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SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2891
Senate, July 24, 2023 -- Text of the Senate amendment to the House Bill making appropriations
for the fiscal year 2024 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for
certain other activities and projects (House, No. 4799).
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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1 SECTION 1. To provide for supplementing certain items in the general appropriation act
2and other appropriation acts for fiscal year 2024, the sums set forth in section 2 are hereby
3appropriated from the General Fund, the Transitional Escrow Fund established in section 16 of
4chapter 76 of the acts of 2021 or the federal COVID-19 response fund established in section
52JJJJJ of chapter 29 of the General Laws unless specifically designated otherwise in this act or in
6those appropriation acts, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified in this
7act or in those appropriation acts and subject to the laws regulating the disbursement of public
8funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. These sums shall be in addition to any amounts
9previously appropriated and made available for the purposes of those items. Except as otherwise
10provided, these sums shall be made available through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.
11 SECTION 2.
12 SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
13 0521-0000Elections Division……………………………………………..$2,834,250
14 TREASURER AND RECEIVER-GENERAL 2 of 39
15 Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission
16 0610-0050Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission ……………………. $232,499
17 EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
18 Department of Revenue
19 1233-2000Tax Abatements for Veterans, Widows, Blind Persons and the
20Elderly……………………………………………………… $5,570,381
21 Reserves
22 1599-0793Critical Health and Human Services Workforce Reserve…..$61,077,257
23 1599-6073VOCA Bridge……………………………………………… $20,000,000
24 1599-9817ARPA HCBS Reserve……………………………………... $228,000,000
25 Operational Services Division
26 1775-0700Reprographic Services Retained Revenue…………………. $400,000
27 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION
28 Department of Early Education and Care
29 3000-4060Income-Eligible Child Care………………………………... $29,672,801
30 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
31 Department of Transitional Assistance
32 4400-1004Healthy Incentives Program……………………………….. $5,100,000 3 of 39
33 Department of Public Health
34 4513-1002Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Services………….. $2,130,571
35 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
36 Department of State Police
37 8100-0102Troop F Retained Revenue………………………………… $7,000,000
38 SECTION 2A. To provide for certain unanticipated obligations of the commonwealth, an
39alteration of purpose for current appropriations and to meet certain requirements of law, the sums
40set forth in this section are hereby appropriated from the General Fund or the Transitional
41Escrow Fund established in section 16 of chapter 76 of the acts of 2021 unless specifically
42designated otherwise in this section, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions
43specified in this section, and subject to the laws regulating the disbursement of public funds for
44the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. Except as otherwise stated, these sums shall be made
45available through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.
46 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
47 Office of the Secretary
48 4000-1202For the distribution of funds for fiscally strained hospitals; provided, that
49notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of health and human
50services shall direct monthly payments to eligible hospitals in the form of enhanced Medicaid
51payments, supplemental payments or other appropriate mechanisms; provided further, that each
52payment made to an eligible hospital shall be allocated in direct proportion to each eligible
53hospital’s average monthly Medicaid payments, as determined by the secretary, for inpatient and 4 of 39
54outpatient acute hospital services for the preceding year or the most recent year for which data is
55available; provided further, that such enhanced Medicaid payments shall not be used in
56subsequent years by the secretary to calculate an eligible hospital’s average monthly payment;
57provided further, that such payments shall not offset existing Medicaid payments for which an
58eligible hospital may be qualified to receive; provided further, that the secretary may require as a
59condition of receiving payment any such reasonable condition of payment that the secretary
60determines necessary to ensure the availability, to the extent possible, of federal financial
61participation for the payments and the secretary may incur expenses and the comptroller may
62certify amounts for payment in anticipation of expected receipt of federal financial participation
63for the payments; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services may
64promulgate regulations as necessary to carry out this item; provided further, that for the purposes
65of this item, “eligible hospital” shall mean an acute care hospital licensed under section 51 of
66chapter 111 of the General Laws that: (i) has a statewide relative price less than 0.99, as
67calculated by the center for health information and analysis according to data from the most
68recent available year; (ii) has a public payer mix greater than 63 per cent, as calculated by the
69center for health information and analysis according to data from the most recent available year;
70and (iii) is not owned by or financially consolidated or corporately affiliated with a provider
71organization, as defined by section 1 of chapter 6D of the General Laws, that, as reported by the
72center for health information and analysis in the fiscal year 2022 hospital cost report database:
73(A) owns or controls 4 or more acute care hospitals licensed under said section 51 of said chapter
74111; or (B) through which the total net assets of all affiliated acute care hospitals within the
75provider organization is greater than $800,000,000; provided further, that for the purposes of
76determining an acute care hospital’s eligibility, a hospital’s mere clinical affiliation with a 5 of 39
77provider organization, absent ownership, financial consolidation or corporate affiliation shall not
78disqualify an eligible hospital from payments authorized under this item; and provided further,
79that eligible hospitals may consider expending said payments to strengthen behavioral health
80supports and services ………………………………………………………………$45,000,000
81 4000-1998For the distribution of funds for fiscally strained community health
82centers; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the secretary
83of health and human services shall direct monthly payments to eligible community health centers
84in the form of enhanced Medicaid payments, supplemental payments or other appropriate
85mechanisms; provided further, that payments to eligible community health centers shall be
86allocated as determined by the secretary in consultation with the Massachusetts League of
87Community Health Centers, Inc.; provided further, that such payments shall not be used in
88subsequent years by the secretary to calculate an eligible community health center’s average
89monthly payment; provided further, that such payments shall not offset existing payments for
90which an eligible community health center may be qualified to receive; provided further, that the
91secretary may require as a condition of receiving payment any such reasonable condition of
92payment that the secretary determines necessary to ensure the availability, to the extent possible,
93of federal financial participation for the payments and the secretary may incur expenses and the
94comptroller may certify amounts for payment in anticipation of expected receipt of federal
95financial participation for the payments; provided further, that the executive office of health and
96human services may promulgate regulations as necessary to carry out this item; provided further,
97that for the purposes of this item, “eligible community health center” shall be defined as any
98entity receiving funding pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 254b that demonstrates significant
99financial need based on criteria established by the secretary in consultation with the 6 of 39
100Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Inc.
101………………………………………………………………………………………$25,000,000
102 SECTION 3. Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section
10339B, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following
104section:-
105 Section 39B. Each state agency shall furnish the state library 1 copy of its publications,
106provided in the format in which it was created, such as print or electronic, not later than 5
107working days after creation of said publication. The state library shall make copies available for
108public consultation and for permanent historic preservation. Digitized publications shall be made
109available to the Library of Congress and to each of the state’s regional public libraries through
110the state library’s digital collections.
