The proposed bill aims to establish a new fund called the Public Safety Building Assistance Fund, which will be a separate, non-budgeted special revenue fund administered by the Secretary of Public Safety and Security. This fund will be credited with various sources of revenue, including surcharges from citations, appropriations from the General Court, and donations from public and private sources. The funds will be utilized to assist municipalities in constructing, upgrading, and addressing capital needs for public safety buildings such as fire stations and police stations, with the stipulation that expenditures do not lead to a deficit in the fund.

Additionally, the bill introduces a 10 percent administrative surcharge on all citations issued under a specific subsection of the General Laws, which will be directed into the newly established Public Safety Building Assistance Fund. The funds collected from this surcharge will be allocated to the community where the citation was issued, with the exception of citations issued by the Massachusetts State Police. This initiative is designed to enhance public safety infrastructure across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 90C-3