The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PETITION OF:
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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. The town of Wareham, in accordance with section 1 of chapter 137 of the acts of 2003, as amended by chapter 77 of the acts of 2005, is hereby authorized to pay the active military service pay differential of $20,718.71 retroactively to Gary Lopes, an employee of the town, who would otherwise be eligible to receive this benefit, and further, the town shall raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sum of money to pay the active service pay differential to said Gary Lopes, or to take any other action relative thereto.