing body pursuant to section 3 shall include: (i) retaining or recruiting business; (ii) administering and managing the tourism destination marketing district; (iii) promoting economic development; (iv) formulating a special assessment structure; (v) planning and design services; (vi) design, engineer, construct, maintain or operate buildings, facilities, urban streetscapes or infrastructure to further economic development and public purposes; (vii) accumulating interest; (viii) incurring costs or indebtedness; (ix) entering into contracts; (x) suing and being sued; (xi) employing legal and accounting services; (xii) undertaking planning, feasibility and market analyses; (xiii) developing, implementing, and conducting tourism marketing and promotional activities; and (xiv) other supplemental services or programs that would further the purposes of this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 40x § 3 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 40x - Tourism Destination Marketing Districts|Section 3 - Procedures for Organization of a Tourism Destination Marketing District; Lead Jurisdiction

Section 3. (a) The organization of a tourism destination marketing district shall be initiated by a petition of the lodging business owners within the proposed tourism destination marketing district, which shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the municipality that is to serve as the lead jurisdiction. The petition shall contain:-  (i) the signatures of 62 per cent of the tourism destination marketing district members in the proposed tourism destination marketing district;  (ii) a description of and site map delineating the boundaries of the proposed tourism destination marketing district;  (iii) the initial list of lodging businesses to be included in the proposed tourism destination marketing district. Lodging businesses that commence operations after the formation of the tourism destination marketing district and meet the criteria by which lodging businesses are assessed by the tourism destination marketing district shall be included in the tourism destination marketing district pursuant to section 4;  (iv) the proposed tourism destination marketing district plan, which shall set forth the supplemental services and programs, update mechanism, criteria by which lodging businesses are assessed by the tourism destination marketing district, and budget and special assessment structures; and  (v) the identity and address of the management entity and the tourism destination marketing district committee.  A copy of said petition shall be filed with the clerk of the lead jurisdiction and the commissioner within 30 days of receipt of such petition by the clerk of the lead jurisdiction.  (b) All required procedures related to the formation, operation and renewal of the tourism destination marketing district shall only be carried out by the lead jurisdiction. A lead jurisdiction is authorized to form a tourism destination marketing district that includes other cities or towns; provided, however, that the lead jurisdiction may not vote to form a tourism destination marketing district that includes the territorial jurisdiction of another city or town within the tourism destination marketing district's boundaries until it has received consent, by vote, from such other city or town's local municipal governing body.
MA Gen L ch 40x § 5 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 40x - Tourism Destination Marketing Districts|Section 5 - Management Entity; Tourism Destination Marketing District Committee

Section 5. (a) Each tourism destination marketing district shall be governed by a management entity's tourism destination marketing district committee to oversee its operations and ensure the implementation of the tourism destination marketing district plan. The management entity and its tourism destination marketing district committee shall be set forth in the petition and tourism destination marketing district plan. A majority of the membership of the tourism destination marketing district committee shall be lodging business owners paying the tourism destination marketing district assessment.  (b) A tourism destination marketing district plan shall, within the limitations described in section 9, be updated at least once every 5 years by the tourism destination marketing district committee, and a copy thereof shall be mailed or delivered to each tourism destination marketing district member and shall file a copy of such update with the municipal governing body and the commissioner.
MA Gen L ch 40x § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 40x - Tourism Destination Marketing Districts|Section 6 - Consideration of All Lodging Businesses in Special Assessment Methodology

Section 6. All lodging businesses described in the petition and located within the proposed tourism destination marketing district shall be considered in the special assessment methodology for the supplemental services and programs as outlined in the tourism destination marketing district plan.
MA Gen L ch 40x § 7 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 40x - Tourism Destination Marketing Districts|Section 7 - Special Assessment; Other Funding Sources

