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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
STATE HOUSE · , MA
MAURA T. HEALEY
GOVERNOR
KIMBERLY DRISCOLL
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
January 19, 2023
To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives,
I am filing for your consideration a bill entitled "An Act Financing the Immediate
Economic Revitalization, Community Development, and Housing Needs of the
Commonwealth."
This bill comprises $987 million in urgently needed authorizations for capital investment
to support economic development, community development, and housing. A consensus emerged
in the Legislature during the 2021-2022 session to support most of these programs. In refiling
authorizations for those programs today, I seek to build on last session's consensus, to focus on
immediate needs (primarily funding and grants rounds that should move forward in 2023 and
2024), and to assure a strong fiscal framework for core economic development and housing
priorities.
Foremost among the immediate needs addressed in this bill is funding MassWorks, the
largest and most flexible source of capital funds to municipalities for public infrastructure
projects that support and accelerate housing production, spur private development, and create
jobs throughout the Commonwealth. Without further authorization, no new Massworks grants
can be awarded. This bill proposes $400 million to cover Massworks needs through fiscal 2028.
Other immediate needs include $9.3 million for broadband Middle Mile investments, $34 million
for the revitalizing underutilized properties program, $15 million for the Massachusetts
Manufacturing Innovation Initiative (M2I2), and $14 million for the Massachusetts
Manufacturing Accelerate Program (MMAP). In housing, existing authorization is essentially 2 of 2
exhausted in the Smart Growth Housing Trust and will likely expire for the Facilities
Consolidation Fund and the Housing Stabilization Fund ahead of routine enactment of bond bills
in the 2022-2023 session. Funding in this bill ensures that these programs can continue to
support these important initiatives.
In other programs, although existing authorizations may not be fully exhausted,
constraints on authorization threaten to shut down needed investments in the near term. Notably,
the pipeline for public housing investments is oversubscribed. Projects with long lead times
simply cannot start the planning process. The bill would authorize $48 million in additional
funding to support the pipeline.
Finally, the bill makes available new funding targeting critical competitive opportunities
to bring in new federal money. The bill includes $200 million as a state match to compete for
federal CHIPS Act funding. Similarly, $30 million would position the Commonwealth to
compete for community broadband dollars funded at the federal level through the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Showing the
availability of match funds dramatically strengthens the competitiveness of applications for
federal grants; conversely, not having match funds fully available may take Massachusetts out of
the running for once-in-a-generation opportunities.
The bill I file today is limited to immediate needs. I anticipate coming back to you in the
coming months with a broader array of capital authorization requests to address the
Commonwealth's longer-term capital investment needs. I ask you to act on today's requests
promptly to avoid interruptions in the important programs highlighted above.
Respectfully submitted,
Maura T. Healey,
Governor 1 of 20
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act financing the immediate economic revitalization, community development, and housing
needs of the Commonwealth.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to
finance improvements to the commonwealth’s economic, community development and housing
infrastructure and promote economic opportunity, therefore it is hereby declared to be an
emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. To provide for a program of housing, community development, economic
2opportunities, support for local governments, increased innovation, and job creation, the sums set
3forth in sections 2 to 2C, inclusive, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions
4specified in this act, are hereby made available, subject to the laws regulating the disbursement
5of public funds; provided, however, that the amounts specified in an item or for a particular
6project may be adjusted in order to facilitate projects authorized in this act. These sums shall be
7in addition to any amounts previously authorized and made available for these purposes.
