| CLERK NUMBER: 951 Mr. Loscocco of Holliston moves that the bill be amended by
adding at the end thereof the following section(s): SECTION ___. AN ACT TO PROMOTE TOLL EQUITY ON THE
MASSACHUSETTS
TURNPIKE Chapter 29 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2000 Official
Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 2BBB, as
inserted by this act, the following section: - Section 2CCC. There is hereby established and setup on the
books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the
Massachusetts Turnpike Toll Equity Fund. There shall be
credited to said fund all “excess turnpike revenues” and all “excess
metropolitan highway system revenues”, as defined in section 3 of
Chapter 81A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2000 Official
Edition, and all taxes on gas as provided in section 14 of chapter
64C of the General Laws. The state treasurer, ex officio, shall be the custodian of the
fund and shall receive, deposit and invest all monies transmitted to
him under this section and shall credit interest and earnings on the
fund to said fund. The state treasurer shall annually pay over from the fund to the
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority an amount certified by said
Authority to be the aggregate of the amount, if any, necessary to
continue the so-call commuter discount program on the Massachusetts
Turnpike and the amount, if any, necessary to prevent or offset any
increase to tolls collected pursuant to section 10 of Chapter 81A of
the General Laws, as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition.
All revenues in said fund in excess of the amount so certified by
said Authority shall continue to be held in said fund. Chapter 64A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2000
Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following section:
- Section 14. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
chapter all taxes collected on fuel sold on property owned or leased
by the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority shall be credited to the
Massachusetts Turnpike Toll Equity Fund established by section 2CCC
of Chapter 29. 827398.1 CLERK NUMBER: 952 Mr. Loscocco of Holliston moves that the bill be amended by
adding at the end thereof the following section(s): SECTION ___. Section 10(a) of chapter 81A of the
General Laws, as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, is hereby
amended by adding at the end thereof the following: Notwithstanding any general or special law or any regulation
promulgated thereunder to the contrary, no tolls respecting the
turnpike and the different parts or sections thereof and shall be
increased from and after the effective date hereof unless such toll
increase is directly related to actual increased costs to the
authority of maintaining, repairing, reconstructing, improving,
rehabilitating, policing, using, administering, controlling or
operating the turnpike. SECTIONS ____. Section 10(b) of chapter 81A of the General
Laws, as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, is hereby amended
by adding at the end thereof the following: Notwithstanding any general or special law or any regulation
promulgated thereunder to the contrary, no tolls respecting the
metropolitan highway system or any part thereof shall be increased
from and after the effective date hereof unless such toll increase
is directly related to actual increased costs to the authority of
maintaining, repairing, reconstructing, improving, rehabilitating,
policing, using, administering, controlling or operating the
metropolitan highway system. 827328.1 CLERK NUMBER: 953 Mr. Loscocco of Holliston moves that the bill be amended by
adding at the end thereof the following section: SECTION ___. AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE FINANCING OF
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE CENTRAL ARTERY PROJECT. Section 1. Section 3 of Chapter 81A of the General Laws, as
appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, is hereby amended by
inserting, in line 65, after the definition of "highway department"
the following definition: "Inflation index," the per
cent change in inflation as measured by the per cent change in the
consumer price index for all urban consumers for the Boston
metropolitan area as determined by the bureau of labor statistics of
the United States department of labor. Section 2. Paragraph (c) of section 12 of Chapter 81A of
the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting,
in line 84, after the words "and maintenance during such fiscal
year" the following words: on account of the central
artery and the central artery north area transferred or to be
transferred to the authority. Section 3. Said paragraph (c) is hereby further amended by
inserting, in line 90, after the fourth sentence thereof the
following three sentences: - Not later than June 30, 2002, the
secretary of administration and finance, on behalf of the
commonwealth, shall, with the concurrence of the secretary of
transportation and construction, amend such contract to provide that
the payment on account of the fiscal year during which the transfer
of the final segment of the central artery and the central artery
north area to the authority occurs shall equal $30,000,000.
