Opinion of the Justices to the House of Representatives

To the Honorable the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:

The Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court respectfully submit their answer to the question set forth in an order adopted by the House on June 13, 1977, and transmitted to us on June 21, 1977. The order recites the pendency before the General Court of a bill, House No. 6207 entitled, “An Act relative to the use of industrial revenue bonds for commercial expansion.” The bill amends G. L. c. 40D, § 1, to include nonmanufacturing enterprises among those entities which c. 40D, § 1 (k), identifies as “[industrial…