8 SECTION 2.
9 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
10 Office of the Secretary 2 of 20
11 6720-1352For a grant program to coastal communities to be administered by the
12Seaport Economic Council; provided that funding shall be used for community planning and
13investment activities that stimulate economic development and create jobs in the maritime
14economy sector, and to construct, improve, repair, maintain and protect coastal assets that are
15vital to achieving these aims; provided further, that that the planning, prioritization, selection and
16implementation of projects shall consider climate change impacts in furtherance of the goals of
17climate change mitigation and adaptation and consistent with the integrated state hazard
18mitigation and climate change adaptation plan……………………………...………...$10,000,000
19 7002-8041For the Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation established in section
203 of chapter 40J of the General Laws for a matching grant program that enables academic
21institutions, nonprofits, industry consortiums, federally funded research and development centers
22and other technology-based economic development organizations to compete for federal grants
23in technology and innovation fields including, but not limited to, artificial intelligence and
24machine learning; cybersecurity, data storage and data management; quantum computing and
25information systems; robotics and advanced automation; high performance computing,
26semiconductors and advanced computer hardware; blockchain; supply chain; energy storage and
27batteries; food security; and advanced materials; and provided further that the matching grant
28program may also enable participation of these entities in associated workforce development
29federal grant programs................................................................................................ $200,000,000
30 7002-8042To provide funds to the Massachusetts Broadband Incentive Fund
31established in section 6C of chapter 40J of the General Laws for capital repairs and
32improvements to broadband infrastructure owned by the Massachusetts Technology Park
33Corporation established by section 3 of chapter 40J………………………………….$9,300,000 3 of 20
34 7002-8043For the Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation established by
35section 3 of chapter 40J for matching grants that support collaboration among manufacturers
36located in the commonwealth and institutions of higher education, non-profits and other public or
37quasi-public entities; provided, that eligible grantees shall include private businesses; provided
38further, that grants shall be awarded and administered consistent with the strategic goals and
39priorities of the advanced manufacturing collaborative established by section 10B of chapter
4023A; provided further that grants made for the purchase of equipment to be owned by, leased to
41or located within the premises of a private businesses shall be made in support of a partnership
42with an institution of higher education or non-profit corporation with a mission of supporting
43manufacturing in the commonwealth; provided further that a private university or business entity
44shall not be eligible for a grant unless the corporation has made a finding that a grant to such
45university or entity will result in a significant public benefit and the private benefit is incidental
46to a legitimate public purpose; and provided further, that grants shall be awarded in a manner
47that promotes geographic, social, racial, and economic equity.................................... $14,000,000
48 7002-8044For projects receiving assistance from the Scientific and Technology
49Research and Development Matching Grant Fund established by section 4G of chapter 40J of the
50General Laws; and provided further, that grants shall be awarded in a manner that promotes
51geographic, social, racial and economic equity ………………………………………. $3,000,000
52 7002-8046For the Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation established in section
533 of chapter 40J of the General Laws to establish a competitive and secure future innovation
54program that promotes partnerships between academic institutions, federally funded research and
55development centers, industry and the venture community that drive innovation in technology
56fields in the commonwealth including but not limited to the defense, health, commercial and 4 of 20
57public sectors; provided further that non-profit and private business entities shall be eligible to
58receive funding from the program; and provided further that that any award to a private entity
59shall result in a significant public benefit and the private benefit is incidental to a legitimate
60public purpose............................................................................................................... $20,000,000
61 7002-8047 For matching grants to support advanced manufacturing projects in
62partnership with institutions of higher education, including state and municipal colleges and
63universities, non-profits and other public or quasi-public entities; provided that such projects
64shall be in alignment a Manufacturing USA Institute...................................................$15,000,000
65 7002-8048For the MassWorks infrastructure program established by section 63 of
66chapter 23A of the General Laws ……………………………………………….…. $400,000,000
67 7002-8049To enable public entities and other eligible entities within the
68commonwealth to provide matching funds necessary to receive federal funding for broadband
69infrastructure, equity, access and deployment ………………………………………. $30,000,000
70 7002-8051For a program to provide assistance to projects that will improve,
71rehabilitate or redevelop blighted, abandoned, vacant or underutilized properties to achieve the
72public purposes of eliminating blight, increasing housing production, supporting economic
73development projects, increasing the number of commercial buildings accessible to persons with
74disabilities and conserving natural resources through the targeted rehabilitation and reuse of
75vacant and underutilized property; provided, that such assistance shall take the form of a grant or
76a loan provided to a municipality or other public entity, a community development corporation,
77non-profit entity or for-profit entity; provided further, that eligible uses of funding shall include,
78but not be limited to, improvements and additions to or alterations of structures and other 5 of 20
79facilities necessary to comply with requirements of building codes, fire or other life safety codes
80and regulations pertaining to accessibility for persons with disabilities, where such code or
81regulatory compliance is required in connection with a new commercial residential or civic use
82of such structure or facility, and the targeted removal of existing underutilized structures or
83facilities to create or activate publicly-accessible recreational or civic spaces; provided further,
84that funding shall be awarded on a competitive basis in accordance with guidelines developed by
85the agency; provided further, that financial assistance offered pursuant to this line item may be
86administered by the executive office through a contract with the Massachusetts Development
87Finance Agency established by section 2 of chapter 23G; provided further, that the executive
88office or the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency may establish additional program
89requirements through regulations or policy guidelines; provided further, that financial assistance
90offered pursuant to this item shall be awarded, to the extent feasible, in a manner that reflects
91geographic and demographic diversity and social, racial, and economic equity within the
92commonwealth; and provided further, that program funds may be used for the reasonable costs
93of administering the program not to exceed 5 per cent of the total assistance made during the
94fiscal year………………………………………………………………………..…… $34,000,000
95 7002-8052For grants and technical assistance to be made to municipalities and
96regional applicants to support planning and locally-driven initiatives related to community
97development, housing production, workforce training and economic opportunity, child care and
98early education initiatives and climate resilience initiatives, including nature-based solutions
99projects, that incorporate these elements, across the commonwealth within individual
100communities, regions or a defined subset of communities therein; provided, that funds may be
101expended for culturally competent and multi-lingual technical assistance and training to small 6 of 20
102businesses; provided further, that preference for these funds shall be given to businesses located
103in low- or moderate-income areas and owned by women, veterans, minorities or immigrants; and
104provided further, that grants shall be awarded in a manner that promotes geographic
105equity……………………………………………………………………………..……..$1,000,000
106 7002-8053 For the Commonwealth Zoological Corporation established in section 2 of
107chapter 92B of the General Laws, for costs associated with the preparation of plans, studies and
108specifications, repairs, construction, renovations, improvements, maintenance, asset management
109and demolition and other capital improvements including those necessary for the operation of
110facilities operated by Zoo New England, including the Franklin Park Zoo and the Walter D.
111Stone Memorial Zoo; provided, that not less than $2,500,000 shall be used for construction and
112be required to have a one-to-one match; provided further, that grants shall be awarded in a
113manner that promotes geographic equity; and provided further, that Zoo New England shall
114provide a matching amount equal to $1 for every $1 disbursed from this item............. $3,000,000
115 7002-8054For a competitive program of grants or other financial assistance to
116support economic development, job creation and housing and climate resilience initiatives,
117including nature-based solutions projects that incorporate these elements for the public purpose
118of rural areas of the commonwealth; provided, that such financial assistance may be offered to a
119municipality or other public entity, a community development corporation, non-profit entity or
120for-profit entity; provided further, that such financial assistance shall support a project located in
121a municipality with a population of not more than 7,000 year-round residents or a population
122density of not more than 500 persons per square mile; provided further, that financial assistance
123offered pursuant to this line item may be administered by the executive office through a contract
124with the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency established by section 2 of chapter23G; 7 of 20
125provided further, that grants shall be awarded in a manner that promotes geographic, social,
126racial, and economic equity; and provided further, that the administering agency may establish
127additional program requirements through regulations or policy guidelines……………$5,000,000
128 7002-8056For a competitive grant program administered by the office of travel and
129tourism; provided, that funds may be used to improve facilities and destinations visited by in-
130state and out-of-state travelers, with the goals of increasing visitation, enticing repeat visitation
131and increasing the direct and indirect economic impacts of the tourism industry in all regions of
132the commonwealth; provided further, that grants shall support the design, repair, renovation,
133improvement, expansion and construction of facilities owned by municipalities or non-profit
134entities; provided further, that all grantees to improve facilities and destinations visited by in-
135state and out-of-state travelers shall provide a match based on a graduated formula determined by
136the Massachusetts office of travel and tourism; provided further, that grant recipients shall be
137required to measure and report on return-on-investment data after the expenditure of grant funds;
138provided further, that the program shall prioritize socially or economically disadvantaged
139businesses, which may include, but shall not be limited to, minority-owned, women-owned,
140veteran-owned, and immigrant-owned small businesses, that have historically faced obstacles
141accessing capital; provided further, that grants shall be awarded in a manner that promotes
142geographic equity……………………………………………………………………… $4,000,000
143 SECTION 2A.
144 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
145 Department of Housing and Community Development 8 of 20
146 7004-0070For state financial assistance in the form of loans for the development of
147community-based housing or supportive housing for individuals with mental illness and
148individuals with intellectual disabilities; provided, that the loan program shall be administered by
149the department of housing and community development through contracts with the
150Massachusetts Development Finance Agency established in chapter 23G of the General Laws,
151the Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation established in chapter 40H of
152the General Laws, operating agencies established pursuant to chapter 121B of the General Laws
153and the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency established in chapter 708 of the acts of 1966;
154provided further, that those agencies may develop or finance community-based housing or
155supportive housing or may enter into subcontracts with nonprofit organizations, established
156pursuant to chapter 180 of the General Laws, or organizations in which such nonprofit
157corporations have a controlling financial or managerial interest or for-profit organizations;
158provided, however, that preference for the subcontracts shall be given to nonprofit organizations;
159provided further, that the department shall consider a balanced geographic plan for such
160community-based housing or supportive housing when issuing the loans; provided further, that
161the department shall consider development of a balanced range of housing models by prioritizing
162funds for integrated housing as defined by the appropriate housing and service agencies
163including, but not limited to, the department of housing and community development, the
164Massachusetts rehabilitation commission, the department of mental health and the department of
165developmental services, in consultation with relevant and interested clients, clients’ families,
166advocates and other parties as necessary; provided further, that loans issued pursuant to this item
167shall: (i) not exceed 50 per cent of the financing of the total development costs; (ii) not be issued
168unless a contract or agreement for the use of the property for such housing provides for 9 of 20
169repayment to the commonwealth at the time of disposition of the property in an amount equal to
170the commonwealth’s proportional contribution from the Facilities Consolidation Fund to the cost
171of the development through payments made by the state agency making the contract; (iii) not be
172issued unless the contract or agreement for the use of the property for the purposes of such
173housing provides for the recording of a deed restriction in the registry of deeds or the registry
174district of the land court of the county in which the real property is located, for the benefit of the
175departments, running with the land, that the land shall be used to provide community-based
176housing or supportive housing for eligible individuals as determined by the department of mental
177health and the department of developmental services; provided, however, that the property shall
178not be released from such restriction until the balance of the principal and interest for the loan
179has been repaid in full or until a mortgage foreclosure deed has been recorded; (iv) be issued for
180a term not to exceed 30 years, during which time repayment may be deferred by the loan issuing
181authority; provided, however, that if on the date the loans become due and payable to the
182commonwealth, an outstanding balance exists and if, on such date, the department, in
183consultation with the executive office of health and human services, determines that there still
184exists a need for such housing and that there is continued funding available for the provision of
185services to such development, the department may, by agreement with the owner of the
186development, extend the loans for such periods, each period not to exceed 10 years, as the
187department shall determine; provided further, that the project shall remain affordable housing for
188the duration of the loan term, including any extension thereof, as set forth in the contract or
189agreement entered into by the department; provided further, that in the event the terms of
190repayment detailed in this item would cause a project authorized by this item to become
191ineligible to receive federal funds which would otherwise assist in the development of that 10 of 20
192project, the department may waive the terms of repayment which would cause the project to
193become ineligible; and (v) have interest rates fixed at a rate, to be determined by the department,
194in consultation with the state treasurer; provided further, that the loans shall be provided only for
195projects conforming to this item; provided further, that the loans shall be issued in accordance
196with a facilities consolidation plan prepared by the secretary of health and human services,
197reviewed and approved by the department and filed with the secretary of administration and
198finance, the house and senate committees on ways and means, the house and senate committees
199on bonding, capital expenditures and state assets and the joint committee on housing; provided
200further, that no expenditure shall be made from this item without the prior approval of the
