§ 12 — Benefits of priority development sites

Massachusetts § 12

• Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
• Part I: ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
• Title VII: CITIES, TOWNS AND DISTRICTS
• Ch. 43D: EXPEDITED PERMITTING

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[ Text of section effective until November 20, 2024. For text effective November 20, 2024, see below.]Section 12. A priority development site shall be eligible for the following:--(a) priority consideration for community development action grants, and public works economic development grants;(b) priority consideration for other state resources such as quasi-public financing and training programs;(c) brownfields remediation assistance;(d) enhanced marketing by the Massachusetts office of business development, and the Massachusetts alliance for economic development; and(e) technical assistance provided by the regional planning council.Chapter 43D: Section 12. Priority consideration for municipality containing priority development site[ Text of section as amended by 2024, 238, Sec. 179 effective November 20, 2024. For text effective until November 20, 2024, see above.]Section 12. A municipality containing a priority development site shall receive priority consideration for: (i) grant programs administered by the executive office of economic development; (ii) state resources for business development including, but not limited to, quasi-public financing and training programs; (iii) brownfields remediation assistance administered by the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency; and (iv) technical assistance provided by the regional planning council. Such state financial or technical assistance shall be used to facilitate development within the priority development site. Priority consideration for such grants and other financial assistance shall apply only to a municipality that is in compliance with the multi-family zoning requirements under section 3A of chapter 40A, if applicable.