Ensures municipalities' access to state funding by prohibiting conditions on eligibility.

The bill amends Section 3A of Chapter 40A of the General Laws to prevent the executive office of housing and livable communities from conditioning, restricting, or withholding eligibility for state funding and financial assistance. This includes programs like the MassWorks Infrastructure Program, Community Planning Grants, and the Massachusetts Downtown Initiative. The executive office is prohibited from basing funding eligibility on a municipality's compliance with this section.

Ensures municipalities' access to state funding by prohibiting conditions on eligibility.

The bill amends Section 3A of Chapter 40A of the General Laws to prevent the executive office of housing and livable communities from conditioning, restricting, or withholding eligibility for state funding and financial assistance. This includes programs like the MassWorks Infrastructure Program, Community Planning Grants, and the Massachusetts Downtown Initiative. The executive office is prohibited from basing funding eligibility on a municipality's compliance with this section.