201secretary of administration and finance; provided further, that the department of housing and
202community development, the department of mental health and the Community Economic
203Development Assistance Corporation may identify appropriate financing mechanisms and
204guidelines for grants or loans from this item to promote private development to produce housing,
205to provide for independent integrated living opportunities, to write down building and operating
206costs and to serve households at or below 15 per cent of area median income for the benefit of
207department of mental health clients; provided further, that not more than $5,000,000 may be
208expended from this item for a pilot program of community-based housing or supportive housing
209loans to serve mentally ill homeless individuals in the current or former care of the department of
210mental health; provided further, that in implementing the pilot program, the department shall
211consider a balanced geographic plan when establishing community-based residences; provided
212further, that the housing services made available pursuant to such loans shall not be construed as
213a right or an entitlement for any individual or class of persons to the benefits of the pilot
214program; provided further, that eligibility for the pilot program shall be established by 11 of 20
215regulations promulgated by the department; and provided further, that the department shall
216promulgate regulations under chapter 30A of the General Laws to implement, administer and
217enforce this item, consistent with the facilities consolidation plan prepared by the secretary of
218health and human services and after consultation with the secretary and the commissioner of
219capital asset management and maintenance………………………………………...…$11,600,000
220 7004-0073For state financial assistance in the form of grants or loans for the Housing
221Stabilization and Investment Trust Fund established in section 2 of chapter 121F of the General
222Laws and awarded only pursuant to the criteria established in said section 2 of said chapter 121F;
223provided, that not less than 25 per cent shall be used to fund projects which preserve and produce
224housing for families and individuals with incomes of not more than 30 per cent of the area
225median income, as defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban
226Development; provided further, that if the department of housing and community development
227has not spent the amount authorized under the bond cap for this program, at the end of each year
228following the effective date of this act, the department may award the remaining funds to
229projects that serve households earning more than 30 per cent of the area median income, as
230defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.......... $16,000,000
231 7004-0075For state financial assistance in the form of grants for a 5- year
232demonstration program, administered by the department of housing and community development
233to demonstrate cost effective revitalization methods for state-aided family and elderly-disabled
234public housing that seek to reduce the need for future state modernization funding; provided, that
235housing authorities with state-aided housing developments pursuant to chapter 200 of the acts of
2361948, chapter 667 of the acts of 1954, chapter 705 of the acts of 1966, chapter 689 of the acts of
2371974 or chapter 167 of the acts of 1987 shall be eligible to participate in the demonstration 12 of 20
238program;; provided further, that the department may exempt a recipient of demonstration grants
239from the requirements of chapters 7C and 121B of the General Laws upon a showing by the
240recipient that such exemptions are necessary to accomplish the effective revitalization of public
241housing and shall not adversely affect public housing residents or applicants of any income who
242are otherwise eligible; provided further, that the department may provide to recipients of
243demonstration grants such additional regulatory relief as may be required to further the
244objectives of the demonstration program; provided further, that funds shall be made available for
245technical assistance provided by the Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation
246established in chapter 40H of the General Laws or the Massachusetts Housing Partnership Fund
247established in section 35 of chapter 405 of the acts of 1985 to recipients of demonstration grants
248and for evaluation of the demonstration; provided further, that the department’s regulations for
249the implementation, administration and enforcement of this item shall: (i) require that selected
250housing authorities demonstrate innovative and replicable solutions to the management,
251marketing or capital needs of state-aided family and elderly-disabled public housing
252developments and contribute to the continued viability of the housing as a resource for public
253housing eligible residents; (ii) encourage proposals that demonstrate regional collaborations
254among housing authorities; and (iii) encourage proposals that propose new affordable housing
255units on municipally-owned land, underutilized public housing sites or other land owned by the
256housing authority; and provided further, that the department shall annually report to the house
257and senate committees on ways and means, the house and senate committees on bonding, capital
258expenditures and state assets and the joint committee on housing on the progress of the
