Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H4013 Compare Versions

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1	1	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4013
2	2	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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4	4	The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two branches with reference
5	5	to the Senate amendment (striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof
6	6	the text contained in Senate document numbered 2375) of the House Bill financing
7	7	improvements to municipal roads and bridges (House, No. 3547), reports recommending passage
8	8	of the accompanying bill (House, No. 4013) [Total Appropriation: $375,000,000.00]. July 26,
9	9	2023.
10	10	William M. StrausBrendan P. CrightonBrian W. MurrayPaul W. Mark Steven S. HowittPatrick M. O’Connor
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12	12	FILED ON: 7/26/2023
13	13	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4013
14	14	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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16	16	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
17	17	(2023-2024)
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19	19	An Act financing improvements to municipal roads and bridges.
20	20	Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to
21	21	finance improvements to the commonwealth’s transportation system, therefore it is hereby
22	22	declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
23	23	convenience.
24	24	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
25	25	of the same, as follows:
26	26	1 SECTION 1. To provide for a program of transportation development and improvements,
27	27	2the sums set forth in section 2 for the several purposes, and subject to the conditions specified in
28	28	3this act, are hereby made available, subject to the laws regulating the disbursement of public
29	29	4funds. The sums made available in this act shall be in addition to any amounts previously
30	30	5appropriated or made available for these purposes.
31	31	6 SECTION 2.
32	32	7 MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
33	33	8 Highway Division
34	34	9 6122-2127 For the construction and reconstruction of municipal ways as described in
35	35	10clause (b) of the second paragraph of section 4 of chapter 6C of the General Laws; provided, that 2 of 4
36	36	11a city or town shall comply with the procedures established by the Massachusetts Department of
37	37	12Transportation; provided further, that a city or town may expend, without further appropriation,
38	38	13for these projects amounts not in excess of the amount provided to the city or town under this
39	39	14item upon preliminary notice of such amount, which shall be provided by the department to the
40	40	15city or town not later than March 1 of each year; and provided further, that the commonwealth
41	41	16shall reimburse a city or town under this item, subject to the availability of funds as provided in
42	42	17section 9G of chapter 29 of the General Laws, within 30 days after receipt by the department of a
43	43	18request for reimbursement from the city or town, which request shall include certification by the
44	44	19city or town that actual expenses have been incurred on projects eligible for reimbursement
45	45	20under this item and that the work has been completed to the satisfaction of the city or town
46	46	21according to the specifications of the project and in compliance with applicable laws and
47	47	22procedures established by the department...................................................................$200,000,000
48	48	23 6122-2128 For a program to support the construction and reconstruction of municipal
49	49	24ways; provided, that funds shall be distributed to municipalities based on a formula established
50	50	25by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation; provided further, that said formula shall
51	51	26provide funding to all municipalities and shall be based on local road mileage, population and
52	52	27whether the municipality is considered rural; provided further, that a municipality shall be
53	53	28considered rural for purposes of this item if it has a population of less than 10,000 and a
54	54	29population density under 500 people per square mile; provided further, that not less than 45 days
55	55	30after the effective date of this act, the department shall submit a proposed distribution formula to
56	56	31the chairs of the joint committee on transportation who, within 30 days of such referral, may hold
57	57	32a public hearing and issue a report to the department on the proposed formula; provided further,
58	58	33that if the joint committee provides a report within the 30-day period, the department shall not 3 of 4
59	59	34finalize a formula until it has considered any revisions or other information contained in the
60	60	35report from the joint committee; and provided further, that funds from this item shall not be
61	61	36distributed earlier than 90 days after the effective date of this act……………….…$25,000,000
62	62	37 SECTION 3. Item 6121-2157 of section 2A of chapter 383 of the acts of 2020, as
63	63	38amended by section 3 of chapter 89 of the acts of 2022, is hereby further amended by striking out
64	64	39the figure “$140,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $165,000,000.
65	65	40 SECTION 4. Item 6121-2118 of section 2B of said chapter 383, as most recently
66	66	41amended by section 4 of said chapter 89, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure
67	67	42“$125,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $150,000,000.
68	68	43 SECTION 5. Item 6121-2138 of said section 2B of said chapter 383, as amended by
69	69	44section 5 of said chapter 89, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$80,000,000”
70	70	45and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $105,000,000.
71	71	46 SECTION 6. Item 6921-2111 of section 2I of said chapter 383, as most recently amended
72	72	47by section 6 of said chapter 89, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure
73	73	48“$75,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $100,000,000.
74	74	49 SECTION 7. Item 6921-2112 of said section 2I of said chapter 383, as most recently
75	75	50amended by section 7 of said chapter 89, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure
76	76	51“$75,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $100,000,000.
77	77	52 SECTION 8. Item 6921-2114 of said section 2I of said chapter 383, as amended by
78	78	53section 8 of chapter 25 of the acts of 2021, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure
79	79	54“$50,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $75,000,000. 4 of 4
80	80	55 SECTION 9. Section 33 of said chapter 383, as most recently amended by section 8 of
81	81	56chapter 89 of the acts of 2022, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure
82	82	57“$2,145,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $2,220,000,000.
83	83	58 SECTION 10. Section 40 of said chapter 383, as most recently amended by section 9 of
84	84	59said chapter 89, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$2,315,698,500” and
85	85	60inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $2,390,698,500.
86	86	61 SECTION 11. To meet the expenditures necessary in carrying out section 2, the state
87	87	62treasurer shall, upon request of the governor, issue and sell bonds of the commonwealth in an
88	88	63amount to be specified by the governor from time to time but not exceeding, in the aggregate,
89	89	64$225,000,000. All bonds issued by the commonwealth as aforesaid shall be designated on their
90	90	65face, Commonwealth Transportation Improvement Act of 2023, and shall be issued for a
91	91	66maximum term of years, not exceeding 30 years, as the governor may recommend to the general
92	92	67court under section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution. All such bonds
93	93	68shall be payable not later than June 30, 2058, pursuant to said section 3 of said Article LXII. All
94	94	69interest and payments on account of principal on these obligations shall be payable from the
95	95	70General Fund. Notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, bonds issued
96	96	71under this section and interest thereon shall be general obligations of the commonwealth.