111 SECTION 4. Chapter 7 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section
11222O the following section:-
113 Section 22P. (a) Notwithstanding section 39M of chapter 30 or any other general or
114special law to the contrary, governmental bodies may procure electric vehicles and the
115installation of charging stations for said electric vehicles under this chapter. The electric vehicles
116and the installation of charging stations may be procured separately or in 1 procurement. For the
117purposes of this section, electric vehicles shall be considered supplies and charging stations, and
118the installation thereof, shall be considered services.
119 (b) A contract under this section shall only be awarded to a bidder who: (i) possesses the
120skill, ability and integrity necessary for the faithful performance of the work; (ii) certifies that it
121is able to furnish labor that can work in harmony with all other elements of labor employed or to 7 of 39
122be employed in the work; (iii) certifies that all employees to be employed at the worksite will
123have successfully completed a course in construction safety and health approved by the
124Occupational Safety and Health Administration that is not less than 10 hours in duration at the
125time the employee begins work and furnishes documentation of successful completion of said
126course with the first certified payroll report for each employee; and (iv) obtains the security by
127bond required under section 29 of chapter 149 within 10 days of the notification of contract
128award; provided, however, that for the purposes of this section, the term “security by bond” shall
129mean the bond of a surety company qualified to do business under the laws of the
130commonwealth and satisfactory to the awarding authority; and provided further, that if there is
131more than 1 surety company, the surety companies shall be jointly and severally liable. Sections
13226 to 27D, inclusive, of chapter 149 shall apply to any contract entered into under this section.
133 SECTION 5. Section 1 of chapter 7C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
134Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the definition of “Capital Facility” and
135inserting in place thereof the following definition:-
136 “Capital facility”, (i) a public improvement such as a building or other structure; (ii) a
137utility, fire protection and other major system and facility; (iii) a power plant facility and
138appurtenances; (iv) a heating, ventilating, air conditioning or other system; (v) initial equipment
139and furnishings for a new building or building added to or remodeled for some other use; (vi) a
140public parking facility; (vii) an airport or port facility; (viii) a recreational improvement such as a
141facility or development in a park or other recreational facility; (ix) or any other facility, which,
142by statute or under standards as may be prescribed from time to time by the commissioner of
143capital asset management and maintenance, according to this section, may be defined as such;
144provided, however, that a “capital facility” shall not include a highway improvement, such as a 8 of 39
145highway, bridge or tunnel or other structure or building integral to the operation of the state
146highway system, or a transportation improvement such as a mass transportation or other public
147transit facility; and provided further, that a “capital facility” shall not include an improvement in
148information technology to the extent it does not result in the creation or expansion of tangible
149property.
150 SECTION 6. Section 6 of chapter 21J of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
151amended by striking out, in line 4, the words “state fire marshal” and inserting in place thereof
152the following words:- commissioner of revenue.
153 SECTION 7. Section 2 of chapter 22D of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
154amended by striking out, in lines 6 to 9, inclusive, the words “; a division of underground storage
155tanks, including the Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Product Cleanup Fund Administrative
156Review Board as established by chapter twenty-one J”.
157 SECTION 8. Section 14 of chapter 23N of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
158amended by striking out subsection (a) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-
159 (a) An excise is hereby imposed upon a sports wagering operator or a person or entity
160that offers fantasy contests, as defined in section 11M½ of chapter 12, in the commonwealth at
161the rate of: (i) 15 per cent of the sports wagering operator’s adjusted gross sports wagering
162receipts from the operation of in-person sports wagering; (ii) 20 per cent of the sports wagering
163operator’s adjusted gross sports wagering receipts from the operation of sports wagering through
164mobile applications and other digital platforms approved by the commission; and (iii) 15 per cent
165of the adjusted gross fantasy wagering receipts of the person or entity that offers such fantasy
166contests. The accrual method of accounting shall be used for the purposes of calculating the 9 of 39
167amount of the tax owed under this section. The excise shall be paid to the commission at the time
168provided for filing the return pursuant to subsection (b).
169 SECTION 9. Said section 14 of said chapter 23N, as so appearing, is hereby further
170amended by striking out subsection (c) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-
171 (c) The excise on adjusted gross sports wagering receipts and adjusted gross fantasy
172wagering receipts imposed by this section shall be in lieu of all other state and local taxes and
173fees imposed on the operation of, or the proceeds from operation of, sports wagering or fantasy
174contests.
175 SECTION 10. Section 14 of chapter 25A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
176amended by adding the following subsection:-
177 (e) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the division of capital asset management and
178maintenance may contract for energy conservation projects that have a total project cost of not
179more than $500,000, directly and without further solicitation, with electric and gas utilities, their
180subcontractors and other providers of such energy conservation projects authorized under section
18111G and sections 19 and 21 of chapter 25.
182 SECTION 11. Clause (ii) of the third sentence of subsection (x) of section 6 of chapter 62
183of the General Laws, as appearing in section 21 of chapter 50 of the acts of 2023, is hereby
184amended by inserting after the word “Code”, the first time it appears, the following words:-
185without regard to paragraph (5) of subsection (e) of said section 21 of the Code.
186 SECTION 12. Subsection (a) of section 2A of chapter 65C of the General Laws, as
187appearing in section 36 of said chapter 50, is hereby amended by striking out the words “tax shall 10 of 39
188be reduced by an amount equal to the proportion of such allowable credit as the value of such
189real or tangible personal property located outside of the commonwealth bears to the value of the
190entire federal gross estate wherever situated, as determined under section 2011 of the Code, as in
191effect on December 31, 2000” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- credit shall be
192determined based on the value of the federal taxable estate after such estate is reduced by the
193value of such real or tangible personal property located outside of the commonwealth.
194 SECTION 13. Chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
195section 2I the following section:-
196 Section 2J. The registrar shall refuse to register, and shall suspend or revoke if already
197registered, a commercial motor vehicle if the registrar has received notice, in any form that the
198registrar deems appropriate, including electronic transmissions, that the commercial motor
199carrier attempting to register a commercial motor vehicle has been prohibited from operating in
200interstate commerce by a federal agency with authority to do so under federal law.
201 SECTION 14.Chapter 118E of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
202section 19F the following section:-
203 Section 19G. All MassHealth managed care organizations and accountable care
204organizations shall reimburse pharmacies at the rate contained in the MassHealth Pharmacy
205Provider Manual. The commissioner of insurance and the secretary of health and human services
206shall promulgate regulations to enforce this section.