259demonstration program....................................................................................................$8,500,000 13 of 20
260 7004-0076For state financial assistance in the form of grants or loans for the Housing
261Innovations Trust Fund established in section 2 of chapter 121E of the General Laws; provided,
262that not less than 25 per cent of the funds made available in this item shall be used to fund
263projects which preserve and produce housing for families and individuals with incomes of not
264more than 30 per cent of the area median income, as defined by the United States Department of
265Housing and Urban Development; ............................................................................... $10,000,000
266 7004-0079For state financial assistance in the form of grants or loans to accelerate
267and support the creation of low-income and moderate-income housing in close proximity to
268transit nodes; provided, that the program shall be administered to: (i) maximize the amount of
269affordable residential and mixed-use space in close proximity to transit nodes, resulting in higher
270density, compact development and pedestrian-friendly, inclusive and connected neighborhoods;
271(ii) increase mass transit ridership; (iii) decrease traffic congestion and reduce greenhouse gas
272emissions; and (iv)increase economic opportunity for disadvantaged populations by making it
273easier for residents of affordable housing to access public transportation, including transportation
274supporting commutes to employment centers; provided further, that entities eligible to receive
275financial assistance shall include governmental bodies, community development corporations,
276local housing authorities, community action agencies, community-based or neighborhood-based
277non-profit housing organizations, other non-profit organizations and for-profit entities; provided
278further, that financial assistance provided pursuant to this section shall be made on a competitive
279basis, with preference for projects in communities disproportionately impacted by the 2019 novel
280coronavirus health and economic crisis; provided further, that grants shall be awarded in a
281manner that promotes geographic, social, racial, and economic equity; provided further, that
282funds may be used to assist units occupied by and affordable to persons with incomes not more 14 of 20
283than 110 per cent of the area median income as defined by the United States Department of
284Housing and Urban Development with priority given to projects that provide higher and deeper
285levels of affordability; provided further, that not less than 25 per cent of the occupants of housing
286in projects assisted by this item shall be persons whose income is not more than 60 per cent of
287the area median income as defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban
288Development; provided further, that financial assistance offered pursuant to this item may be
289administered by the department of housing and community development through a contract with
290the Massachusetts Housing Partnership Fund, established in section 35 of chapter 405 of the acts
291of 1985, which in turn may directly offer financial assistance for the purposes set forth herein or
292may enter into subcontracts with non-profit organizations established pursuant to chapter 180 of
293the General Laws for the purposes herein; provided further, that the department may provide
294financial support to non-profit and for-profit developers that enter into binding agreements to set
295aside residential units in market-rate, transit-oriented housing, over and above any units required
296to be set aside under local zoning or approvals, for rent or sale to income-qualified households at
297affordable rents or sale prices, as applicable; and provided further, that the department may
298establish additional program requirements through regulations or policy
299guidelines…………………………………………………………………………...…. $2,000,000
300 7004-0081For state financial assistance in the form of grants for projects undertaken
301pursuant to clause (j) of section 26 of chapter 121B of the General Laws; provided, that contracts
302entered into by the department of housing and community development for those projects may
303include, but shall not be limited to, projects providing for renovation, remodeling, reconstruction,
304redevelopment and hazardous material abatement, including asbestos and lead paint, and for
305compliance with state codes and laws and for adaptations necessary for compliance with the 15 of 20
306Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the provision of day care facilities, learning centers and
307teen service centers and the adaptation of units for families and persons with disabilities;
308provided further, that priority shall be given to projects undertaken for the purpose of compliance
309with state codes and laws or for other purposes related to the health and safety of residents;
310provided further, that funds may be expended from this item to make such modifications to
311congregate housing units as may be necessary to increase the occupancy rate of those units;
312provided further, that the department shall continue to fund a program to provide predictable
313funds to be used flexibly by housing authorities for capital improvements to extend the useful
314life of state-assisted public housing; and provided further, that not less than 25 per cent of the
315funds made available in this item shall be used to fund projects which preserve or produce
