Section 14. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, every city and town may accept sections 3 to 7, inclusive, and may thereupon receive state grants under section 10. A city or town that accepts said sections 3 to 7, inclusive, shall not be precluded from participating in state grant programs.
State grant programs may include local adoption of this chapter among the criteria for selection of grant recipients. Funds in the Community Preservation Fund may be made available and used by the city or town as the local share for state or federal grants upon recommendation of the community preservation committee and the legislative body, as provided for in section 5, if such grants and such local share are used in a manner consistent with the recommendations of the community preservation committee.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts
Chapter 44b - Community Preservation
Section 3 - Acceptance of Secs. 3 to 7
Section 4 - Surcharge on Real Property; Collection
Section 5 - Community Preservation Committee; Members; Recommendations; Acquisition of Land
Section 6 - Annual Revenues; Open Space, Historic Resources and Community Housing
Section 7 - Community Preservation Fund
Section 8 - Surcharges; Fees of Registers of Deeds; Fees of Assistant Recorder
Section 9 - Massachusetts Community Preservation Trust Fund
Section 10 - Annual Distributions of Monies in Trust Fund
Section 11 - General Obligation Bonds or Notes
Section 12 - Real Property Interest; Permanent Restriction; Management
Section 15 - Tort Liability for Destruction of Real Property Purchased With Funds From Chapter
Section 16 - Amendments to Amount and Computation of Surcharge; Revocation of Secs. 3 to 7