Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H4529 Compare Versions

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1	1	HOUSE . . . . . . . No. 4529
2	2	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
3	3	______________________________________
4	4	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, April 3, 2024.
5	5	The committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Bill
6	6	financing improvements to municipal roads and bridges (House, No.
7	7	4488), reports recommending that the same ought to pass with an
8	8	amendment substituting therefor the accompanying bill (House, No. 4529)
9	9	[Bond Issue: General Obligation Bonds: $375,000,000.00].
10	10	For the committee,
11	11	AARON MICHLEWITZ. 1 of 4
12	12	FILED ON: 4/3/2024
13	13	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4529
14	14	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
15	15	_______________
16	16	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
17	17	(2023-2024)
18	18	_______________
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 6122-2127For 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 6122-2128For the rural road program to support the construction and reconstruction
49	49	24of municipal ways established by chapter 27 of the acts of 2023; provided, that funds shall be
50	50	25distributed to all municipalities based on a formula with the following weighed factors: 20 per
51	51	26cent based on local road mileage; 20 per cent based on population; and 60 per cent based on
52	52	27whether the municipality is considered rural; and provided further, that a municipality shall be
53	53	28considered rural for the 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………………………………$25,000,000
55	55	30 SECTION 3. Item 6121-2157 of section 2A of chapter 383 of the acts of 2020, as most
56	56	31recently amended by section 3 of chapter 27 of the acts of 2023, is hereby further amended by
57	57	32striking out the figure “$165,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:-
58	58	33$190,000,000. 3 of 4
59	59	34 SECTION 4. Item 6121-2118 of section 2B of said chapter 383, as most recently
60	60	35amended by section 4 of said chapter 27, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure
61	61	36“$150,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $175,000,000.
62	62	37 SECTION 5. Item 6121-2138 of said section 2B of said chapter 383, as amended by
63	63	38section 5 of said chapter 27, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$105,000,000”
64	64	39and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $130,000,000.
65	65	40 SECTION 6. Item 6921-2111 of section 2I of said chapter 383, as most recently amended
66	66	41by section 6 of said chapter 27, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure
67	67	42“$100,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $125,000,000.
68	68	43 SECTION 7. Item 6921-2112 of said section 2I of said chapter 383, as most recently
69	69	44amended by section 7 of said chapter 27, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure
70	70	45“$100,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $125,000,000.
71	71	46 SECTION 8. Item 6921-2114 of said section 2I of said chapter 383, as most recently
72	72	47amended by section 8 of said chapter 27, 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 9. Section 33 of said chapter 383, as most recently amended by section 9 of
75	75	50said chapter 27, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$2,220,000,000” and
76	76	51inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $2,295,000,000.
77	77	52 SECTION 10. Section 40 of said chapter 383, as most recently amended by section 10 of
78	78	53said chapter 27, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$2,390,698,500” and
79	79	54inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $2,465,698,500. 4 of 4
80	80	55 SECTION 11. To meet the expenditures necessary in carrying out section 2, the state
81	81	56treasurer shall, upon request of the governor, issue and sell bonds of the commonwealth in an
82	82	57amount to be specified by the governor from time to time but not exceeding, in the aggregate,
83	83	58$225,000,000. All bonds issued by the commonwealth as aforesaid shall be designated on their
84	84	59face, Commonwealth Transportation Improvement Act of 2024, and shall be issued for a
85	85	60maximum term of years, not exceeding 30 years, as the governor may recommend to the general
86	86	61court under section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution. All such bonds
87	87	62shall be payable not later than June 30, 2059, pursuant to said section 3 of said Article LXII. All
88	88	63interest and payments on account of principal on these obligations shall be payable from the
89	89	64General Fund or the Commonwealth Transportation Fund. Notwithstanding any other general or
90	90	65special law to the contrary, bonds issued under this section and interest thereon shall be general
91	91	66obligations of the commonwealth.