Section 7. (a) By formal approval of a tourism destination marketing district, the municipal governing body of a lead jurisdiction shall adopt the special assessment methodology for the financing of supplemental services submitted in the tourism destination marketing district plan for the tourism destination marketing district.  (b) The basis of such special assessment may be determined by a formula utilizing any 1 or a combination of the following:  (i) different rates for varying classifications of lodging businesses;  (ii) different rates for different benefit zones; or  (iii) any other formula which meets the objectives of the tourism destination marketing district.  The special assessment shall be equal to a percentage, not to exceed 2 per cent, of the total amount of rent taxable under chapter 64G.  (c) The methodology for determining the tourism destination marketing district special assessment shall be set forth in the original petition as required by section 3.  (d) In addition to receiving funds from the tourism destination marketing district special assessment, the management entity may receive grants, donations or gifts on behalf of the tourism destination marketing district.
MA Gen L ch 40x § 9 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 40x - Tourism Destination Marketing Districts|Section 9 - Amendment to Tourism Destination Marketing District Plan; Public Hearing and Notice; Amendment of District Boundaries

  Section 9. (a) At any time after the establishment of a tourism destination marketing district pursuant to this chapter, the tourism destination marketing district plan upon which the establishment was based may, upon the recommendation of the management entity's tourism destination marketing district committee be amended by the municipal governing body of the lead jurisdiction after compliance with the procedures set forth in this section; provided, however, that a lead jurisdiction may not approve amendments to the boundaries of a tourism destination marketing district that include the territorial jurisdiction of a city or town not yet included in the tourism destination marketing district without the consent, by vote, from such other city or town's local municipal governing body.  Amendments to the tourism destination marketing district plan shall be subject to the approval of the municipal governing body of the lead jurisdiction for the following: (i) providing for additional supplemental services that affect more than 25 per cent of the total annual budget; (ii) incurring indebtedness; (iii) changing the special assessment methodology, management entity or tourism destination marketing district committee; or (iv) change the tourism destination marketing district boundaries; provided, however, that said municipal governing body, after a public hearing, determines that it is in the public interest to adopt said amendments.  (b) The municipal governing body shall give notice of the public hearing for the amendment to the district plan. Such notice shall be published for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the area, with the first date of publication beginning at least 14 days prior to such hearing, and shall specify the time and the place of such hearing and the amendments to be considered.  (c) The local municipal governing body may, within 30 days of the public hearing and, in its sole discretion, declare the amendments approved or disapproved. If approved, such amendments shall be effective upon the date of such approval.  (d) Upon the adoption of any amendment to the tourism destination marketing district boundaries that increases the size of the tourism destination marketing district, any assessed lodging business owner to be added to the tourism destination marketing district shall be notified of the new boundaries of the tourism destination marketing district in accordance with section 4.[ Subsection (e) added by 2021, 29, Sec. 15 effective July 29, 2021.]  (e) The municipal governing body of a lead jurisdiction shall notify the commissioner of the approval of any amendment to a tourism destination marketing district plan within 48 hours of the formal approval of such amendment. Any change in assessment rate shall take effect in the manner provided in subsection (a) of section 8.
MA Gen L ch 40x § 11 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 40x - Tourism Destination Marketing Districts|Section 11 - Limitation on Action Contesting Validity of Assessment; Time for Perfecting Appeal

[ Text of section effective until July 29, 2021. For text effective July 29, 2021, see below.]  Section 11. The validity of an assessment levied pursuant to this chapter shall not be contested in any action or proceeding unless the action or proceeding is commenced within 30 days after the formal approval of the tourism destination marketing district by the local municipal governing body of the lead jurisdiction. Any appeal from a final judgment in an action or proceeding shall be perfected within 30 days after entry of judgment. Chapter 40X: Section 11. Limitation on action contesting validity of assessment; time for perfecting appeal; disputes [ Text of section as amended by 2021, 29, Sec. 16 effective July 29, 2021. For text effective until July 29, 2021, see above.]  Section 11. (a) The validity of an assessment levied pursuant to this chapter shall not be contested in any action or proceeding unless the action or proceeding is commenced within 30 days after the formal approval of the tourism destination marketing district by the local municipal governing body of the lead jurisdiction. Any appeal from a final judgment in an action or proceeding shall be perfected within 30 days after entry of judgment.  (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), chapter 62C shall apply to disputes regarding the proper amount of assessment due from a lodging business pursuant to this chapter.