Chapter 23A

Section 1. (a) Within the executive office of economic development there shall be a Massachusetts office of business development, in this chapter referred to as MOBD, which shall be under the control of the secretary of economic development. The secretary shall, with the approval…

Section 10A. The MOBD shall establish a Buy Massachusetts Program. In implementing said program the MOBD shall analyze and compile a list of products or goods that companies and businesses in the commonwealth need or that are produced for them. The raw materials listed shall incl…

Section 10B. The secretary of economic development shall establish a Massachusetts advanced manufacturing collaborative, hereinafter referred to as the collaborative, within the executive office of economic development, which shall be responsible for advising and assisting on the…

Section 13. MOBD may employ such personnel as may be necessary to carry out its duties under the provisions of chapter forty D. All departments, divisions, boards, bureaus, commissions or other agencies of the state government shall provide such assistance and information as MOBD…

Section 13A. For the purposes of sections 13A to 13Q, inclusive, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise: ''Foreign offices'', foreign offices for international trade within the international trade office. ''Partnership'…

Section 13B. There shall be within the partnership the following offices: the office of travel and tourism, the Massachusetts international trade office and the commonwealth marketing office.

Section 13C. The partnership shall have the power to: (1) adopt and amend by-laws, regulations and procedures for the governance of its affairs and the conduct of its business for the administration and enforcement of this sections 13A to 13Q, inclusive; provided, however, that r…

Section 13D. (a) The partnership and the agencies within the partnership shall, for the purposes of compliance with state finance law, operate as a state agency, as defined in section 1 of chapter 29, and shall be subject to the laws applicable to agencies under the control of th…

Section 13E. There shall be within the partnership an office of travel and tourism which shall be under the supervision and control of an executive director. The powers and duties given to the executive director of the office of travel and tourism in this chapter and in any other…

Section 13F. The office of travel and tourism shall serve as the principal agency for promoting the recreational, cultural, historic and scenic resources of the commonwealth to increase its desirability as a location for tourism, convention, travel and recreation-related activiti…

Section 13G. The executive director of travel and tourism may, subject to appropriation, appoint and may, with like approval, remove all such employees as may be necessary to carry out the work of tourism. Unless otherwise provided by law, all such appointments and removals shall…

Section 13H. There shall be an advisory commission on travel and tourism to the partnership to develop budget recommendations and marketing strategies for the promotion of travel and tourism to the commonwealth. The executive director of travel and tourism shall convene the advis…

Section 13I. The office of travel and tourism may accept gifts or grants of money or property from any source, which shall be held in trust for the use of tourism by the treasurer of the partnership as custodian.

Section 13J. (a) The following offices shall be within the office of travel and tourism: the Massachusetts film office, which shall be the official and lead agency to facilitate motion picture production and development in the commonwealth, and the Massachusetts sports partnershi…

Section 13K. (a) There shall be within the partnership a Massachusetts international trade office, which shall be under the supervision and control of an executive director. The executive director shall be appointed by the secretary of economic development. The executive director…

Section 13L. (a) The executive director of the international trade office may establish 1 or more foreign offices for international trade. The foreign offices may be located in any country that the executive director of the international trade office determines to be best suited …

Section 13M. There shall be a director of each foreign office appointed by the executive director of the international trade office, who shall be a person with at least 2 years of experience in international trade, having had administrative or business experience in the country w…

Section 13N. The executive director of the international trade office may, subject to appropriation, enter into leases for office space as may be necessary and to purchase or lease equipment as may be needed for the operation of foreign offices.

Section 13O. The executive director of the international trade office may accept funds in the name of the international trade office and the foreign offices from private and public groups, agencies and persons, which shall be held in trust for use by the treasurer of the partners…

Section 13P. The executive director of the international trade office and the director of any foreign office shall annually file a financial report with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate and the joint legislative committee on economic development and emerg…

Section 13Q. The international trade office shall contract with the Massachusetts export center to provide technical assistance to companies operating in the commonwealth that export products to other countries.

Section 13R. The executive director of the international trade office may establish an advisory council to assist and advise the director on matters related to the administration and evaluation of the international trade programs provided through the international trade office.