316housing for families and individuals with incomes of not more than 30 per cent of the area
317median income, as defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban
318Development………………………………………………………………………..…$48,000,000
319 7004-0084For financial assistance to accelerate and support the creation and
320preservation of sustainable and climate resilient affordable multifamily housing; provided, that
321such financial assistance shall be made to: (i) incorporate efficient, sustainable and climate-
322resilient design practices in affordable residential development to support positive climate
323mitigation outcomes; (ii)reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reliance on fossil fuels;
324(iii)increase resiliency of existing housing developments to mitigate impacts of climate change,
325including flooding and extreme temperatures; and (iv) enhance emergency preparedness,
326including sustainable means of power generation to allow for sheltering vulnerable populations
327in place; provided further, that financial assistance shall be made available on a competitive basis
328to community development corporations, local housing authorities, community action agencies, 16 of 20
329community-based or neighborhood-based non-profit housing organizations, other non-profit
330organizations and for-profit entities; provided further, that funds may be used to assist units
331occupied by and affordable to persons with incomes not more than 110 per cent of the area
332median income as defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
333with priority given to projects that provide higher and deeper levels of affordability; provided
334further, that not less than 25 per cent of the occupants of housing in projects assisted by this item
335shall be persons whose income is not more than 60 per cent of the area median income as defined
336by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; provided further, that
337financial assistance shall be awarded in a manner that promotes geographic, social, racial, and
338economic equity provided further, that financial assistance provided pursuant to this section may
339be administered by the department of housing and community development through contracts
340with the Massachusetts Housing Partnership Fund, established in section 35 of chapter 405 of the
341acts of 1985, the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, established in chapter 708 of the acts
342of 1966, or both, which authorities may directly offer financial assistance for the purposes set
343forth herein or may enter into subcontracts with non-profit organizations established pursuant to
344chapter 180 of the General Laws for those purposes; and provided further, that the administering
345agency may establish additional program requirements through regulations or policy
346guidelines……………………………………………………………………………… $1,000,000
347 7004-8026 For the Smart Growth Housing Trust Fund established by section 35AA of
348chapter 10 of the General Laws……………………………………………………….. $8,000,000
349 SECTION 2B.
350 EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE 17 of 20
351 Office of the Secretary
352 1100-2518 For a grant program to cities, towns, regional organizations whose
353membership is exclusively composed of municipal governments or municipal redevelopment
354authorities or agencies or similar governmental development or affordable housing agencies to
355provide funding for capital purposes related to the siting and establishment of housing and
356emergency shelters, including, but not limited to, planning and studies, preparation of plans and
357specifications, site assembly and preparation, dispositions, acquisitions, repairs, renovations,
358improvements, construction, demolition, remediation, modernization and reconstruction of
359facilities, infrastructure, equipment and other capital assets, technical assistance, information
360technology equipment and infrastructure and for costs associated with improving accessibility of
361municipal facilities, including, but not limited to, assessments, transition plans, technical
362assistance to cities, towns, municipal councils on aging and disability and regional organizations
363whose membership is exclusively composed of municipal governments, under guidelines
364adopted by the secretary of administration and finance; and provided further, that grants may be
365awarded to municipalities submitting applications jointly or through a regional planning
366agency............................................................................................................................. $5,000,000
367 Board of Library Commissioners
368 7000-9093 For a program of grants to cities and towns for approved public library
369projects pursuant to sections 19G to 19J, inclusive, of chapter 78 of the General Laws; provided,
370that grants may be awarded to municipalities submitting applications jointly or through a
371regional planning agency.............................................................................................. $25,000,000
372 SECTION 2C. 18 of 20
373 TREASURER AND RECEIVER GENERAL
374 0640-1006 For the water pollution abatement trust established in section 2 of chapter
37529C of the General Laws for deposit in the Water Pollution Abatement Revolving Fund
376established in section 2L of chapter 29 of the General Laws for application by the trust to the
377purposes specified in section 5 of said chapter 29C, any portion of which may be used as a
