An Act relative to the creation of the Massachusetts Public Safety Building Authority

This bill creates the Massachusetts Public Safety Building Authority to help towns build or upgrade police and fire stations. The authority will be funded by a dedicated sales tax of one percent, plus a three percent tax on marijuana sales, which goes into a special trust fund. This money can be used to pay for construction projects or to cover debt payments if the authority borrows money for these improvements. The bill also allows the authority to send any leftover funds back to the state if they are not needed for their specific goals.