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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2245 FILED ON: 8/18/2009 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2141 [LOCAL APPROVAL RECEIVED.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ PRESENTED BY: Marc R. Pacheco _______________
To the Honorable Senate
and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill: An Act relative to interest rates to be charged upon apportioned betterment assessments in the town of Wareham. _______________ PETITION OF:
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_______________ In the Year Two Thousand and Nine _______________
An Act
relative to interest rates to be charged upon apportioned betterment assessments in the town of Wareham.
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 any general or special law to the contrary, the town of Wareham is hereby authorized with res pect to betterment assessments for any or all projects assessed after the effective date of this act, to assess interest on apportionments of such assessments at the rate of interest set by the town by bylaw, or by vote with respect to a particular project , provided that no such rate shall exceed the rates permitted by section 13 of chapter 80 of the general laws and provided that if the town does not elect to set lower rates as authorized under this act, the town shall charge interest at the rates permitte d by section 13 of chapter 80 of the general laws. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |