SECTION 1. To provide for supplementing certain items in the general appropriation
act and other appropriation acts for fiscal year 2007, the sums set forth in
section 2 are hereby appropriated from the General Fund unless specifically
designated otherwise in this act or in those appropriation acts, for the
several purposes and subject to the conditions specified in this act or in
those appropriation acts, and subject to the laws regulating the disbursement
of public funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007. These sums shall be
in addition to any amounts previously appropriated and made available for the
purposes of those items.
SECTION 2.
JUDICIARY
Committee for Public
Counsel Services
0321-1510....................................................................................... $22,339,408
Trial Court
0331-3500....................................................................................... $82,488
0333-1400....................................................................................... $902,530
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
Northern District
Attorney
0340-0201....................................................................................... $55,000
Eastern District
Attorney
0340-0301....................................................................................... $50,000
Middle District Attorney
0340-0400....................................................................................... $444,977
0340-0401....................................................................................... $10,000
Hampden District
Attorney
0340-0501....................................................................................... $75,454
Northwestern District
Attorney
0340-0601....................................................................................... $20,000
Plymouth District
Attorney
0340-0800....................................................................................... $504,652
0340-0801....................................................................................... $42,900
Bristol District
Attorney
0340-0900....................................................................................... $220,372
Cape and Islands
District Attorney
0340-1001....................................................................................... $50,000
Berkshire District
Attorney
0340-1101....................................................................................... $92,500
OFFICE OF THE STATE
COMPTROLLER
Office of the State
Comptroller
1599-3384....................................................................................... $5,180,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Department of Revenue
1232-0100....................................................................................... $8,702,000
Human Resources Division
1750-0100....................................................................................... $620,930
1750-0300....................................................................................... $450,000
Information Technology
Division
1790-0100....................................................................................... $344,640
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
of Health and Human Services
4000-0500....................................................................................... $35,221,310
Massachusetts
Rehabilitation Commission
4120-2000....................................................................................... $2,893,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Department of Housing
and Community Development
7004-9005....................................................................................... $5,000,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Military Division
8700-0001....................................................................................... $272,000
SECTION 2A. To provide for certain
unanticipated obligations of the commonwealth, to provide for an alteration of
purpose for current appropriations, and to meet certain requirements of law,
the sums set forth in this section are hereby appropriated from the General
Fund unless specifically designated otherwise in this section, for the several
purposes and subject to the conditions specified in this section, and subject
to the laws regulating the disbursement of public funds for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2007. These sums shall be in addition to any amounts
previously appropriated and made available for the purposes of those items.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Office of the Governor
0411-1003 For costs associated with maintaining and
enhancing the Commonwealth’s Washington DC office for the purpose of better
coordinating all activities and programs that receive or may potentially
receive federal funds or are regulated by federal agencies................................................................................... $453,292
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Office of the Secretary
of Administration and Finance
1100-1200 For the executive office for administration and
finance to carry out expanded responsibilities associated with an analysis of
the commonwealth’s capital planning, the development of performance budgeting,
and improving the efficiency of state government............................................................................. $845,000
1599-0053....... For a special commission established by
executive order that will prepare a 10-year strategic plan for the systemic
reform of public education in the commonwealth.............................. $200,000
1599-0054 For the costs associated with implementing a
survey of all teachers in Massachusetts public schools to solicit their views
regarding the environment for teaching and learning, including but not limited
to facilities, resources, leadership, professional development, time,
empowerment and other factors relevant to the quality of teaching and learning
as well as the support and retention of teachers........................................................ $200,000
1599-0055 For a competitive grant program at the department
of education; provided, that the grants fund a pilot program in qualifying
school districts to enable the creation of a comprehensive district-wide plan
for the systemic support for teachers in their first 3 years and the
implementation of 1 component of that plan; provided further, that applicant
qualifications will be determined by the department of education; and provided
further, that a qualified applicant must name a district planning team that
draws on the entire school community, including but not limited to educators,
parents, businesses, and local collective bargaining units....................................................... $500,000
1599-4231 For a reserve to meet the fiscal year 2008 costs
of salary adjustments and other economic benefits authorized by the collective
bargaining agreement between the commonwealth and the National Association of
Government Employees, and to meet the fiscal year 2008 costs of salary
adjustments and other economic benefits necessary to provide equal adjustments
and benefits to employees employed in confidential positions which otherwise
would be covered by this agreement; provided, that the personnel administrator,
with the approval of the secretary of administration and finance, shall
determine these adjustments and benefits for the confidential employees in
accordance with the collective bargaining agreement then in effect which
otherwise would cover these positions; and provided further, that the secretary
may transfer from the sum appropriated in this item to other items of
appropriation and allocations thereof for fiscal year 2008 amounts that are
necessary to meet these costs where the amounts otherwise available are
insufficient for the purpose, in accordance with a transfer plan which shall be
filed in advance with the house and senate committees on ways and means $15,920,000
1599-7050 For the purposes of initial administrative and
program expenses associated with the settlement agreement entered into by the
parties of Rosie D. et al v. Romney at MassHealth, the executive office of
health and human services, the department of mental health, the department of
youth services, and the department of social services; provided, that the
executive office shall submit to the executive office for administration and
finance and to the house and senate committees on ways and means, not later
than November 17, 2007, a report detailing the implementation of the settlement
agreement, dated August 29, 2006, and entered into by the parties of Rosie D.
et al v. Romney, civil action No. 01-30199-MAP, filed in the United States
District Court in order to provide community-based services to children
suffering from severe emotional disturbances, which shall include a schedule
detailing the commencement of services and the cost to implement the settlement
by service type..................................................... $7,797,429
1599-8700 For a reserve to the town of Southbridge for a
one-time payment related to the purchase of an armory $737,000
1599-8900 For a reserve for mental health costs at the
department of corrections relating to the Hayes report on inmate suicide prevention
and other corrective action recommendations........................ $6,906,646
Human Resources Division
1750-0202 For one-time costs in carrying out the
settlement agreement in Jacob Bradley v. City of Lynn, including establishing 2
additional firefighter physical abilities testing sites and converting the
firefighter physical abilities test to a weighted and graded exam system ............................................................... $350,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
ENERGY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Department of Public
Utilities
7006-0090 The department of telecommunications and energy
may expend revenues collected up to $375,000 for the operation of the energy
facilities siting board................................................... $300,000
DEPARTMENT OF EARLY
EDUCATION AND CARE
Department of Early
Education and Care
3000-7080 For the purpose of establishing a state grant
program administered by the department of early education and care, in
cooperation with the board of higher education, to supplement and adhere to the
guidelines of the discontinued Building Careers in Early Education to Support
Inclusive Programs and Curriculum federal grant $1,200,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
of Health and Human Services
4000-0050 For the Personal Care Attendant quality home care
workforce council established under sections 28 through 33, inclusive, of
chapter 118G of the General Laws........................................ $852,113
Department of
Transitional Assistance
4401-1100 The department of transitional assistance may
expend not more than $7,400,000 from revenue received from the United States
Department of Agriculture for food stamp outreach and employment and training
programs and any enhanced funding or bonuses; provided, that the department may
expend such revenue for employment and training services provided to recipients
of transitional aid to families with dependent children $2,400,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
LABOR AND
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Office of the Secretary
of Labor and Workforce Development
7002-0014 For the purposes of administering the job vacancy
survey.......... $350,000
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Department of Education
7069-9608 For the purposes of developing and administering a
competitive grant program at the department of education to fund pilot programs
in qualifying school districts to enable high school sophomores to take college
placement assessments................................................................................................ $150,000
BOARD OF HIGHER
EDUCATION
Board of Higher
Education
7066-0019 For the board of higher education to make payments
to public higher education institutions for the dual enrollment program
allowing qualified high school students to take college courses; provided that
public higher education institutions may offer courses in high schools in
addition to courses offered at the institutions or online if the number of
students is sufficient................................................................................................ $2,000,000
SECTION 2B. To provide for supplementing
certain intragovernmental chargeback authorizations in the general
appropriation act and other appropriation acts for fiscal year 2007, to provide
for certain unanticipated intragovernmental chargeback authorizations, to
provide for an alteration of purpose for current intragovernmental chargeback
authorizations, and to meet certain requirements of law, the sums set forth in
this section are hereby authorized from the Intragovernmental Service Fund for
the several purposes specified in this section or in the appropriation acts,
and subject to the provisions of law regulating the disbursement of public
funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007. These sums shall be in
addition to any amounts previously authorized and made available for the
purposes of those items.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Department of State
Police
8100-0002....................................................................................... $395,854
SECTION 2C.I. For the purpose of making
available in fiscal year 2008 balances of appropriations which otherwise would
revert on June 30, 2007, the unexpended balances of the maintenance
appropriations listed below, not to exceed the amount specified below for each
item, and the unexpended balance of all appropriations in the Massachusetts
management accounting and reporting system with a secretariat code of 01 or 17,
are hereby re-appropriated for the purposes of and subject to the conditions
stated for the corresponding item in section 2 of the general appropriation act
for fiscal year 2007. However, for items which do not appear in section 2 of
the general appropriation act, the amounts in this section are re-appropriated
for the purposes of and subject to the conditions stated for the corresponding
item in section 2 or 2A of this act or in prior appropriation acts. Amounts in
this section are re-appropriated from the fund or funds designated for the
corresponding item in section 2 of the general appropriation act; provided,
however, that for items which do not appear in section 2 of the general
appropriation act, the amounts in this section are re-appropriated from the
fund or funds designated for the corresponding item in section 2 or 2A of this
act or in prior appropriation acts. The sums re-appropriated in this section
shall be in addition to any amounts available for these purposes.
JUDICIARY
Committee for Public
Counsel Services
0321-1513....................................................................................... $375,000
Trial Court
0331-3500....................................................................................... $82,488
0333-1400....................................................................................... $902,530
OFFICE OF THE STATE
COMPTROLLER
Office of the State
Comptroller
1599-3384....................................................................................... $5,180,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Office of the Secretary
of Administration and Finance
1100-1100....................................................................................... $150,000
1100-1200....................................................................................... $845,000
1599-0053....................................................................................... $200,000
1599-0054....................................................................................... $200,000
1599-0055....................................................................................... $500,000
1599-2005....................................................................................... $1,432,000
1599-2006....................................................................................... $5,137,981
1599-4200....................................................................................... $11,000
1599-4201....................................................................................... $15,000
1599-4231....................................................................................... $15,920,000
1599-6901....................................................................................... $651,385
1599-7050....................................................................................... $7,797,429
1599-8700....................................................................................... $737,000
1599-8900....................................................................................... $6,906,646
Human Resources Division
1750-0100....................................................................................... $620,930
1750-0202....................................................................................... $350,000
Information Technology
Division
1790-0100....................................................................................... $344,640
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
ENERGY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Office of the Secretary
of Energy and Environmental Affairs
2000-0100....................................................................................... $520,000
2000-9900....................................................................................... $250,000
2030-1000....................................................................................... $80,000
Department of
Agricultural Resources
2511-0100....................................................................................... $853,089
Department of
Conservation and Recreation
2800-0100....................................................................................... $30,000
2800-0101....................................................................................... $125,000
2810-0100....................................................................................... $570,000
2820-0100....................................................................................... $270,000
DEPARTMENT OF EARLY
EDUCATION AND CARE
Department of Early
Education and Care
3000-7080....................................................................................... $1,200,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
of Health and Human Services
4000-0050....................................................................................... $852,113
Division of Health Care
Finance and Policy
4100-0060....................................................................................... $396,000
Department of Public
Health
4512-0500....................................................................................... $150,000
4570-1502....................................................................................... $185,000
Department of
Transitional Assistance
4400-1001....................................................................................... $700,000
Department of Social
Services
4800-0015....................................................................................... $600,000
Massachusetts Rehabilitation
Commission
4120-2000....................................................................................... $2,893,000
Department of Veterans'
Services
1410-0251....................................................................................... $278,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
TRANSPORTATION
AND PUBLIC WORKS
Office of the Secretary
of Transportation and Public Works
6000-0300....................................................................................... $14,300,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
HOUSING AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Office of the Secretary
of Housing and Economic Development
7002-0013....................................................................................... $1,240,370
7002-0045....................................................................................... $103,700
Department of Housing
and Community Development
7004-0099....................................................................................... $1,767,886
7004-9005....................................................................................... $5,000,000
Business and Technology
7007-0300....................................................................................... $370,000
Division of Banks
7006-0010....................................................................................... $100,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
LABOR AND
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Office of the Secretary
of Labor and Workforce Development
7002-0014....................................................................................... $350,000
Department of Workforce
Development
7002-0100....................................................................................... $500,000
7003-0605....................................................................................... $458,409
7003-0701....................................................................................... $18,000,000
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Department of Education
7030-1002....................................................................................... $400,000
7035-0006....................................................................................... $400,000
7053-1925....................................................................................... $1,200,000
7061-9404....................................................................................... $3,900,000
7069-9608....................................................................................... $150,000
BOARD OF HIGHER
EDUCATION
Board of Higher
Education
7066-0019....................................................................................... $2,000,000
7070-0065....................................................................................... $437,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
of Public Safety and Security
8000-0000....................................................................................... $150,000
8000-0036....................................................................................... $4,176,000
8000-0038....................................................................................... $250,000
Massachusetts Emergency
Management Agency
8800-0400....................................................................................... $150,000
SECTION 2C.II. For the purpose of making
available in fiscal year 2007 balances of retained revenue and
intragovernmental chargeback authorizations which otherwise would revert on
June 30, 2007, the unexpended balances of the authorizations listed below, not
to exceed the amount specified below for each item, are hereby re-authorized
for the purposes of and subject to the conditions stated for the corresponding
item in section 2 or 2B of the general appropriation act for fiscal year 2007.
However, for items which do not appear in section 2 or 2B of the general
appropriation act, the amounts in this section are re-authorized for the
purposes of and subject to the conditions stated for the corresponding item in
section 2, 2A, or 2B of this act or in prior appropriation acts. Amounts in
this section are re-authorized from the fund or funds designated for the
corresponding item in section 2 or 2B of the general appropriation act;
however, for items which do not appear in section 2 or 2B of the general
appropriation act, the amounts in this section are re-authorized from the fund
or funds designated for the corresponding item in section 2, 2A, or 2B of this
act or in prior appropriation acts. The sums re-authorized in this section
shall be in addition to any amounts available for those purposes.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Department of Public
Utilities
7006-0090....................................................................................... $375,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Department of
Transitional Assistance
4401-1100....................................................................................... $3,500,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Municipal Police
Training Committee
8200-0222....................................................................................... $121,305
Department of Public
Safety
8315-1020....................................................................................... $100,000
Intercept Fee -1
SECTION 3. Section 8 of chapter 7A of the
General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by
striking out the last paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following
paragraph:-
The comptroller shall set late charges and
flat fees in accordance with section 29H of chapter 29.
Intercept Fee - 2
SECTION 4. Subsection (a) of section 18
of chapter 7A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out clause (6)
and inserting in place thereof the following clause:-
(6) that the comptroller may establish
late charges and flat fees as provided in section 29H of chapter 29 and retain
and expend them, without further appropriation, in consultation with the
information technology division of the executive office for administration and
finance, for the costs of electronic revenue collection options, including
intercept under clause (4), that increase revenue and debt collection within
the commonwealth.
Debt Defeasance Trust
Fund
SECTION 5. Chapter 10 of the General Laws
is hereby amended by inserting after section 35CC the following section:-
Section 35DD. There shall be established
and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the
Debt Defeasance Trust Fund, to be used to purchase securities to be held for
the credit of sinking funds established under section 49 of chapter 29 for the
purpose of paying, at maturity or upon redemption, bonds of the commonwealth.
CAT Payments from OCIP
to TIF -1
SECTION 6. Section 63 of chapter 10, as
appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in
lines 6 to 8, the words "and (iii) for the period covering July 1, 2005 to
June 30, 2008, excess registry fees not required for the purposes of clauses
(i) and (ii)" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- (iii)
the principal and interest expenses on bonds or notes issued after July 1, 2007
to pay costs of these projects; (iv) payments or credits to the federal
government to reimburse it for any costs of the Central Artery/ Ted Williams
Tunnel Project paid by the federal government for which it is entitled to
reimbursement from amounts received and deposited in the fund; and (v) for the
period covering July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2009, excess registry fees not
required for the purposes of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv).
CAT Payments from OCIP
to TIF -2
SECTION 7. Section 63 of chapter 10, as
so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word
"commonwealth,", in line 24, the following words:-sums recovered
under section 83 of chapter 4 of the acts of 2003, any sums recovered through
insurance related to the project, sums received by the Massachusetts Turnpike
Authority from the sale, lease, license or other use of any land or facility
that the authority is required by law or contract to pay to the commonwealth
for costs of the project or to reimburse the commonwealth for costs of the
project.
CAT Payments from OCIP
to TIF -3
SECTION 8. Section 63 of chapter 10, as
so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the last 2 paragraphs
and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
At the direction of the secretary of
administration and finance, the comptroller shall make payments from the fund
established by this section, without further appropriation, for the purposes
specified in this section.
Affordable Housing
SECTION 9. Section 27 of chapter 23B of
the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines
45 to 48, the words ", however, that such repayment proceeds shall be
used for the benefit of low and moderate income tenants pursuant to this
program; and provided, further, that MHFA shall not waive any loan in whole or
in part" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- that MHFA
shall not waive any loan in whole or in part. The repayment proceeds shall be
used by the MHFA for the benefit of low and moderate income households under
this program and through the transfer of these repayments to the department, to
be used under the direction of the undersecretary for housing and community
development in support of the following: (1) payments to cities and towns
under section 9 of chapter 40R; (2) technical assistance to cities and towns
engaged in comprehensive planning related to the development of affordable
housing plans; and (3) efforts to develop housing in collaboration with
employers. This transfer of repayment proceeds shall occur annually commencing
with an initial transfer of not more than $15,000,000.
Division of Energy
Resources Credit Trust Fund
SECTION 10. Section 13 of chapter 25A of
the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines
15 to 16, the words ", subject to appropriation,".
Intercept Fees - 3
SECTION 11. Chapter 29 of the General
Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 29H, as so appearing, and
inserting in place thereof the following section:
Section 29H. (a) Except as otherwise
provided by law, the comptroller may assess late charge rates, in addition to
any other late fees or interest provided by law, against any person, entity or
contractor owing an overdue payment to the commonwealth, or to a city, town
housing or other authority or entity as provided under section 8 of chapter 7A,
subject to the following provisions:
(1) that the required payment date
shall be the date on which payment is due under the laws, rules or regulations
administered by the comptroller or other entity authorized to charge a late fee
or interest; and
(2) that notice of intent to assess and
collect late charges through debt collection, intercept, or other legal process
shall be provided to the debtor prior to collection.
(b) The comptroller may adopt rules and
regulations to implement this section.
(c) The comptroller shall deposit all late
fees and interest that the comptroller collects on behalf of the commonwealth
in the revenue account that pertains to the original accounts receivable, and
shall retain and expend all other late charges assessed under this section
without further appropriation, in consultation with the information technology
division of the executive office for administration and finance, for the costs
of electronic revenue collection options, including intercept, that increase
revenue and debt collection within the commonwealth.
(d) The comptroller shall include in the
annual financial report a summary report on any late charges collected under
this section during the preceding fiscal year. The report shall include the
number, amounts, and frequency of late charges collected, summarized by state
agency and secretariat, where applicable.
Bond Allocation
SECTION 12. Section 49 of chapter 29 of
the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended
by inserting after the word "foregoing", in line 121, the following
sentence: - The state treasurer may, in lieu of allocating proceeds in
accordance with clause (ii) of the preceding sentence, allocate proceeds of the
issue to expenditures incurred under 1 or more bond authorization acts not
specified at the time of issuance, including without limitation bond
authorization acts enacted after the time of issuance, so long as the term
limitations contained in the substituted bond authorization acts and the
related term recommendations of the governor are not inconsistent with the term
of the consolidated issue.
Executive Director of
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
SECTION 13. Paragraph (d) of section 2
of chapter 81A of the General Laws, as inserted by section 9 of chapter 196 of
the acts of 2004, is hereby amended by striking out the third sentence and
inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The salary of the
executive director shall not be less than $160,000 and shall not exceed
$190,000, exclusive of benefits.
Plans and Specification
Refunds
SECTION 14. Section 44B of chapter 149 of
the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended
by striking out, in lines 3 to 4, the words "without cost or charge,
except for a fully refundable deposit for return of the same in good
condition," and inserting in place thereof the following words:- at a
minimal cost.
CAT Payments from OCIP to
TIF -4
SECTION 15. Section 9 of chapter 125 of
the acts of 2000 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 6, the date
"July 31, 2008" and inserting in place thereof the following date:-
June 30, 2009.
CAT Payments from OCIP
to TIF - 5
SECTION 16. Section 83 of chapter 4 of
the acts of 2003 is hereby amended by striking out paragraph (c) and inserting
in place thereof the following paragraph:-
(c) Notwithstanding any general or special
law or contract to the contrary, any sums recovered under this section shall be
deposited in the Central Artery and Statewide Road and Bridge Infrastructure
Fund established under section 63 of chapter 10 of the General Laws. The
Comptroller shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means not
later than 30 days after any such deposit in that fund.
Further increase prior
year spending authorization for 0321-1520
SECTION 17. Item 0321-1520 of section 2
of chapter 139 of the acts of 2006, as amended by section 12 of chapter 42 of
the acts of 2007, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure
"$1,068,670" and inserting in place thereof the following figure: -
$1,200,000.
Commonwealth Debt
Service Appropriations
SECTION 18. Item 0699-9100 of section 2
of chapter 139 of the acts of 2006 is hereby amended by inserting after the
word “Laws” the following words:- and for the payment to the United States
under section 148 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of any rebate amount or
yield reduction payment owed with respect to any bonds or notes or other
obligations of the commonwealth.
Food Stamp TBA language
SECTION 19. Item 4403-2000 of section 2
of chapter 139 of the acts of 2006 is hereby amended by adding the following
words:- ; provided further, that the department may provide state-funded transitional
benefits alternative payments to those recipients ineligible for those payments
through the federal food stamp program because assistance under this item was
paid by a solely state-funded program; and provided further, that the
department may reimburse the United States Department of Agriculture for these
transitional benefit alternative payments made in fiscal year 2007.
Prior Appropriation
Continued for Mass Office for Travel and Tourism
SECTION 20. Item 7007-0900 of section 2
of chapter 139 of the acts of 2006 is hereby amended by adding the following
words:- and provided further, that for the purpose of this item, appropriated
funds may be expended through June 30, 2008.
Technical Amendments to
Ch. 27 Account Numbers
SECTION 21. Section 2 of chapter 27 of
the acts of 2007 is hereby amended by striking out the item number
"0610-2365", wherever it appears, and inserting in place thereof, in
each instance, the following number:- 0610-2366.
Federal Revenue
Re-Investment for IT Projects
SECTION 22. Item 1790-2015 of section 2
of chapter 27 of the acts of 2007 is hereby amended by adding the following
words:- ; provided, that any federal reimbursement received in connection with
projects funded from this item may be retained in and expended for the purposes
of the project, without further appropriation, in addition to the amounts
appropriated in this item; and provided further, that the executive office of
health and human services shall file a quarterly report with the executive
office for administration and finance, the house and senate committees on ways
and means, and the joint committee on bonding, capital expenditures, and state
assets that details, by project, an annual estimate of anticipated federal
reimbursement to be received on behalf of and expended for the project, as well
as year-to-date actual federal reimbursement received and year-to-date actual
expenditures of the reimbursement, by project.
Technical Amendments to
Ch. 27 Account Numbers
SECTION 23. Section 2 of chapter 27 of
the acts of 2007 is hereby further amended by striking out the item number
"2000-2014" and inserting in place thereof the following number:-
2000-2028.
Technical Amendments to
Ch. 27 Account Numbers
SECTION 24. Section 2 of chapter 27 of
the acts of 2007 is hereby further amended by striking out the item number
"2000-2021" and inserting in place thereof the following number:-
2000-2029.
Technical Amendments to
Ch. 27 Account Numbers
SECTION 25. Section 2 of chapter 27 of
the acts of 2007 is hereby further amended by striking out the item number
"2200-2012" and inserting in place thereof the following number:-
2200-2018.
