{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40x-2","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40X, § 2","heading":"Rights and powers of management entity of approved tourism destination marketing district","body":"Section 2. The rights and powers of the management entity of the tourism destination marketing district approved by a municipal governing body pursuant to section 3 shall include: (i) retaining or recruiting business; (ii) administering and managing the tourism destination marketing district; (iii) promoting economic development; (iv) formulating a special assessment structure; (v) planning and design services; (vi) design, engineer, construct, maintain or operate buildings, facilities, urban streetscapes or infrastructure to further economic development and public purposes; (vii) accumulating interest; (viii) incurring costs or indebtedness; (ix) entering into contracts; (x) suing and being sued; (xi) employing legal and accounting services; (xii) undertaking planning, feasibility and market analyses; (xiii) developing, implementing, and conducting tourism marketing and promotional activities; and (xiv) other supplemental services or programs that would further the purposes of this chapter.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 40X"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter40X/Section2","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:34Z","sha256":"f5f1cbff1608af46a6faf1f7a5a69b8ccf218e80223146b3b253c30cb1cce56a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40x-1","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40x-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}