Section 13S. The executive director of the international trade office, or staff hired by said executive director, shall evaluate the continuing impacts on state laws and regulations of international trade policy and international trade agreements, examine proposed international t…

Section 13T. (a) There shall be a Massachusetts Tourism Trust Fund which shall be administered by the Massachusetts marketing partnership established in section 13A and held by the partnership separate and apart from its other funds. There shall be credited to the fund $10,000,00…

Section 13U. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise: ''Executive director'', the executive director of the office of travel and tourism under section 13E. ''Secretary'', the secreta…

Section 13V. (a) There shall be a commission, within the international trade office, on Massachusetts-Ireland trade which shall evaluate the economic interests of, and review ways to strengthen the relationship between, the commonwealth and the Republic of Ireland. The commission…

Section 13W. (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate, non-budgeted special revenue fund known as the Sports and Entertainment Events Fund, which shall be administered by the office of travel and tourism established in section 13F. The…

Section 14. The office of travel and tourism is hereby directed, subject to appropriation, to establish a program for financial assistance to those public or nonprofit agencies which promote or provide services for tourism, convention, travel and recreation in the commonwealth. F…

Section 2. MOBD shall serve as the principal agency of the government of the commonwealth for the following purposes: (a) Promoting, developing and expanding all sectors of the economy by capitalizing on and fostering the technological, industrial, manufacturing, educational, cul…

Section 28A. Any public, private or nonprofit corporation, existing under the laws of the commonwealth, may, subject to the approval of the city council in a city, the town council in a town having a town council, and the town meeting in any other town, apply for the privilege of…

Section 3. (a) MOBD shall contain such divisions, offices and programs as the director shall determine are necessary to achieve the mission and administer the programs of MOBD. (b) MOBD shall develop, operate and maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost, …

Section 3A. (a) There shall be an economic development incentive program, or EDIP, which shall be administered by the economic assistance coordinating council established pursuant to section 3B, under the oversight of the secretary of economic development, to provide incentives t…

Section 3B. (a) There shall be an economic assistance coordinating council, or EACC, established within MOBD which shall consist of: the secretary of economic development or the secretary's designee who shall serve as chair; the secretary of housing and livable communities or the…

Section 3C. (a) A controlling business may petition the EACC to certify a proposed project by submitting the following to the EACC: (i) a detailed description of the proposed project; (ii) a representation by the controlling business regarding the amount of capital investment to …

Section 3D. (a) The EACC may award to the controlling business of a certified project or to its affiliate tax credits available pursuant to subsection (g) of section 6 of chapter 62 or pursuant to section 38N of chapter 63. The amount of any such credits awarded, the schedule on …

Section 3E. (a) Tax increment financing may be offered by a municipality in accordance with section 59 of chapter 40 to the controlling business of a certified project, or to any person or entity undertaking a real estate project or to any person or entity expanding a facility if…

Section 3F. (a) The controlling business or affiliate awarded EDIP tax credits shall file a report with MOBD, signed by an authorized representative of the controlling business or affiliate, certifying whether the controlling business or affiliate has achieved the job creation pr…

Section 3G. (a) The EACC may designate 1 or more areas as an economic target area or economic opportunity area in connection with an application from a municipality seeking the designation under the federal Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities Program or other local, stat…

Section 3H. (a) There shall be a permit regulatory office within the executive office of economic development. The secretary of economic development shall appoint a person with experience in permitting and business development to serve as the director of the permit regulatory off…

Section 3I. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter but subject to appropriation, the Massachusetts office of business development shall upon receipt of qualifying applications, expend not less than $500,000 annually in matching grants to assist municipalities to…

Section 3J. (a) The Massachusetts office of business development shall partner with regional economic development organizations to establish a plan to support regionally based efforts to grow and retain existing businesses and attract new business to the commonwealth. To implemen…

Section 3K. (a)(1) The Massachusetts office of business development shall award up to 12 contracts for regional business development services. Each contract shall specify the municipalities which comprise the region to be served under that contract. (2) Eligible organizations sha…

Section 3L. (a) The Massachusetts office of business development shall provide initial assistance to a business which contacts the office requesting service. The Massachusetts office of business development shall provide the business with information about the various regional ec…

Section 3M. (a)(1) For the purposes of this section, ''office'' shall mean the Massachusetts office of business development established in section 1, or any constituent office thereof. (2) There is hereby established a pilot program for a live theater tax credit for which a live …

Section 4. The Massachusetts office of business development shall have an office in western Massachusetts under the direct supervision of the director. Subject to appropriation, the director shall hire such employees as he may from time to time deem necessary for the proper perfo…

Section 5. The director of MOBD shall prepare and keep current a general statement of the organization of MOBD, of the assignment of functions to its various administrative units, officers and employees, and of the established places at which and the methods whereby the public ma…

Section 56. (a) The secretary of economic development shall coordinate the quasi-public entities and public purpose agencies of the commonwealth as to their economic development projects, programs and plans. (b) The secretary shall aggregate the data submitted under subsection (i…

Section 57. (a) For the purposes of this section and section fifty-eight the following terms shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meaning: ''Agency'', the Massachusetts office of business development. ''Borrower'', any business that receives a …

Section 58. The agency is hereby authorized to do the following: (a) to enter into a contract with the Massachusetts business development corporation, hereinafter referred to as MBDC, established under the provisions of chapter six hundred and seventy-one of the acts of nineteen …

Section 59. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, have the following meanings:— ''Person'', any individual and any partnership, firm, association, corporation, or other entity, or their subsidiaries; ''State agency…