Technical Amendments to
Ch. 27 Account Numbers
SECTION 26. Section 2 of chapter 27 of
the acts of 2007 is hereby further amended by striking out the item number
"2200-2013" and inserting in place thereof the following number:-
2200-2019.
Technical Amendments to
Ch. 27 Account Numbers
SECTION 27. Section 2 of chapter 27 of
the acts of 2007 is hereby further amended by striking out the item number
"8000-2010" and inserting in place thereof the following number:-
8000-2013.
Technical Amendments to
Ch. 27 Account Numbers
SECTION 28. Section 2 of chapter 27 of
the acts of 2007 is hereby further amended by striking out the item number
"8100-0004" and inserting in place thereof the following number:-
8100-0025.
CAT Payments from OCIP
to TIF - 6
SECTION 29. Notwithstanding any general
or special law to the contrary, any amounts recovered or received under section
63 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, as amended by sections 6, 7 and 8 of this
act, on or after May 17, 2007 and prior to the effective date of this act shall
be transferred to the Central Artery and Statewide Road and Bridge
Infrastructure Fund.
Hospitals in Financial
Distress
SECTION 30. Notwithstanding any general
or special law to the contrary, the comptroller, in consultation with the
secretary of health and human services, shall develop a schedule for
transferring not less than $9,500,000 from the General Fund to the Essential
Community Provider Trust Fund established under section 2PPP of chapter 29 of
the General Laws. This transfer shall be effective not later than June 30,
2007, and all funds made available under this section shall be distributed to hospitals
in accordance with subsection (b) of section 1 of chapter 175 of the acts of
2006.
Transfer to Debt
Defeasance Trust Fund
SECTION 31. Notwithstanding any general
or special law to the contrary, $40,000,000 shall be transferred to the Debt
Defeasance Trust Fund established by section 5 to be used, without any further
appropriation, for the purpose of purchasing securities to be held for the
credit of 1 or more sinking funds to be established in accordance with section
49 of chapter 29 of the General Laws. The moneys in each such sinking fund
shall be applied to pay, at maturity or upon redemption, bonds of the
commonwealth to be identified by the state treasurer at the time the sinking
fund is established, including the payment of any redemption premium on those
bonds and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of maturity or earlier
redemption of the bonds. In selecting the bonds to be paid from the sinking
fund or funds, the state treasurer shall attempt to maximize the debt service
savings to be produced. The state treasurer may enter into agreements with
trustees for the purpose of establishing the sinking fund or funds for the
benefit of the holders of the bonds to be paid under this section. The
provisions of section 49 of chapter 29 of the General Laws applicable to
sinking funds established with trustees which are not otherwise inconsistent
with this section shall apply to the deposit of funds under this section. Not
later than 30 days after the establishment of any sinking fund under this
section, the state treasurer shall provide the secretary of administration and
finance, the comptroller and the chairmen of the house and senate committees on
ways and means with a detailed report identifying by fiscal year the debt
service payments of the commonwealth to be made from the sinking fund.
Executive Office for
Health and Human Services Lease
SECTION 32. Notwithstanding chapter 7 of
the General Laws or any other general or special law or regulation to the
contrary, the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance may, on
behalf of the executive office of health and human services, the department of
transitional assistance, and the department of industrial accidents,
renegotiate the facilities leases at 600 Washington Street, Boston by those 3
offices and departments to extend the leases for a period not to exceed 3 years
beyond the 10-year limitation stipulated in chapter 7, notwithstanding the
expiration of those leases on or before the effective date of this section.
MassHealth - Accounts
Payable Contract Language
SECTION 33. Notwithstanding any general
or special law or rule or regulation to the contrary, any unexpended balances
in items 4000-0600 and 4000-0700 of section 2 of chapter 139 of the acts of
2006 shall not revert to the General Fund until September 15, 2007, and may be
used by the executive office of health and human services to pay for services
provided during fiscal year 2007, but not more than $14,000,000 shall be
expended from 4000-0600 after June 30, 2007 under contracts for the community
choices program, and not more than $6,000,000 shall be expended from 4000-0700
after June 30, 2007 under fiscal year 2007 interagency service agreements.
Effective Date for
Federal Revenue Re-Investment for IT Projects
SECTION 34. Section 22 shall take effect
as of April 24, 2007.
