SECTION 92.
Section 8 of chapter 70B of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the second paragraph, as inserted by section 11 of chapter 300 of the acts of 2002, and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the board may request supplemental information for any project on the priority list. The board may at its discretion advance any such project's position on the priority list if it determines such action is needed to address urgent facility needs, and may remove any such project from the priority list based on an assessment of need. The secretary of administration and finance shall determine the commonwealth's ability to sustain its share of eligible project costs in outgoing years, and may direct the board to advance and remove projects on the priority list in accordance with said determination. If any such project is removed from the priority list, the board may award a grant to the city, town, or regional school district for the commonwealth's share of design and other eligible project costs incurred to date, subject to appropriation.