207 SECTION 15. Chapter 159A ½ of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out
208section 12, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following
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210 Section 12. (a) On the first day of each month, each transportation network company
211shall submit to the division, in a format approved by the div11ision, data related to each pre-
212arranged ride provided in the month prior to the previous month and shall include for each pre-
213arranged ride: (i) the latitude and longitude for the points of the origination and termination,
214calculated to 0.001 decimal degrees; (ii) the date and time of the origination and termination,
215calculated to the nearest minute; (iii) the total cost paid by the rider for the ride; (iv) the
216universally-unique identifier associated with the transportation network driver; (v) the
217transportation network driver’s city or town of residence as appearing on the driver’s license; (vi)
218whether the rider requested a shared ride but was not successfully matched with another rider;
219(vii) whether the rider requested accommodation for special needs; (viii) whether the ride was
220provided by a wheelchair accessible vehicle; (ix) whether there were any driver or rider-initiated
221cancellations; (x) the total time that the transportation network driver spent on the way to pick up
222the rider; (xi) the total time that the transportation network driver spent providing the pre-
223arranged ride; (xii) the geographic position of the vehicle during the entire duration of the pre-
224arranged ride, provided at intervals of not less than every 60 seconds of the pre-arranged ride;
225(xiii) the total mileage driven by the transportation network driver while on the way to pick up
226the rider; (xiv) the total mileage driven by the transportation network driver while providing the
227pre-arranged ride; (xv) the transportation network vehicle license plate; (xvi) whether the
228transportation network driver is a professional driver, as advertised by the transportation network
229company; and (xvii) whether the pre-arranged ride was advertised by the transportation network
230company as a luxury or premium ride, regardless of whether the transportation network vehicle
231was registered as a livery vehicle; provided, however, that if the pre-arranged ride was advertised
232by the transportation network company as a luxury or premium ride, the data shall include the 12 of 39
233factors that were considered in that designation, including, but not limited to, vehicle make,
234model, year and, if available, trim, whether the transportation network driver was a professional
235driver, as advertised by the transportation network company, and whether the ride was available
236by an exclusive membership option.
237 (b) The division may obtain additional ride data from a transportation network company
238for the purposes of congestion management, which may include, but shall not be limited to: (i)
239the total number of transportation network drivers that utilized the transportation network
240vehicle’s digital network within specified geographic areas and time periods as determined by
241the division; and (ii) the total time spent and total miles driven by transportation network drivers
242in such geographic areas or time periods as determined by the division while: (A) on the way to
243pick up a rider, or (B) engaged in a pre-arranged ride. The division shall promulgate regulations
244relative to data collection pursuant to this subsection prior to obtaining the data.
245 (c) Annually, not later than June 30, the division shall post on its website, in aggregate
246form, the total number of rides provided by all transportation network companies that originated
247in each city or town, each city or town where the rides originating in each city or town
248terminated and the average miles and minutes of the rides that originated in each city or town
249and terminated in each other respective city or town.
250 (d) For the purposes of congestion management, transportation planning or emissions
251tracking, the division may enter into confidential data-sharing agreements to share de-identified
252trip-level data received by the division pursuant to this section with the executive office of
253technology services and security, the executive office of energy and environmental affairs, the
254Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the Massachusetts Port Authority, the 13 of 39
255Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, the department of environmental protection, a
256regional transit authority established under section 3 of chapter 161B, a regional planning agency
257and a metropolitan planning organization. The division shall prescribe the form and content of a
258confidential data-sharing agreement pursuant to this subsection, the manner of transmitting the
259information and the information security measures that shall be employed by an entity receiving
260the data under any such data-sharing agreement. A confidential data-sharing agreement shall
261specify that the information provided by the division shall be aggregated and de-identified and
262may be used only for the purposes set forth in the agreement. Any data received by an entity
263from the division through a confidential data-sharing agreement under this subsection shall not
264be considered a public record under clause Twenty-sixth of section 7 of chapter 4 or chapter 66
265and shall not be disclosed to any person or entity other than those listed or described in the
266confidential data-sharing agreement; provided, however, that a state or municipal government
267agency or transportation planning entity may disclose conclusions and analyses derived from the
268information and from the data received pursuant to a confidential data-sharing agreement.
269 (e) A violation of the terms of a confidential data-sharing agreement by an entity listed in
270subsection (d) may result in the division declining to enter into future confidential data-sharing
271agreements with the violating entity and in the termination of any existing data-sharing
272agreement with the entity. The division shall notify each transportation network company whose
273data was shared in violation of the terms of a confidential data-sharing agreement of the
274violation, the violating entity and what data was shared. An entity listed in subsection (d) that
275violates the terms of a confidential data-sharing agreement shall destroy all data received as a
276result of the confidential data-sharing agreement. 14 of 39
277 Section 13. (a) The division shall establish a program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
278from transportation network vehicles. To the extent permitted under federal law, the program
279shall establish requirements for transportation network companies, including, but not limited to,
280vehicle electrification and greenhouse gas emissions requirements. Such requirements shall
281include, but shall not be limited to, a requirement for said companies to submit biennial plans to
282gradually increase zero-emission transportation network vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas
283emissions to meet goals set by the executive office of energy and environmental affairs. If the
284division determines that vehicle electrification requirements alone would be sufficient to achieve
285the greenhouse gas emissions goals set by the executive office of energy and environmental
286affairs, the division may establish requirements for vehicle electrification without establishing
287separate requirements for greenhouse gas emissions. The division shall, to the extent practicable,
288minimize any negative impacts of the program on drivers from neighborhoods and municipalities
289that have an annual median household income of not more than 65 per cent of the statewide
290annual median household income.
291 (b) The division shall establish regulations to implement the program established in
292subsection (a).
293 SECTION 16. Section 1 of chapter 175 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
294amended by striking out the definition of “Emergency services programs” and inserting in place
295thereof the following definition:-
296 “Emergency services programs”, community-based organizations providing emergency
297psychiatric services, including, but not limited to, behavioral health crisis assessment,
298intervention and stabilization services 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, through: (i) mobile 15 of 39
299crisis intervention services for youth; (ii) mobile crisis intervention services for adults; (iii)
300emergency service provider community-based locations; (iv) emergency departments of acute
301care hospitals or satellite emergency facilities; (v) youth community crisis stabilization services;
302(vi) adult community crisis stabilization services; and (vii) MassHealth-designated community
303behavioral health centers, including outpatient behavioral health bundled services delivered by
304these centers.
305 SECTION 17. Said chapter 175 is hereby further amended by striking out section 47RR,
306as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
307 Section 47RR. (a) An individual policy of accident and sickness insurance issued under
308section 108 that provides hospital expense and surgical expense insurance or a group blanket or
309general policy of accident and sickness insurance issued under section 110 that provides hospital
310expense and surgical expense insurance that is issued or renewed within or without the
311commonwealth shall provide benefits on a nondiscriminatory basis for medically necessary
312emergency services programs. Services delivered by emergency services programs shall be
313deemed medically necessary and shall not require prior authorization. Services delivered by
314emergency service programs shall be covered with no patient cost-sharing; provided, however,
315that cost-sharing shall be required if the applicable plan is governed by the Internal Revenue
316Code and would lose its tax-exempt status as a result of the prohibition on cost-sharing for this
317service.
318 (b) An individual policy of accident and sickness insurance issued pursuant to section
319108 that provides hospital expense and surgical expense insurance or a group blanket or general
320policy of accident and sickness insurance issued pursuant to section 110 that provides hospital 16 of 39
321expense and surgical expense insurance that is issued or renewed within or without the
322commonwealth shall provide coverage for emergency services programs delivered by
323MassHealth-designated community behavioral health centers. Reimbursement for outpatient
324services delivered by emergency services programs through MassHealth-designated community
325behavioral health centers shall be structured as a bundled rate per encounter at a rate not less than
326the corresponding bundled encounter rate paid by MassHealth.
327 SECTION 18. Said chapter 175 is hereby further amended by inserting after section
32847UU the following 2 sections:
329 Section 47VV. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the
330following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
331 “Federally qualified health center”, any entity receiving a grant under 42 U.S.C. 254B.
332 “Federally qualified health center services”, as such term is defined in 42 U.S.C.
3331396d(a)(2)(C) and as further defined in 101 CMR 304.00.
334 (b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, an entity licensed by the
335division of insurance and providing reimbursement to federally qualified health centers for
336services provided to patients shall ensure that payment for any federally qualified health center
337services provided to a patient, including, but not limited to, behavioral health services, telehealth
338services, primary care services and dental services, as defined in 101 CMR 304.00, shall be
339reimbursed in an amount on an annual basis not less than equivalent to the annual aggregate
340revenue that the health center would have received if reimbursed by MassHealth pursuant to
341methodology that conforms with 42 U.S.C. 1396a(bb) and 1396b(m)(2)(A)(ix), as appearing in
342Title 42 of the United States Code as of January 1, 2023. 17 of 39
343 (c) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, an entity licensed by the
344division of insurance and providing reimbursement to federally qualified health centers for
345services provided to patients, including, but not limited to, non-profit hospital service
346corporations, medical service corporations, dental service corporations, health maintenance
347organizations and preferred provider organizations, or any other entity not specifically
348enumerated hereunder licensed by the division of insurance and providing reimbursement to
349federally qualified health centers for services provided to patients, shall: (i) ensure that payment
350for any federally qualified health center services provided to a patient shall be reimbursed in an
351amount on an annual basis not less than equivalent to the annual aggregate revenue that the
352health center would have received if reimbursed by MassHealth pursuant to methodology that
353conforms with 42 U.S.C. 1396a(bb) and 1396b(m)(2)(A)(ix), as appearing in Title 42 of the
354United States Code as of January 1, 2023; and (ii) submit an annual report to the division of
355insurance as a condition of their licensure evidencing that the total reimbursement to federally
356qualified health centers for services provided to patients in the prior year was equivalent to the
357annual aggregate revenue the health center would have received if reimbursed by MassHealth.
358 (d) A policy, contract, agreement, plan or certificate of insurance issued, delivered or
359renewed within or without the commonwealth shall not be required to reimburse a health care
360provider not contracted under the plan except as described in subclause (i) of clause (4) of
361subsection (a) of section 6 of chapter 176O.
362 (e) The division of insurance shall consult with MassHealth to receive technical
363assistance regarding the per visit payment rate for each individual federally qualified health
364center for a given year. MassHealth shall provide the division of insurance with a proxy rate for
365any federally qualified health center who has not received an individual prospective payment 18 of 39
366system rate and the division of insurance shall make available to health plans upon request the
367necessary prospective payment system rate information regarding their contracted federally
368qualified health centers so that the health plan can ensure compliance with this requirement.
369 Section 47WW. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the
370following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
371 “Behavioral health urgent care provider”, a Mental Health Center designated as a
372behavioral health urgent care provider, as set forth in 130 CMR 429.000.
373 “Behavioral health urgent care provider services”, shall include, but not be limited to: (i)
374diagnostic psychiatric evaluations; (ii) individual, group, couple and family therapy; (iii)
375psychotherapy for crisis; (iv) case consultation; (v) family consultation; and (vi) evaluation and
376management medication visits as set forth in 101 CMR 306.000 and 103 CMR 429.000.
377 (b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a carrier licensed by the
378division of insurance, directly or through any entity that manages or administers mental health or
379substance use disorder benefits for the carrier, shall ensure that payment for any services
380provided by a behavioral health urgent care provider include a rate add-on of not less than 15 per
381cent over a negotiated fee schedule consistent with the MassHealth behavioral health urgent care
382provider methodology; provided, however, that a carrier shall not lower a negotiated fee
383schedule to comply with this section; provided further, that for purposes of this section, a carrier
384shall pay a rate add-on of not less than 15 per cent for all behavioral health urgent care provider
385services delivered by a behavioral health urgent care provider regardless of whether the
386presenting reason for care is determined to be an urgent behavioral health need. 19 of 39
387 SECTION 19. Section 1 of chapter 258 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
388Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 15, the words “and rail and transit
389administrator,”.
390 SECTION 20. Section 4 of chapter 841 of the acts of 1975 is hereby amended by striking
391out the words “communities and development or his designee” and inserting in place thereof the
392following words:- economic development or their designee.
393 SECTION 21. Item 1599-1952 of section 2B of chapter 151 of the acts of 2020 is hereby
394amended by inserting after the word “municipalities”, the first time it appears, the following
395words:- and tribal governments.
396 SECTION 22. Said item 1599-1952 of said section 2B of said chapter 151 is hereby
397further amended by striking out the words “located in a municipality”.
398 SECTION 23. Section 75 of chapter 260 of the acts of 2020 is hereby amended by
399striking out the figure “2025”, as inserted by section 2 of chapter 107 of the acts of 2022, and
400inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2027.
401 SECTION 24. Item 1599-2025 of section 2 of chapter 102 of the acts of 2021 is hereby
402amended by striking out the words “and provided further, that the department shall ensure
403geographic equity when distributing funds” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-
404provided further, that the department shall ensure geographic equity when distributing funds;
405provided further, that if the commissioner of public health, in consultation with the secretary of
406health and human services, determines that anticipated spending prior to the applicable American
407Rescue Plan Act funds obligation and expiration deadlines for a purpose is less than it is
408authorized to be spent in this item for that purpose, the commissioner of public health may 20 of 39
409reduce spending accordingly and transfer the anticipated unspent funds for that purpose to other
410purposes to support and enhance the commonwealth’s local and regional public health system;
411and provided further, that the commissioner of public health shall notify the house and senate
412committees on ways and means not less than 7 days prior to reducing or increasing spending for
413a particular purpose authorized in this item.
414 SECTION 25. Section 82 of said chapter 102 is hereby amended by striking out the
415words “and provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance may authorize the
416transfer of funds for the 1-time payments to the items necessary to meet the necessary costs of
417those payments” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- provided further, that the
418secretary of administration and finance may authorize the transfer of funds for the 1-time
419payments to the items necessary to meet the necessary costs of those payments; and provided
420further, that the secretary of administration and finance may direct the comptroller to transfer the
421unobligated balance of the fund to the Transitional Escrow Fund established in section 16 of
422chapter 76 of the acts of 2021 or the federal COVID-19 response fund established in section
4232JJJJJ of chapter 29 of the General Laws.
424 SECTION 26. Item 1599-9817 of section 2 of chapter 126 of the acts of 2022, inserted by
425section 230 of chapter 268 of the acts of 2022, is hereby amended by adding the following
426words:- ; and provided further, that funds appropriated from this item shall be made available
427until June 30, 2025.
428 SECTION 27. Subsection (b) of section 165 of said chapter 126 is hereby amended by
429striking out the words “September 30, 2023”, as inserted by section 56 of chapter 2 of the acts of
4302023, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- August 30, 2024. 21 of 39
431 SECTION 28. Subsection (c) of section 167 of said chapter 126 is hereby amended by
432striking out the words “July 31, 2023” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- July
43331, 2025.
434 SECTION 29. Said subsection (c) of said section 167 of said chapter 126 is hereby
435further amended by striking out the words “July 31, 2024” and inserting in place thereof the
436following words:- July 31, 2026.
437 SECTION 30. Section 168 of said chapter 126, as amended by section 57 of chapter 2 of
438the acts of 2023, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “not later than December
43931, 2023” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- within 6 months of the inclusive
440concurrent enrollment advisory board task force filing the report required by subsection (b) of
441section 165.
442 SECTION 31. Section 92 of chapter 179 of the acts of 2022 is hereby amended by
443striking out the figure “12”, each time it appears, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance,
444the following figure:- 13.
445 SECTION 32. Item 1599-6077 of section 2A of chapter 268 of the acts of 2022, as
446amended by section 61 of chapter 2 of the acts of 2023, is hereby further amended by inserting
447after the word “Dartmouth” the following words:- ; provided further, that such funds may be
448transferred by the executive office for administration and finance to the department of
449environmental protection to fund assessment and other appropriate work by the department
450related to such residential homes.
451 SECTION 33. Said item 1599-6077 of said section 2A of said chapter 268, as so
452amended, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “for the installation and operation 22 of 39
453of no less than 2 air quality monitoring stations in the East Boston section of Boston in
454cooperation with the department of environmental protection, the data from which shall be made
455available online to the public at regular intervals” and inserting in place thereof the following
456words:- by the department of environmental protection to conduct air monitoring in not less than
4572 locations in the East Boston section of the city of Boston for a period of not less than 2 years.
458 SECTION 34. Said item 1599-6077 of said section 2A of said chapter 268 is hereby
459further amended by inserting after the word “Salvage” the following words:- ; provided further,
460that such funds may be transferred by the executive office for administration and finance to the
461department of environmental protection to fund such studies by the department.
462 SECTION 35. Item 1599-6084 of said section 2A of said chapter 268 is hereby amended
463by inserting after the word “income”, the third time it appears, the following the words:- ;
464provided further, that funds expended for said workforce housing program may be expended for
465grants, loans and other financial assistance for related construction costs incurred on or after
466March 3, 2021.
467 SECTION 36. Item 0521-0002 of section 2 of chapter 28 of the acts of 2023 is hereby
468amended by adding the following words:- ; provided, that any remaining funds in this item shall
469be made available until December 31, 2024.
470 SECTION 37. Item 1775-0700 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby amended by
471striking out the figure “$200,000”, both times it appears, and inserting in place thereof, in each
472instance, the following figure:- $600,000. 23 of 39
473 SECTION 38. Item 3000-1042 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby amended by
474striking out the words “funds between” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- funds
475from this item to.
476 SECTION 39. Item 4000-0054 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby amended by
477adding the following words:- ; and provided further, that funds appropriated in this item shall be
478made available until June 30, 2027.
479 SECTION 40. Item 7003-0150 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby amended by
480inserting after the word “programming” the following words:- ; provided further, that the
481executive office may expend available funds in this item for costs incurred for fiscal year 2022
482grants.
483 SECTION 41. Item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as most recently
484amended by section 190 of chapter 77 of the acts of 2023, is hereby further amended by adding
485the following words:- ; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the
486Massachusetts Bay Council of the Navy League of the United States for activities related to the
487commissioning of the USS Nantucket and such funds shall be made available until June 30,
4882025.
489 SECTION 42. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further
490amended by striking out the figure “$28,647,000”, as inserted by said section190 of said chapter
49177, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:-$28,747,000.
492 SECTION 43. Item 8100-0102 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby amended by
493striking out the figure “$45,000,000”, both times it appears, and inserting in place thereof, in
494each instance, the following figure:- $52,000,000. 24 of 39
495 SECTION 44. Item 9700-0000 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby amended by
496adding the following words:- ; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to facilitate
497the work of the special commission to study poverty in the commonwealth established in chapter
49874 of the acts of 2021 and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025”.
499 SECTION 45. Said item 9700-0000 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further
500amended by striking out the figure “$10,724,567” and inserting in place thereof the following
501figure:- $10,774,567”.
502 SECTION 46. Item 1595-1068 of section 2E of said chapter 28 is hereby amended by
503striking out the figure “$441,300,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:-
504$638,409,000.
505 SECTION 47. Said item 1595-1068 of said section 2E of said chapter 28 is hereby further
506amended by striking out the figure “$505,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following
507figure:- $681,000,000.
508 SECTION 48. Item 1596-2417 of said section 2E of said chapter 28 is hereby amended
509by adding the following words:- ; and provided further, that funds appropriated in this item shall
510be made available until June 30, 2025.
511 SECTION 49. Item 1596-2401 of section 2F of said chapter 28 is hereby amended by
512adding the following words:-; and provided further, that funds appropriated in this item shall be
513made available until June 30, 2025. 25 of 39
514 SECTION 50. Item 1596-2406 of section 2F of said chapter 28 is hereby amended by
515adding the following words:- ; and provided further, that funds appropriated in this item shall be
516made available until June 30, 2025.
517 SECTION 51. Section 77 of said chapter 28 is hereby amended by striking out the words
518“July 31, 2024” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- March 31, 2025.
519 SECTION 52. Item 4003-0123 of section 2A of chapter 77 of the acts of 2023 is hereby
520amended by adding the following words:- ; and provided further, that funds appropriated in this
521item shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
522 SECTION 53. Section 218 of said chapter 77 is hereby amended by striking out the first
523sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- Notwithstanding any general or
524special law to the contrary, for fiscal year 2024, the registrar of motor vehicles shall provide
525quarterly reports to the commissioner of correction detailing the number of identity cards
526processed pursuant to the Massachusetts Identification Card Program established by the
527memorandum of understanding between the registry of motor vehicles and the department of
528correction, dated October 19, 2022, and pursuant to section 8E of chapter 90 of the General
529Laws, for individuals released from department of correction facilities.
530 SECTION 54. (a) Notwithstanding sections 52 to 55, inclusive, of chapter 7 of the
531General Laws and sections 32 to 37, inclusive, of chapter 7C of the General Laws or any other
532general or special law to the contrary, the division of capital asset management and maintenance,
533using competitive proposal processes as the division considers necessary or appropriate, in
534consultation with the department of conservation and recreation, may lease and enter into other
535agreements with 1 or more bidders for terms not to exceed 30 years for the continued use, 26 of 39
536operation, maintenance, repair and improvement of the following state-owned ice skating rinks
537and facilities under the care and control of the department of conservation and recreation,
538together with the buildings, land and appurtenances associated therewith:
539 Veterans Memorial skating rink in the town of Arlington; Porazzo Memorial rink in the
540East Boston section of the city of Boston; Roche Memorial rink in the West Roxbury section of
541the city of Boston; Simoni Memorial rink in the city of Cambridge; Allied Veterans Memorial
542rink in the city of Everett; Connery Memorial rink in the city of Lynn; Flynn Memorial rink in
543the city of Medford; LoConte Memorial rink in the city of Medford; Daly Memorial rink in the
544city of Newton; Cronin Memorial rink in the city of Revere; Max Ulin skating rink in the town of
545Milton; Kasabuski arena in the town of Saugus; Veterans Memorial rink in the city of
546Somerville; Shea Memorial rink in the city of Quincy; Veterans Memorial rink in the city of
547Waltham; Connell Memorial rink and pool in the city known as the town of Weymouth;
548Representative John G. Asiaf skating rink in the city of Brockton; Arthur R. Driscoll Memorial
549skating rink in the city of Fall River; Staff Sergeant Robert Pirelli Veterans Memorial rink in the
550city known as the town of Franklin; Stephen Hetland Memorial skating rink in the city of New
551Bedford; John A. Armstrong Memorial skating rink in the town of Plymouth; Theodore J.
552Aleixo, Jr. skating rink in the city of Taunton; Veterans Memorial skating arena in the city of
553Haverhill; John J. Janas Memorial skating rink in the city of Lowell; Henry Graf, Jr., skating rink
554in the city of Newburyport; James E. McVann and Louis F. O’Keefe Memorial skating rink in
555the city of Peabody; Daniel S. Horgan Memorial skating rink in the town of Auburn; Gardner
556Veterans skating rink in the city of Gardner; John J. Navin skating rink in the city of
557Marlborough; Honorable Charles J. Buffone skating rink in the city of Worcester; Greenfield
558Area skating rink in the city known as the town of Greenfield; Henry J. Fitzpatrick skating rink 27 of 39
559in the city of Holyoke; Ray Smead Memorial skating rink in the city of Springfield; and Vietnam
560Veterans Memorial skating rink in the city of North Adams.
561 (b)(1) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any lease or other
562agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a) shall be on terms acceptable to the
563commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance, in consultation with the
564commissioner of conservation and recreation, and shall provide for the lessee to operate, manage,
565improve, repair and maintain the ice skating rinks and facilities. Any such lease or other
566arrangement shall include a description of the required capital improvements and, at a minimum,
567performance specifications. Any consideration received from a lease or other agreement pursuant
568to subsection (a) shall be payable to the department for deposit in the Conservation Trust,
569established in section 1 of chapter 132A of the General Laws.
570 (2) There shall be an option for renewal or extension of any lease and other agreement
571not exceeding an additional 5 years. Such renewal or extension shall be at the discretion of the
572division of capital asset management and maintenance, in consultation with the department of
573conservation and recreation, in accordance with the original lease terms and conditions or
574agreement terms and conditions more favorable to the commonwealth. All leases shall contain a
575provision that requires the lessee to carry comprehensive general liability insurance, with the
576commonwealth named as a co-insured, protecting the commonwealth against all personal injury
577or property damage within the ice skating rink or on the land during the term of the lease.
578 (c) The division of capital asset management and maintenance, in consultation with and
579on behalf of the department of conservation and recreation, shall solicit proposals through a
580request for proposals, which shall include key contractual terms and conditions to be 28 of 39
581incorporated into the lease, including, but not limited to: (i) a comprehensive list of all ice
582skating rinks operated by the responsive bidder in the last 4 years; (ii) prior or current facilities
583management or experience of the responsive bidder; (iii) prior or current skating or hockey
584management experience of the responsive bidder; (iv) reservation policies; (v) proposed
585reasonable rates that ensure continued public access; (vi) required financial audits; (vii) policies
586to encourage use of the ice skating rink by persons of all races and nationalities; (viii) safety and
587security plans; (ix) seasonal opening and closing dates; (x) hours of operation; and (xi) how the
588operator will ensure that ice time at the ice skating rink shall be allocated to user groups in the
589following order of priority: (A) general public skating and nonprofit youth groups; (B) school
590hockey and for-profit youth groups; and (C) adult organizations or informal groups. Ice time may
591be allocated at the discretion of the operator; provided, however, that general public skating shall
592be booked, in 2-hour continuous blocks at a minimum of 12 hours per week, with a range of
593times and days that reasonably allow for public skaters of all ages to participate in public skating
594sessions. Every effort shall be made to balance the ice allocation needs of long-established youth
595organizations and newly-formed youth organizations in a manner that provides equal opportunity
596and equal access for youths of each gender. The inspector general shall review and approve any
597request for proposals issued by the division before issuance.
598 (d) The leases and other agreements authorized in this section shall provide that any
599benefits to the community and the costs of improvements and repairs made to the property
600provided by the lessees shall be taken into account as part of the consideration for the lease or
601other agreements. The lessees or the recipients of the property shall bear the costs considered
602necessary or appropriate by the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance for 29 of 39
603the transactions, including, but not limited to, costs for legal work, survey, title and the
604preparation of plans and specifications.
605 (e) The provisions of any general or special law or rule or regulation relating to the
606advertising, bidding or award of contracts, procurement of services or construction and design of
607improvements shall not be applicable to any selected bidder that is awarded a lease pursuant to
608this section, except as provided in this section.
609 SECTION 55. Notwithstanding sections 32 to 37, inclusive, of chapter 7C of the General
610Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of capital asset
611management and maintenance may enter into a lease, sublease or other rental agreement with La
612Colaborativa, Inc., or its successor or assigns, for a portion of the parking lot located adjacent to
613the Massachusetts information technology center located at 200 Arlington street in the city of
614Chelsea for a term not to exceed 10 years; provided, however, that the lease, sublease or other
615rental agreement shall not exceed the term of the lease by and between the division of capital
616asset management and maintenance and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation for the
617premises. The lease, sublease or other rental agreement shall be on terms and conditions to be
618determined by the commissioner; provided, however, that the lease, sublease or other rental
619agreement shall be terminable, without penalty, upon 180 days’ notice if the commissioner
620determines that there is a state agency need for the premises.
621 SECTION 56. (a) Notwithstanding sections 32 to 37, inclusive, of chapter 7C of the
622General Laws, chapter 59 of the acts of 2009 or any other general or special law to the contrary,
623the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance may convey the parcel of land
624described in subsection (b), which is a portion of the land known as the Monson developmental 30 of 39
625center, established pursuant to chapter 275 of the acts of 1852, to the Westmass Area
626Development Corporation, established pursuant to chapter 192 of the acts of 1960, for
627redevelopment purposes. The parcel shall be conveyed by deed without warranties or
628representations by the commonwealth. The conveyance shall be subject to such additional terms
629and conditions consistent with this section as the commissioner of capital asset management and
630maintenance may prescribe.
631 (b) The Monson developmental center campus is shown on a plan entitled, “Plan of Land
632in Monson, MA, Hampden registry, prepared for the owner: The Commonwealth of
633Massachusetts, Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance on behalf of the Monson
634Development Center” prepared by Northeast Survey Consultants, dated April 12, 2023 and
635recorded in the Hampden county registry of deeds in plan book 397, page 121 to 125, inclusive.
636The parcels to be conveyed were used for state hospital purposes and are currently not in use and
637are more particularly shown as “Development Areas” on a sketch entitled, “Monson
638Development Center,” which is on file with the division of capital asset management and
639maintenance. The commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance shall determine
640the exact boundaries of the parcels to be conveyed pursuant to this act, which may require the
641completion of a survey; provided, however, that the commissioner shall not convey the parcels of
642land at the Monson developmental center campus that are: (i) the subject of chapter 181 of the
643acts of 2022; (ii) under the care and control of the department of agricultural resources; or (iii)
644otherwise subject to Article XCVII of the Amendments to the Constitution of the
645Commonwealth.
646 (c) The consideration for the transfer authorized in subsection (a) shall be $1. 31 of 39
647 (d) The commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance may retain or grant
648rights of way or easements for access, egress, utilities and drainage across the property described
649in subsection (b) and across other property owned by the commonwealth that is contiguous to the
650property described in said subsection (b) and may accept such rights of way or easements for
651access, egress, utilities and drainage as the commissioner considers necessary and appropriate to
652carry out this act; provided, however, that this section shall not permit the commissioner to grant
653rights of way or easements over land subject to Article XCVII of the Amendments to the
654Constitution of the Commonwealth.
655 (e) Annually, not later than October 1, the Westmass Area Development Corporation
656shall file a report with the division of capital asset management and maintenance, the office of
657the inspector general and the town of Monson during the redevelopment process. The report shall
658detail activities undertaken by the Westmass Area Development Corporation, or its successors or
659assigns, to redevelop the site, including, but not limited to: (i) site preparation, marketing,
660permitting and construction activities; (ii) acquisitions and dispositions; (iii) expenditures made
661by the Westmass Area Development Corporation in furtherance of the redevelopment of the
662parcel; and (iv) any other information the commissioner of capital asset management and
663maintenance may deem necessary. Upon completion of the redevelopment, as determined by the
664commissioner, the Westmass Area Development Corporation shall not be required to file said
665report.
666 (f) The Westmass Area Development Corporation shall be responsible for the costs and
667expenses of the transfer authorized in this section as determined by the commissioner of capital
668asset management and maintenance, including, but not limited to, the costs of any engineering,
669surveys, appraisals, title examinations, recording fees and deed preparation related to the 32 of 39
670conveyance of the parcel; provided, however, that if the commissioner of capital asset
671management and maintenance determines that the productive reuse of said parcel may be
672expedited by the reduction of acquisition costs, the commissioner may determine that the
673division of capital asset management and maintenance shall be responsible for said costs and
674expenses.
675 (g) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, if the commissioner of
676capital asset management and maintenance, in consultation with the secretary of administration
677and finance, determines that federal or nonprofit funding available to the Westmass Area
678Development Corporation for the redevelopment of the parcel described in subsection (b) may be
679advantageous to the redevelopment and the productive reuse of said parcel and may be expedited
680by the contribution of state funds, the commissioner of capital asset management and
681maintenance may expend not more than $9,000,000 from item 1102-2017 of section 2 of chapter
682113 of the acts of 2018 as a site readiness grant to the Westmass Area Development Corporation
683to support the preparation of the parcel for redevelopment, including, but not limited to,
684demolition and environmental remediation. Annually, not later than June 30, the Westmass Area
685Development Corporation shall report to the division of capital asset management and
686maintenance and the office of the inspector general detailing the site remediation progress and
687expenditures made by the corporation through the term of the grant.