For each fiscal year thereafter during the term of such contract,
such payment shall equal the payment for the prior fiscal year
increased by the greater of (i) 3 per cent or (ii) the inflation
index for the preceding fiscal year as certified by the secretary of
administration and finance on March 1 of each year, commencing the
March 1 following such transfer. 827395.1 CLERK NUMBER: 954 Mr. Loscocco of Holliston moves that the bill be amended by
adding at the end thereof the following section: SECTION ___. AN ACT REGARDING THE FINANCING OF THE
SURFACE ARTERY. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary or any
regulation promulgated thereunder, the Massachusetts Turnpike
Authority shall not make any financial contribution to support the
coordination, governance, design, contradiction, development, use,
maintenance, planning and operation of the Surface Artery, so
called, or any parcels of land available upon the completion of the
Central Artery/Ted Williams Tunnel Project, so called, in the city
of Boston, not owned by the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, unless
any such contribution is reimbursed by the Commonwealth; in no event
shall such contribution to the Surface Artery, so called, exceed
$15,000,000 in the aggregate. 827396.1 CLERK NUMBER: 955 Mr. Loscocco of Holliston moves that the bill be amended by
adding at the end thereof the following sections: SECTION ___. Section 3 of Chapter 81A of the General Laws,
as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, is hereby amended by
inserting, in line 63, after the definition of “central artery north
area” the following definition: - “Excess turnpike revenues,”
turnpike revenue available after paying the costs of owning,
maintaining, repairing, reconstructing, improving, rehabilitating,
policing, using, administering, controlling and operating the
turnpike, and otherwise meeting any obligation set forth in the bond
resolution, trust agreement or other agreement securing authority
notes or bonds related to the turnpike including without limitation,
the payment of principal of, redemption premium, if any, and
interest on such bonds or notes. SECTION ___. Section 4 of Chapter 81A of the General Laws,
as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, is hereby amended by
inserting, in line 30, after the words “highway system revenues” the
following words: - , excess turnpike revenues. SECTION ___. Section 5 of Chapter 81A of the General Laws,
as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, is hereby amended by
inserting, in line 152, after the words “from turnpike revenues” the
following words: - , excess turnpike revenues. SECTION ___. Section 5 of Chapter 81A of the General Laws,
as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, is hereby further amended
by inserting, in line 70, after the word “revenues” the following
words: - , including excess turnpike revenues. 827343.1 CLERK NUMBER: 956 Ms. Creedon of Brockton
, Ms. St. Fleur of
Boston move that the
bill be amended in section 2 by inserting after item 7061-9619 the
following item: “7061-9621 For a grant program for gifted and
talented school age children; provided, that the funds appropriated
in this item shall be in addition to any federal funds available for
such program; provided further, that priority shall be given to
those grant applications that address the needs of students who are
identified by any of the following criteria: (1) the result of a
standardized aptitude examination which is 3 or more standard
deviations above the mean; (2) an evaluation by the child’s teachers
that the child does perform, or is capable of performing,
satisfactorily at 2 or more grade levels above the child’s
chronological age; or (3) a score on the math or verbal scholastic
aptitude test by a child of no more than 13 years of age which is
equal to, or greater than, the average on either test obtained by
college-bound high school juniors; and provided further, that such
program may be made available by a city, town, or regional school
district ..... 99,000” CLERK NUMBER: 957 Mr. Fagan of Taunton moves that the bill be amended in section 2,
in item 4512-0500, in line 7, by inserting after “program” the
following: “not less than $200,000 shall be allotted to the Doherty
Dental Health Clinic in the City of Taunton for the basic dental
needs of moderate and low income residents of Southeastern
Massachusetts”; and in said item by striking out the figures
“1,229,150” and inserting in place thereof the figures
“1,429,150”. And further in section 0900-0100 striking “1,265,221” and
inserting in place thereof the figures “1,065,221”. CLERK NUMBER: 958 Ms. Khan Of Newton, Mr. Linsky of Natick, Mrs. Paulsen of
Belmont, Ms. L'Italien of Andover and Ms. Gobi of Spencer move
that the bill be amended in section 2, in item 5042-5000 by striking
out the figures “66,073,272” and inserting in place thereof the
figures “68,723,272”; and in item 4130-1000, by striking out the
figures “12,096,488” and inserting in place thereof the figures
“9,446,488” and in item 5042-5000 by inserting, in line 4, after “setting;”
the following:- provided further that to fund the pilot program of
psychiatric consultation to primary physicians to improve the
quality of prescribing services, the department shall expend no less
than $2,650,000 CLERK NUMBER: 959 Representative Linsky Of Natick moves that the bill be amended in
section 2, in item 8324-0000, in line 29, by inserting after
“training, equipment, and supplies” the following: “provided that
not less than $40,000 be expended for protective turnout gear for
the Millis Fire Department”; and in said item by striking out the
figures “$9,102,208” and inserting in place thereof the figures
“$9,142,208”. CLERK NUMBER: 960 Mr. Finegold Of Andover, Ms. Malia Of Boston, Mr. Cabral of
New Bedford , and Mr.
Jones of North Reading , move that the bill
be amended by adding at the end thereof the following
section(s): The department of housing and community development, in
coordination with the executive office of health and human services
and its agencies and organizations advocating for affected
populations, shall implement a statewide application system for all
state public housing and, to the extent possible, other affordable
housing resources; provided that the system shall permit application
in multiple housing authorities and for multiple affordable housing
programs and resources through the submission of a single
application form, while allowing each housing authority and
management company to make its own eligibility and preference
determinations to the extent permitted by law. The department
shall: (a) develop goals for such an application system including,
but not limited to, a system that is user friendly, cost-free to the
user, accessible to persons with disabilities, accessible to
non-English speakers, accessible to the general public, ensures
protection of personal privacy, provides a single point of entry
application process to as many affordable housing units in as many
different types of programs and developments as possible, and
provides a comprehensive, searchable database of affordable housing
units; (b) develop specifications for a system meeting the goals
described in this section; and (c) determine whether existing
systems or technology meet the goals described in this section or
whether new systems or technology need to be developed to meet these
goals. The department shall implement the statewide
application system established by this section no later than
December 31, 2004
. CLERK NUMBER: 961 Mr. O’Brien of Kingston
, Mr. Coughlin of Dedham, Ms.Garry of Dracut,
Ms. Walrath of Stow ,
Ms. Kaprielian of Watertown
, Ms. Parente of Milford
, Ms. Gomes of Harwich, Ms. Teahan of
Whitman, Mr. Galvin of Canton
move to amend the bill by inserting at the
end thereof the following: SECTION________. Chapter 118E of the general laws, as appearing in the 2002
official edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 17
the following section:-
Section 17A: Notwithstanding any general or special law to the
contrary,
Prior authorization shall not be required for any anti-hemophilic
factor
Drugs prescribed for the treatment of hemophilia and blood
disorders. CLERK NUMBER: 962 Mr. O’Brien of Kingston, Mr. Smizik of Brookline, Ms. Reinstein
of Revere, Mr. Kulik of Worthington, Ms. Wolf of Cambridge, Ms. Fox
of Boston, Ms. Story of Amherst, Mr. Festa of Melrose, Mr. Eldridge
of Acton, Ms. Teahan of Whitman, Ms. Khan of Newton, Mr. Linsky of
Natick, Ms. L’Italien of Andover, Mr. Demakis of Boston, and Ms.
Spilka of Ashland move that the bill be amended by striking out
outside section 91. CLERK NUMBER: 963 Mr. O’Brien of Kingston, Mr. Smizik of Brookline, Ms. Reinstein
of Revere, Mr. Kulik of Worthington, Ms. Wolf of Cambridge, Ms. Fox
of Boston, Ms. Story of Amherst, Mr. Festa of Melrose, Mr. Eldridge
of Acton, Ms. Teahan of Whitman, Ms. Khan of Newton, Mr. Linsky of
Natick, Ms. L’Italien of Andover, Mr. Demakis of Boston, and Ms.
Spilka of Ashland move that the bill be amended by striking out
outside section 60. CLERK NUMBER: 964 Mr. O’Brien of Kingston moves that the bill be amended in section
2, in item 6010-0001, by inserting in line 19 after the word “2004;”
the words, “provided further, that said department shall conduct a
noise reduction study along Route 3 South in Kingston no later than
December 31, 2004; provided further, that the department shall issue
its findings relative to said study no later than June 30,
2005;” CLERK NUMBER: 965 Mr. O’Brien of Kingston, Mr. deMacedo of Plymouth, Mr. Walsh of
Dorchester, and Mr. Humason of Westfield move that the bill be
amended in section 2, in item 6006-0003, by striking out the figure
“$250,000” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$533,256”; and
in item 0640-0351 by striking out the figure “$1,000,000” and
inserting in place thereof the figure “$716,144”; and by striking
out item 6006-1000. CLERK NUMBER: 966 Mr. O’Brien of Kingston
and Mr. deMacedo of
Plymouth move that the
bill be amended by inserting at the end thereof the following
section: SECTION _____ Chapter 259 of the Acts of 2003 is hereby
amended by Striking out section 4 and inserting in place thereof the
following section:- Section 4. The conveyance of the easement authorized in
section 1 shall be For nominal consideration. CLERK NUMBER: 967 Mr. Wagner of Chicopee
moves that the bill be amended in section 2,
in item 7007-0950, by adding at the end thereof the following: “; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for a grant
to the Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council”. CLERK NUMBER: 968 Mr. Wagner of Chicopee
moves that the bill be amended in section 2,
in item 6010-0001, by adding at the end thereof the following: “; provided, further, that the department shall maintain the
motorist emergency call system installed on interstate highway route
91, interstate highway route 93, interstate highway route 195, and
interstate highway route 495, in an operational condition for use in
emergencies by the public” CLERK NUMBER: 969 Mr. Wagner of Chicopee
moves that the bill be amended in section 2,
in item
6006-0003, by striking out the figure “$250,000” and inserting in place
thereof the figure “350,000”. CLERK NUMBER: 970 Mr. Wagner of Chicopee
moves that the bill be amended by adding at
the end thereof the following sections: Section __. Section 4 of chapter 81A of the General Laws,
as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out clause (e) and
inserting in place thereof the following clause:-- (e) to: (i) own, construct, maintain, repair, reconstruct,
improve, rehabilitate, use, police, administer, control and operate
the turnpike or any part thereof; (ii) consistent with agreements
entered into with the highway department to the extent applicable,
own, construct, maintain, repair, reconstruct, improve,
rehabilitate, use, police, administer, control and operate the
metropolitan highway system or any part thereof, as it may
determine; and (iii) effective October 1, 2004, maintain, repair,
use, administer and operate interstate highway route 395, interstate
highway route 84 and interstate highway route 291; provided,
however, that chapter 91 shall not apply to the authority, except
for any parts or areas thereof subject to said chapter 91 on March
1, 1997. Section XX. Section 10 of said chapter 81A, as so
appearing, is hereby amended by inserting in line 11 after the word
“turnpike” the following words:-- “as well as the costs of
maintaining, repairing, using, administering and operating
interstate highway route 395, interstate highway route 84 and
interstate highway route 291.” CLERK NUMBER: 971 Mr. Wagner of Chicopee
moves that the bill be amended by adding at
the end thereof the following section: Section __. Notwithstanding any general or special law to
the contrary and in order to achieve efficiencies the executive
office of transportation and construction, the Massachusetts
Turnpike Authority and the department of highways shall identify
instances in which the authority can achieve costs savings and
improved performance and service for the maintenance, snow and ice
removal, repair, use, administration and operation of interstate
highway route 290, interstate highway route 391, and that portion of
interstate highway route 91 from the interchange of interstate
highway route 91 with interstate highway route 90 and continuing to
the Connecticut border. For the period beginning October 1, 2004 and ending
on December 1, 2007
, the department shall enter into an interagency service
agreement with the authority, herein, referred to as the “agreement”
for the provision of maintenance, snow and ice removal, repair, use,
administration and operation of such routes in order to achieve cost
savings. The authority and the department shall submit a
report to the joint committee on transportation and the house and
senate committees on ways and means on or before January 1, 2006,
detailing any and all cost savings to the commonwealth resulting
from the agreement and or estimated to result from any proposed
agreement to share employees, equipment and operational activities
and functions in order to achieve operational efficiencies, improved
performance or services and cost savings, including recommendations
to establish a permanent and potentially expanded process for the
transfer of certain responsibilities for interstate highway systems
in the commonwealth from the highway department to the authority
beginning December 1, 2007. CLERK NUMBER: 972 Mr. Wagner of Chicopee
moves that the bill be amended by adding at
the end thereof the following section: Section __. Notwithstanding any general or special law to
the contrary and in order to achieve operational efficiencies and
cost savings, the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority shall develop a
travel demand management plan. In preparing said plan, the
authority shall study the impacts and benefits of differential
pricing and other value pricing strategies. The authority
shall recommend for implementation the strategy that best achieves
the following objectives: (1) reduced traffic congestion; (2)
further participation in the authority’s electronic toll collection
system; and (3) reduced operating costs. The authority shall
submit said plan to the joint committee on transportation and the
house and senate committees on ways and means on or before November 15, 2004 . CLERK NUMBER: 973 Mr. Wagner of Chicopee
moves that the bill be amended in section 2,
by striking out item 6005-0015, and inserting in place thereof the
following item: “6005-0015. For certain assistance to the regional
transit authorities, including operating grants and reimbursements
to increase the accessibility of transit provided to the elderly and
disabled under the mobility assistance program, the regional transit
authority program, and the inter-city bus capital assistance
program; provided, that the commonwealth, acting by and through the
executive office for administration and finance, for the period
beginning July 1, 2004 and ending June 30, 2005, may enter into
contracts with the authorities; provided further, that
notwithstanding section 152A of chapter 161 and section 23 of
chapter 161B of the General Laws, the amount shall be at least 50
per cent and up to 75 per cent of the net cost of service of each
authority incurred in fiscal year 2004 shall be paid by the
commonwealth, and shall not be assessed upon the cities and towns
constituting the authorities; provided further, that the share
assessed upon the cities and towns shall be at least 25 per cent of
the net cost of service; provided further, that in the event that 25
per cent of the net cost of service of each authority exceeds 102.5
per cent of the previous year's local assessment, excluding payments
made by cities and towns for the costs of new service, for which the
cities and towns have not previously been assessed, as allowed by
chapter 580 of the acts of 1980, the regional transit authority
shall reduce its operating expenses or increase its revenues to meet
the difference; provided further, that operating expenditures of
each of the regional transit authorities for fiscal year 2005 shall
not exceed 102.5 per cent of its operating expenditures for fiscal
year 2004; provided further, that for the purposes of this item
operating expenditures shall not include federal, private or
additional municipal non-state revenue sources or any expenses
arising from the provision of services required by the Americans
with Disabilities Act, or new services implemented after July 1,
1999 in an amount not to exceed a total of $3,613,905 for the 15
regional transit authorities; provided further, that the new
services must have first received approval of the appropriate
regional transit authority advisory board; provided further, that
not less than 25 per cent of the net cost of service of the new
services shall be assessed to the cities and towns of the
appropriate transit authority, as detailed previously in this item;
provided further, that not later that January 1, 2005, each regional
transit authority which provides the new services must file a report
with the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint
committee on transportation, detailing the total costs and revenues
associated with the new service; provided further, that the cost of
the new services shall not annualize to more than $3,613,905;
provided further, that not later than January 1, 2005, each of the
15 regional transit authorities shall submit to the house and senate
committees on ways and means a report detailing any and all revenues
collected as a result of services provided pursuant to item
4401-1000; provided further, that the executive office of
transportation and construction will work cooperatively with the
authorities and other public and private funding sources to maximize
new revenues sources to expand transit services; provided further,
that the authorities and the executive office of transportation and
construction will develop processes and procedures for contracts for
services with other state agencies; provided further, that the
executive office of transportation and construction and the
authorities shall develop a five-year transit plan for operational
and capital objectives that the parties can measure against and plan
toward and shall file the plan with the house and senate committees
on way and means no later than April 1, 2005; provided further, that
the executive office of transportation and construction and the
authorities will work cooperatively to implement multi-year
contracting for regional transit authority capital projects,
particularly for construction projects and other multi-year
commitments of the authorities; provided further, that the regional
transit authorities shall implement structural, managerial and
administrative reforms in order to achieve cost savings in services
provided by the authorities; provided further, that the reforms
shall include, but not be limited to, improved financing procedures
for capital needs, approved plans for short- and long-term service,
a coordinated program of mass transportation for the regional
transit authorities that provides standards of service for the
authorities for types of service, passenger miles, hours of service,
cost of service by route and mile and passenger, non-transportation
revenue and system revenue generating options including, but not
limited to, fare revenue and advertising revenue, assessments on
member cities and towns, net operating investment per passenger-mile
ratio and service quality standards; provided further, that the
program shall involve an approach to service coordinated with the
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and other transit
providers in order to achieve maximum efficiency of regional transit
authority service routes; provided further, that all regional
transit authorities shall achieve the revenue recovery ratio of 40
per cent within 36 months from the effective date of this act; and
provided further, that the Massachusetts Association of Regional
Transit Authorities shall on or before November 15, 2005, report to
the joint committee on transportation and the house and senate
committees on ways and means on the operations of the authorities in
the first half of fiscal year 2004, and focus the report on the
reforms and improvements, provided further that not less than 4
percent of each regional transit authority’s previous year’s state
contract assistance will be made available to each regional transit
authority and further that said 4 percent increase may be used for
expenses incurred in fiscal year 2004 or fiscal year 2005.”; and in
said item by striking out the figure “$47,782,640” and inserting in
place thereof the figure “$49,683,690” and in item 0411-1000, by
striking out the figure “$5,135,418” and inserting in place thereof
the figure “#3,234,368”. CLERK NUMBER: 974 Mr. Wagner of Chicopee
moves that the bill be amended by adding at
the end thereof the following section: Section __. Sections 107 and 245 of chapter 184 of the acts
of 2002 are hereby repealed. CLERK NUMBER: 975 Mr. Wagner of Chicopee
moves that the bill be amended in section 2,
in item 6005-0015, by striking out the figure “$47,782,640” and inserting in place
thereof the figure “$49,683,690” and in item 0411-1000, by striking out the figure
“$5,135,418” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$3,234,368”. CLERK NUMBER: 976 Mr. Wagner of Chicopee
moves that the bill be amended by adding at
the end thereof the following section: Section __. Section 1 of chapter 258 of the General Laws,
as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is hereby amended by
inserting in line 43 after the words “chapter one hundred and
eleven”, the following words:-- “or any regional transit authority
established pursuant to chapter 161 or 161B and the motor vehicle
operators contracted with said regional transit authorities in
accordance with section 25 of chapter 161B.” CLERK NUMBER: 977 Mr. Wagner of Chicopee moves that the bill be amended in section
2, in item 6006-1000, in lines 1 to 10, inclusive, by striking out
the following: “; provided, that notwithstanding any general or
special law to the contrary, 100 percent of the amount appropriated
in this line item shall be assessed upon the airports which said
commission currently regulates pursuant to powers granted, to said
commission by the General Laws; provided further, that the
commissioner shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways
and means no later than September 1, 2005 a plan on implementation
of said assessment that shall include, but not be limited to the
following: (1) the methodology that was used to determine the
assessment structure to charge said airports, (2) the assessment
schedule and the amount that each airport is scheduled to pay said
commission, (3) a plan to require the airports to fully fund the
administrative costs for the commission beginning July 1, 2005”; and
in item 1100-1100, by striking out the figures “$3,297,608” and
inserting in place thereof the figures “$3,047,608”. CLERK NUMBER: 978 Mr. Wagner of Chicopee
moves that the bill be amended by adding at
the end thereof the following section: Section __. Notwithstanding any general or special law to
the contrary and in order to permit the Massachusetts Turnpike
Authority to lower its debt service costs related to the turnpike,
as defined in chapter 81A of the General Laws, as so appearing,
without extending the maturity of debt related to the turnpike or
keeping tolls on the turnpike longer than the current maturity of
such debt, the authority is hereby authorized to provide for the
issuance of refunding notes or bonds of the authority for the sole
purpose of providing funds to refund or otherwise repay any or all
debt outstanding as of the effective date of this section issued
pursuant to section 5(b)(ii) of chapter 81A, as in effect prior to
the effective date of this section, of the authority relating to the
turnpike. The final maturity of such bonds or notes shall not
exceed the final maturity of the debt being refunded. The
issuance of such bonds or notes, the maturities, and other details
thereof, the rights of the holders thereof and the rights, duties
and obligations of the authority with respect thereto shall continue
to be governed by the provisions of chapter 81A which relate to the
issuance of bonds or notes, insofar as they may be appropriate
therefore. CLERK NUMBER 979
Ms. Gobi of Spencer, Mr. Kocot of Northampton, Mr. Connolly of
Everett, Mr. Coppola of Foxboro, Mr. Eldridge of Acton, Mr. Patrick
of Falmouth, Mr. Hillman of Sturbridge, Ms. Grant of Beverly, Ms.
Gomes of South Harwich, Ms. Pope of Wayland, Mr. Falzone of Saugus,
Mr. Carron of Southbridge, Mr. Kafka of Stoughton, Ms. Teahan of
Whitman and Mr. O’Brien of Kingston move that the bill be amended in
section 2, in item 7100-0200, by adding at the end thereof the
following: “; provided further that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
for the 4-H program”. CLERK NUMBER 980
Ms. Gobi of Spencer, Ms. Haddad of Somerset
, Mr. Fallon of Malden
, Mr. Toomey of
Cambridge and Mr. Carron
of Southbridge move that the bill be amended by adding at the end thereof the
following section(s): "Section_________. A special commission is hereby
established to study the establishment of regional grief counselors
for city, town and regional school districts. Said commission
shall be comprised of three members appointed by the speaker of the
house including the house chair of the joint committee on education,
three members appointed by the senate president including the senate
chair of the joint committee on education, the secretary of the
department of education or his designee, a designee from the
Massachusetts Teachers Association, a designee from the
Massachusetts Federation of Teachers, along with members of the
medical profession. Said commission shall submit a
report, including legislative recommendations, if any, to the joint
committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways
and means by June 15, 2005
CLERK NUMBER 981
Ms. Gobi Of Spencer move that the bill be amended in section 2,
in item 7007-0900, by adding at the end thereof the following: “provided futher that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for
the Central Quabbin Area Tourism Association”. CLERK NUMBER: 982 Mr. Wagner of Chicopee moves that the bill be amended in section
33, by striking in line 11 the number “19” and inserting in place
thereof the number “20”; and in said section, by striking in line 17
the number “10” and inserting in place thereof the number “11”; and
in said section, line 21, by adding after the words “executive
office of public safety” the following: “the executive director of
the Massachusetts Motor Transportation Association or her
designee;”. CLERK NUMBER: 983 Ms. Kaprielian of Watertown, Mr. Koutoujian of Newton, Mr. Toomey
of Cambridge, Ms. Teahan of Whitman, Ms. Malia of Boston, Mr. Kocot
of Northampton, Mr. Walsh of Boston, Ms. Haddad of Somerset, Ms.
Story of Amherst, Mr. Goguen of Fitchburg, Mr. Demakis of Boston,
Ms. Jehlen of Somerville, Ms. L’Italien of Andover, Mr. Patrick of
Falmouth, Ms. Spilka of Ashland, Mr. Smizik of Brookline, Mr.
Eldridge of Acton, Mr. Marzilli of Arlington, Mr. Donato of Medford,
Mr. Festa of Melrose, Mr. Linsky of Natick, Ms. Balser of Newton,
Mr. Rush of Boston, Mr. Pignatelli of Lenox, Ms. Rivera of
Springfield, Mr. Scibak of South Hadley, Ms. Wolf of Cambridge, Ms.
Paulsen of Belmont, Mr. Howland of Freetown, Ms. Blumer of
Framingham, Mr. Hynes of Marshfield, Mr. Verga of Gloucester, Mr.
Donelan of Orange, Ms. Gomes of Harwich, Mr. Cabral of New Bedford,
Ms. Khan of Newton, Ms. Owens-Hicks of Boston, Ms. Grant of Beverly,
Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, Mr. Sanchez of Boston, Mr. Rushing of
Boston, Mr. Connolly of Everett, Mr. Falzone of Saugus, Mr. LeDuc of
Marlborough, Mr. Lantigua of Lawrence, Ms. Atkins of Concord move
that the bill be amended in section 2 by striking out item 4590-0300
and inserting in place thereof the following item: “4590-0300 For youth smoking prevention and tobacco control
programs, including enforcement of illegal sales to children laws by
local boards of health and coordinated treatment resources including
the Tobacco Free Helpline and QuitWorks; provided, that no funds
shall be expended in the AA subsidiary, so-called, for any
personnel-related costs, and provided further that, notwithstanding
the provisions of Ch. 29D of the general laws or the provisions of
any other general or special law to the contrary, funds may be
expended from the Health Care Security Trust for the purposes of
this item .................……………………………….......... $14,000,000”; and in item 8900-0001 by striking out the figure “$428,124,325”
and inserting in place thereof the figure “$415,874,325”. CLERK NUMBER: 984 Ms. Kaprielian of Watertown, Mr. Koutoujian of Newton, Mr. Toomey
of Cambridge, Ms. Teahan of Whitman, Ms. Malia of Boston, Mr. Kocot
of Northampton, Mr. Walsh of Boston, Ms. Haddad of Somerset, Ms.
Story of Amherst, Mr. Goguen of Fitchburg, Mr. Demakis of Boston,
Ms. Jehlen of Somerville, Ms. L’Italien of Andover, Mr. Patrick of
Falmouth, Ms. Spilka of Ashland, Mr. Smizik of Brookline, Mr.
Eldridge of Acton, Mr. Marzilli of Arlington, Mr. Donato of Medford,
Mr. Festa of Melrose, Mr. Linsky of Natick, Ms. Balser of Newton,
Mr. Rush of Boston, Mr. Pignatelli of Lenox, Ms. Rivera of
Springfield, Mr. Scibak of South Hadley, Ms. Wolf of Cambridge, Ms.
Paulsen of Belmont, Mr. Howland of Freetown, Ms. Blumer of
Framingham, Mr. Hynes of Marshfield, Mr. Verga of Gloucester, Mr.
Donelan of Orange, Ms. Gomes of Harwich, Mr. Cabral of New Bedford,
Ms. Khan of Newton, Ms. Owens-Hicks of Boston, Ms. Grant of Beverly,
Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, Mr. Sanchez of Boston, Mr. Rushing of
Boston, Mr. Connolly of Everett, Mr. Falzone of Saugus, Mr. LeDuc of
Marlborough, Mr. Lantigua of Lawrence, Ms. Atkins of Concord move
that the bill be amended in section 2 by striking out item 4590-0300
and inserting in place thereof the following item: “4590-0300 For youth smoking prevention and tobacco control
programs, including enforcement of illegal sales to children laws by
local boards of health and coordinated treatment resources including
the Tobacco Free Helpline and QuitWorks; provided, that no funds
shall be expended in the AA subsidiary, so-called, for any
personnel-related costs, and provided further that, notwithstanding
the provisions of Ch. 29D of the general laws or the provisions of
any other general or special law to the contrary, funds may be
expended from the Health Care Security Trust for the purposes of
this item .................……………………………….......... $14,000,000”; and by inserting after said item the following: “Health Care Security Trust ...................................
100%”. CLERK NUMBER: 985 Mr. Hynes of Marshfield
moves that the bill be amended in section 2,
in item 1102-3205, by striking out the figure “$5,500,000” and
inserting in place thereof the figure “$5,404,515”; and in item
2300-0101, by striking out the figure “$304,395” and inserting in
place thereof the figure “$399,880”. CLERK NUMBER: 986 Ms. Pope of Wayland, Mr. Jones of North Reading, Mr. Coppola of
Foxborough, Ms. Rogeness of Longmeadow, Ms. Atkins of Concord,
Mr.Carron of Southbridge, and Ms. L’Italien of Andover, move that
the bill be amended by adding at the end thereof the following
section(s): Section________. Section 57 of Chapter 59 of the General
Laws, as most recently amended by section 52 of the Acts of 2003, is
hereby amended by striking out the last sentence of the first
paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following new sentence:
"A real estate tax bill sent out for fiscal year 2006 or any
subsequent period pursuant to this section shall contain a statement
that there exists a delinquency if any tax, betterment assessment or
apportionment thereof, water rater, annual sewer use, or other
charge which may constitute a lien is overdue more than 90
days". CLERK NUMBER: 987 Mr. Petrolati of Ludlow moves to amend the bill in section
2 in item 4190-0100 by striking the amount “$16,278,929” and
inserting in place thereof the following:— $16,598,929 and in said section in item 1599-1971 by striking out the amount
“$20,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the
following:—
19,680,000 CLERK NUMBER: 988 Representatives Demakis of Boston, Linsky of Natick, Blumer of
Framingham, Falzone of Saugus, Toomey of Cambridge, Eldridge of
Acton, Petersen of Marblehead, Gobi of Spencer, L’Italien of
Andover, Paulsen of Belmont, Knuuttila of Gardner, Khan of Newton,
Festa of Melrose, Rivera of Springfield, Rush of Boston, and Smizik
of Brookline move that the bill be amended in section 76, by
striking subparagraphs “i” and “ii”. CLERK NUMBER: 989 Mr. Fagan of Taunton moves that the bill be amended in section 2,
by inserting after item 1102-3231 the following new item:- 1102-3299 For additional
renovations to the third floor of the Cohannet School building in
the City of Taunton to ensure that the temporary court facility to
be housed in said building will be adequate for the court’s business
and to ensure said facility will be in full compliance with public
health and safety standards…………..$1,500,000; And further moves that the bill be amended in said section2, in
item 0411-1000, by striking out the figure “5,135,418” and inserting
in place thereof the figure “4,385,418”; And further moves that the bill be amended in said section 2, in
item 1100-1100, by striking out the figure “3,297,608” and inserting
in place thereof the figure “2,547,608”. CLERK NUMBER: 990 Representatives Demakis of Boston, Linsky of Natick, Blumer of
Framingham, Falzone of Saugus, Toomey of Cambridge, Spiliotis of
Peabody, Eldridge of Acton, Petersen of Marblehead, Gobi of Spencer,
L’Italien of Andover, Paulsen of Belmont, Knuuttila of Gardner, Khan
of Newton, Festa of Melrose, Rivera of Springfield, Rush of Boston,
Smizik of Brookline, and Straus of Mattapoisett move that the bill
be amended in section 2, in item 9110-1455, by adding at the end
thereof the following: “provided further that the annual enrollment period shall be not
less than 1 month with a 60-day advance notification period and at
any time within a year of reaching age 65; provided further that the
program shall pay the costs of all prescription drugs for a single
enrollee whose out-of-pocket expenditures on prescription drugs
exceeds the lesser of (a) 10 per cent of such enrollee's gross
annual household income; or (b) $2,000 in out-of-pocket expenditures
made by an enrollee for co-payments and deductibles in the current
fiscal year; and provided further that the program shall pay the
costs of all prescription drugs for a married enrollee whose
out-of-pocket expenditures on prescription drugs exceeds the lesser
of (a) 10 per cent of such enrollee's gross annual household income;
or (b) $3,000 in out-of-pocket expenditures made by an enrollee for
co-payments and deductibles in the current fiscal year.”. CLERK NUMBER: 991 Representative Steven Walsh Of Lynn
move that the bill be amended in section 2,
in item 2260-8870, by adding at the end thereof the following: “; provided further, that no less than $90,000 shall be provided
for Brownfield redevelopment in the City of
Lynn ”. CLERK NUMBER: 992 Representative Steven Walsh Of Lynn
move that the bill be amended in section 2,
in item 4512-0200, by adding at the end thereof the following: “provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended
for the Link House, Inc., in the town of
Salisbury for purposes
of establishing transitional housing for women in recovery from
substance abuse”. CLERK NUMBER: 993 Representative Steven Walsh Of Lynn
move that the bill be amended in section 2,
in item 8000-0010, by adding at the end thereof the following: “;provided further that $277,815 shall be provided for community
policing in Lynn; provided further, that $71,250 shall be provided
for the Lynn Safe City Program”. CLERK NUMBER: 994 Representative Steven Walsh Of Lynn
move that the bill be amended in section 2,
in item 8000-0010, by adding at the end thereof the following: “;provided further, that $61,750 shall be provided for community
policing in Nahant”. CLERK NUMBER: 995 Representatives Steven Walsh of Lynn, Garrett Bradley of Hingham,
Martin Walsh of Boston, Eugene O’Flaherty of Chelsea, Robert
Coughlin of Dedham, Robert Fennell of Lynn, Vincent Ciampa of
Somerville, Barbara L’Italien of Andover, Christopher Fallon of
Malden, Timothy Toomey of Cambridge, Kathi-Anne Reinstein of Revere,
Michael Festa of Melrose, Anthony Petruccelli of Boston, Brian
Wallace of Boston and Robert DeLeo of Winthrop move that the
bill be amended by adding at the end thereof the following
section(s): Section _______. (a) There is hereby established a special
commission to study the impact and effects of OxyContin use on youth
in Massachusetts . The
commission shall consist of three members appointed by the Speaker
of the House, including the House Chair of the Joint Committee on
Health Care, three members appointed by the Senate President
including the Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care,
the Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health (DMH), the
Commissioner of the Department of Public Health Drug Control Program
and three members of the medical community with specialty experience
in prescription drug regulations and abuse. Said commission shall
submit a report, including legislative recommendations, if any, to
the Joint Committee on Health Care and the House and Senate
committees on Ways and Means by June 15, 2005 . (b) It is hereby required that physicians must certify that a
prescription for OxyContin is medically necessary for purposes of
prescription drug dispensing and/or coverage and provide a
diagnosis. In addition, pharmacists must keep a copy of that
certification on file, along with a photocopy of the recipient’s
photo identification. CLERK NUMBER: 996 Representative Steven Walsh Of Lynn
move that the bill be amended in section 2,
in item 4512-0200, by adding at the end thereof the following: “; provided further, that no less than $60,000 shall be provided
to Project COPE, Inc. in Lynn for the prevention and education of
the problems associated with OxyContin and Heroine use.”. CLERK NUMBER: 997 Representatives Steven Walsh of Lynn, Mark Falzone of Saugus and
Douglas Petersen of Marblehead move that the bill be amended in
section 2, in item 4430-2119, by striking out the figures “5,063,317
” and inserting in place thereof the figures “6,063,317”; and in
item 4400-1000, by striking out the figures “116,381,295” and
inserting in place thereof the figures “115,381,295”. CLERK NUMBER: 998 Mr. Ayers Of Quincy move that the bill be amended in section 2,
in item 8000-2004, in line 3, by inserting after “Democratic
National Convention” the following: ;and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
expended to provide additional Quincy Fire protection services in
the town of Quincy for increased security needs associated with the
Democratic National Convention CLERK NUMBER: 999 Ms. St. Fleur of Boston
moves that the bill be amended by adding at
the end there of the following section: SECTION . There shall be a house
and senate working group to develop legislation and propose
regulations to change the current tuition financing system for
charter schools. The working group shall include the president
of the senate or his designee, the speaker of the house or his
designee, the senate and house chairs of the joint committee on
education, arts, and humanities, the chairs of the house and senate
committees on ways and means and the minority leaders of the house
and senate, or their designees. The working group will make
recommendations on how the existing financing system can be improved
in order to make the funds sent to charter schools from state and
local sources more closely aligned with the funds that would be
expended on the education of the charter students if they were
educated in the sending districts from which they are drawn. The
working group will also examine the relationship between charter
funding and state education funding under the provisions of Chapter
70 of the M.G.L. and work to make their recommendations for changes
in charter school funding consistent with the principles,
objectives, and formulas embodied in the funding formula under
Chapter 70. The proposed legislation shall require funding to
be reflective of the grade level, program participation, and
demographic profile of the actual students enrolled in charter
schools. In conducting its work the group shall compile data
which compares the demographic profile and educational needs that
characterize charter school students with those which characterize
students in the districts from which they are sent. In conducting
their work the commission will be expected to solicit expert and
technical advice from the department of education, as well as
associations representing superintendents, school budget officers,
municipal officials, and charter schools. The working
group will file a report, in support of its proposed legislation and
regulatory changes, along with any proposed legislation necessary to
carry out said recommendations with the joint committee on
education, arts, and humanities by November 30, 2004 . CLERK NUMBER: 1000 Representative Keenan of Southwick moves that the bill be
amended by adding at the end thereof the following section: SECTION . Section 17 of
Chapter 176H of the General Laws, in the 2002 Official Edition, is
hereby amended by inserting the following sentences at the end
thereof:-
“Individuals exclusively selling legal service plans under this
chapter shall be required to only pass a legal services examination
administered by a company registered with the Commissioner under
chapter 176H; provided that said examination shall be approved by
the Commissioner. ‘Legal services examination’ for purposes of
this section shall mean an examination which solely tests an
applicant’s knowledge of legal service plans and consumer protection
laws regarding legal service plans.” |
