SENATE DOCKET, NO. 951 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 174
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James T. Welch
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act relative to the appointment of the secretary of Housing and Economic Development..
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
James T. Welch |
[District]
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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 951 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 174
By Mr. Welch, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 174) of James T. Welch for legislation relative to the appointment of the secretary of Housing and Economic Development. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to the appointment of the secretary of Housing and Economic Development..
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 16G of chapter 6A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "development.", in line 23, the following sentence:- "The governor shall select the secretary of housing and economic development from a pool of candidates representing 4 regions of the Commonwealth defined as: East which includes Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk, and Norfolk counties; South which includes Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket counties; Central which includes Worcester county; Western which includes Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, and Berkshire counties.".