378matching grant by the commonwealth to federal capitalization grants received under Title VI of
379the federal Clean Water Act or for deposit in the Drinking Water Revolving Fund established in
380section 2QQ of said chapter 29 for application by the trust to the purposes specified in section 18
381of said chapter 29C, any portion of which may be used as a matching grant by the
382commonwealth to federal capitalization grants received under the federal Safe Drinking Water
383Act; provided, that funds may be used to assist homeowners in complying with the revised Title
3845 of the state environmental code for subsurface disposal of sanitary waste; provided further, that
385funds may be expended for the costs of projects and programs included in the Infrastructure and
386Investment in Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA) also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL),
387Public Law No. 117-58;.............................................................................................. $104,000,000
388 SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, to meet the
389expenditures necessary in carrying out section 2, the state treasurer shall, upon receipt of a
390request by the governor, issue and sell bonds of the commonwealth in an amount to be specified
391by the governor from time to time but not exceeding, in the aggregate, $748,300,000 .All bonds
392issued by the commonwealth, as aforesaid, shall be designated on their face “Commonwealth
393Economic Revitalization, Community Development, and Housing Act of 2023,” and shall be
394issued for a maximum term of years, not exceeding 30 years, as the governor may recommend to
395the general court pursuant to section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution; 19 of 20
396provided, however, that all such bonds shall be payable not later than June 30, 2058. All interest
397and payments on account of principal on such obligations shall be payable from the General
398Fund. Bonds and interest thereon issued under the authority of this section shall, notwithstanding
399any other provision of this act, be general obligations of the commonwealth.
400 SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, to meet the
401expenditures necessary in carrying out section 2A, the state treasurer shall, upon receipt of a
402request by the governor, issue and sell bonds of the commonwealth in an amount to be specified
403by the governor from time to time but not exceeding, in the aggregate, $105,100,000. All bonds
404issued by the commonwealth, as aforesaid, shall be designated on their face “Commonwealth
405Economic Revitalization, Community Development, and Housing Act of 2023,” and shall be
406issued for a maximum term of years, not exceeding 30 years, as the governor may recommend to
407the general court pursuant to section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution;
408provided, however, that all such bonds shall be payable not later than June 30, 2058. All interest
409and payments on account of principal on such obligations shall be payable from the General
410Fund. Bonds and interest thereon issued under the authority of this section shall, notwithstanding
411any other provision of this act, be general obligations of the commonwealth.
412 SECTION 5. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, to meet the
413expenditures necessary in carrying out section 2B, the state treasurer shall, upon receipt of a
414request by the governor, issue and sell bonds of the commonwealth in an amount to be specified
415by the governor from time to time but not exceeding, in the aggregate, $30,000,000. All bonds
416issued by the commonwealth, as aforesaid, shall be designated on their face “Commonwealth
417Economic Revitalization, Community Development, and Housing Act of 2023,” and shall be
418issued for a maximum term of years, not exceeding 30 years, as the governor may recommend to 20 of 20
419the general court pursuant to section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution;
420provided, however, that all such bonds shall be payable not later than June 30, 2058. All interest
421and payments on account of principal on such obligations shall be payable from the General
422Fund. Bonds and interest thereon issued under the authority of this section shall, notwithstanding
423any other provision of this act, be general obligations of the commonwealth.
424 SECTION 6. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, to meet the
425expenditures necessary in carrying out section 2C, the state treasurer shall, upon receipt of a
426request by the governor, issue and sell bonds of the commonwealth in an amount to be specified
427by the governor from time to time but not exceeding, in the aggregate, $104,000,000. All bonds
428issued by the commonwealth, as aforesaid, shall be designated on their face "Commonwealth
429Economic Revitalization, Community Development, and Housing Development Act of 2023",
430and shall be issued for a maximum term of years, not exceeding 30 years, as the governor may
431recommend to the general court pursuant to section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the
432Constitution; provided, however, that all such bonds shall be payable not later than June 30,
4332058. All interest and payments on account of principal on such obligations shall be payable
434from the General Fund. Bonds and interest thereon issued under the authority of this section
435shall, notwithstanding any other provision of this act, be general obligations of the
436commonwealth.