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Reprinted from\u00a0 Commonwealth Magazine<\/a><\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

New law includes long-sought zoning reform. Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday signed a $626 million economic development bond bill, which will provide money for a variety of COVID-19 relief funds as well as other state projects.<\/h2>\n

The bill also includes significant zoning reform, which Baker had been lobbying\u00a0to enact\u00a0for years, which is expected to increase housing production in Massachusetts. The governor vetoed several sections of the bill, including some aimed at providing additional protection for tenants and low-income homeowners.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis legislation will drive economic growth and improve housing stability, neighborhood stabilization and transit\u2013oriented development,\u201d Baker said in a statement. Baker said the bill \u201cwill go far to support the Commonwealth\u2019s small businesses, workers,\u00a0and communities as we recover from the impacts of COVID-19.\u201d<\/p>\n

The core of the bill is its spending authorizations, which fund both normal capital projects and COVID-19-related spending.\u00a0There are large sums dedicated to broadband internet, site development\u00a0for construction projects, manufacturing-related partnerships, and scientific research and development. The bill also includes COVID-19-related grants to restaurants, small businesses, and cultural facilities.<\/p>\n

Sen. Eric Lesser, a Longmeadow Democrat who was the Senate\u2019s lead negotiator on the bill,\u00a0said in a recent interview that much of the spending requires state agencies to consider equity\u00a0\u2013\u2013 social, racial, and geographic \u2013\u2013\u00a0in awarding grants. \u201cThe totality of the package is really about rebuilding and recovering from\u00a0the\u00a0COVID-19 recession in a more sustainable and equitable way,\u201d\u00a0Lesser\u00a0said.<\/p>\n

Baker, in a letter to lawmakers\u00a0that accompanied his actions on the bill, stressed\u00a0the\u00a0funding for neighborhood stabilization, transit-oriented development, and revitalization of blighted properties, as well as money for microbusinesses and grants to help women\u2013\u00a0and minority-owned businesses.<\/p>\n

Baker did note, however, that the spending bill is the first step in authorizing money, and the bill is larger than what the state had budgeted for economic development. The final decision about how much money\u00a0to\u00a0actually\u00a0appropriate\u00a0will be up to the Baker administration \u2013 so it is possible that not all the projects laid out in the bill will ultimately be funded.<\/p>\n

In addition to\u00a0the\u00a0spending\u00a0provisions, the bill included several policy proposals, the most significant of which was Baker\u2019s\u00a0Housing\u00a0Choice\u00a0initiative. The bill would lower the voting threshold\u00a0for municipal government\u00a0from two-thirds to a simple majority for certain zoning changes that the state wants to incentivize. The goal is to lessen the state\u2019s housing crunch by making it easier to build more housing, and particularly more dense developments in appropriate places. Baker has frequently warned that the high price of housing will drive more people out of state if it is not addressed, since workers will not be able to afford to live here.<\/p>\n

The bill would have pushed the implementation date off by 90 days, but Baker vetoed that section.\u00a0\u201cHousing Choice is the first significant zoning reform in decades,\u201d Baker said. \u201cCities and towns should be able to take advantage of the revised voting thresholds immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n

One criticism of the initial version of Baker\u2019s bill is that it did not do enough to build new affordable housing and did nothing to help renters. Legislators, in the final bill, included several provisions to address these concerns. One, which Baker signed, would require communities served by the MBTA to designate one reasonably sized district\u00a0near a T station\u00a0in which multi-family\u00a0building\u00a0is allowed by right.<\/p>\n

While the Massachusetts Municipal Association expressed concern that this would override local control, Lesser said it is only fair that communities that benefit from the MBTA give back by providing much-needed housing. \u201cCommunities benefit greatly from the connectivity the T offers,\u201d Lesser said. \u201cIt anchors and increases\u00a0their property values significantly. In return for that, they need to do their part in allowing some denser development where appropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Baker vetoed several other housing-related provisions that were meant to benefit renters or low-income individuals. The bill would have modified a tax credit program for housing developers in Gateway Cities to add a requirement\u00a0that they construct\u00a0affordable housing. Baker vetoed the change saying it \u201cwill make these projects more difficult to finance and add a layer of complexity that is not consistent with the program\u2019s goals.\u201d<\/p>\n

The bill would have created a local option in which municipalities\u00a0would give tenants the first option to buy a multi-family building that is sold. Baker said in his letter that this would significantly delay the sale of multi-family homes in Massachusetts \u201cand potentially chill the production of new housing when we desperately need to produce more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Baker also vetoed a provision\u00a0to\u00a0seal records in eviction cases. Baker said he recognizes that keeping eviction\u00a0files\u00a0public makes it harder for tenants to find new housing. But he said the provision would\u00a0have\u00a0allowed\u00a0for the sealing of not only no-fault eviction cases, but also cases where a tenant endangers others or engages\u00a0in\u00a0criminal activity. \u201cKeeping this kind of information sealed is unfair to landlords and creates unnecessary risks for other tenants,\u201d Baker wrote.<\/p>\n

Baker vetoed a new tax credit for job\u00a0creation\u00a0in rural areas. He said the program, as written,\u00a0was\u00a0more likely to benefit corporate investors than rural communities and\u00a0did\u00a0not tailor the tax credits narrowly enough to the rural communities that most need them.<\/p>\n

He vetoed a commission to look at public contracting opportunities for minority\u2013\u00a0and women-owned businesses, arguing that it is unnecessary\u00a0in light of\u00a0a separate bill Baker is filing on the\u00a0topic.<\/p>\n

Baker did\u00a0sign\u00a0a provision\u00a0that would let hoteliers and municipalities create\u00a0Tourism Destination Marketing Districts,\u00a0where hotels in the district would charge guests a fee and use the money to market the region.<\/p>\n

Baker signed into law a 15\u00a0percent\u00a0cap on the fees\u00a0that food delivery apps like\u00a0GrubHub\u00a0and Uber Eats can charge restaurants during the COVID-19 emergency.<\/p>\n

He signed a provision that will create the state\u2019s first licensing system for student loan servicers, along with a state ombudsman to address complaints involving student loans.<\/p>\n

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