688 SECTION 57. (a) Notwithstanding sections 32 to 37, inclusive, of chapter 7C of the
689General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of capital
690asset management and maintenance, in consultation with the court administrator of the trial court
691of the commonwealth, may convey certain adjacent parcels of land in the city of Framingham
692acquired for the purpose of erecting a building for the first district court of southern Middlesex 33 of 39
693for nominal consideration to the city of Framingham; provided, however, that the commissioner
694shall not convey said parcels until: (i) the completion of a regional justice center at 121 Union
695avenue in the city of Framingham; and (ii) a determination by the commissioner, in consultation
696with the court administrator, that the parcels are surplus to the needs of the trial court. The
697parcels are located at 600 and 602 Concord street in the city of Framingham and are further
698described in deeds recorded in the Middlesex southern district registry of deeds in book 7816,
699page 107 and book 9859, page 328. The parcels shall be conveyed by deed without warranties or
700representations by the commonwealth and without restrictions on use or future conveyance by
701the city. The conveyance shall be subject to such additional conditions and restrictions as the
702commissioner, in consultation with the court administrator, may determine. The commissioner
703may, in consultation with the court administrator, determine the exact boundaries of the parcels
704prior to conveyance.
705 (b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the city of Framingham
706shall be responsible for all costs and expenses of any transaction authorized by this section as
707determined by the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance, including, but
708not limited to, the costs of any engineering, surveys, appraisals, title examinations, recording fees
709and deed preparation.
710 SECTION 58. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the fiscal
711years ending June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2025, the secretary of administration and finance may
712allocate any unexpended federal funds held in the federal COVID-19 response fund established
713in section 2JJJJJ of chapter 29 of the General Laws for items funded from the General Fund and
714reduce the allocation from the General Fund appropriated for the purposes of said items in a
715corresponding amount. Items appropriated in chapter 102 of the acts of 2021 and chapter 268 of 34 of 39
716the acts of 2022 may be funded from the General Fund at the direction of the secretary. If
717applicable, federal funds allocated from this section shall be treated as General Fund revenues by
718municipalities and regional school districts and may be expended in compliance with net school
719spending requirements as defined by section 2 of chapter 70 of the General Laws.
720 SECTION 59. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any
721unexpended balances, not to exceed $40,000,000, in items 4000-0700 and 4000-1426 of section
7222 of chapter 28 of the acts of 2023 shall not revert to the General Fund until September 1, 2024
723and may be expended by the executive office of health and human services to pay for services
724enumerated in said items 4000-0700 and 4000-1426 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 provided
725during fiscal year 2024.
726 SECTION 60. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for fiscal year
7272024, the secretary of health and human services, with the written approval of the secretary of
728administration and finance, may authorize transfers of surplus funds among items 4000-0320,
7294000-0430, 4000-0500, 4000-0601, 4000-0641, 4000-0700, 4000-0875, 4000-0880, 4000-0885,
7304000-0940, 4000-0950, 4000-0990, 4000-1400, 4000-1420 and 4000-1426 of section 2 of
731chapter 28 of the acts of 2023.
732 SECTION 61. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, if, by June 30,
7332024, the secretary of administration and finance determines unobligated funds are available in
734items 1599-2026, 1599-2028, 1599-2042, 1599-2055 and 4513-0101 of section 2A of chapter
735102 of the acts of 2021 and items 1599-6066, 1599-6067, 1599-6069 and 1599-6074 of section
7362A of chapter 268 of the acts of 2022, the secretary may direct the comptroller to transfer said
737funds, in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000, to the Transitional Escrow Fund established in 35 of 39
738section 16 of chapter 76 of the acts of 2021 or the federal COVID-19 response fund established
739in section 2JJJJJ of chapter 29 of the General Laws.
740 SECTION 62. The salary adjustments and other economic benefits authorized by the
741following collective bargaining agreements shall be effective for the purposes of section 7 of
742chapter 150E of the General Laws:
743 (1) the agreement between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts
744Correction Officers Federated Union, Unit 04, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30,
7452025;
746 (2) the agreement between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts
747Nurses Association, Unit 07, effective from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024;
748 (3) the agreement between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts department of the
749treasurer and the Coalition of Public Safety Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission
750Investigators Association, Unit 5, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025;
751 (4) the agreement between the Massachusetts board of higher education and the
752Massachusetts Community College Council, Unit MCC, effective from July 1, 2023 through
753June 30, 2025;
754 (5) the agreement between the sheriff of Bristol county and the National Correctional
755Employees’ Union, Local 135 (Ad - Tech Unit), Unit SA1, effective from July 1, 2023 through
756June 30, 2024;
757 (6) the agreement between the sheriff of Bristol county and the Massachusetts Correction
758Officers Federated Union, Unit SA4, effective from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024; 36 of 39
759 (7) the agreement between the sheriff of Bristol county and the National Correctional
760Employees’ Union, Local 103 (K-9 Unit), Unit SA7, effective from July 1, 2023 through June
76130, 2024;
762 (8) the agreement between the sheriff of Essex county and the International Brotherhood
763of Correctional Officers/National Association of Government Employees (IBCO/NAGE), Local
764R1-71, Unit SE9, effective from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024;
765 (9) the agreement between the sheriff of Middlesex county and the National Correctional
766Employees Union, Local 116, Unit SM6, effective from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024;
767 (10) the agreement between the sheriff of Essex county and the Essex County
768Correctional Officer Association, Unit SE2, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025;
769 (11) the agreement between the sheriff of Middlesex county and the New England
770Benevolent Association, Local 525, Unit SM5, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30,
7712025;
772 (12) the agreement between the sheriff of the county of Dukes County and the
773Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union, Unit SD1, effective from July 1, 2024
774through June 30, 2025; and
775 (13) the agreement between the sheriff of Worcester county and the New England Policy
776Benevolent Association, Local 550, Unit SW6, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30,
7772025. 37 of 39
778 SECTION 63. The salary adjustments and other economic benefits authorized by the
779following collective bargaining agreements shall be effective for the purposes of section 7 of
780chapter 150E of the General Laws:
781 (1) the agreement between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the National
782Association of Government Employees (NAGE), Units 1,3, and 6, effective from July 1, 2024
783through June 30, 2027;
784 (2) the agreement between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Alliance,
785AFSCME-SEIU-Local 888, Unit 2, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
786 (3) the agreement between the sheriff of Essex county and the National Correctional
787Employees Union Local 121, Unit SE7, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
788 (4) the agreement between the sheriff of Essex county and the International Brotherhood
789of Correctional Officers/National Association of Government Employees (IBCO/NAGE), Local
790R1-71, Unit SE9, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
791 (5) the agreement between the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission and the Service
792Employees International Union, Local 888, Unit LT1, effective from July 1, 2024 through June
79330, 2027;
794 (6) the agreement between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts
795Organization of State Engineers and Scientists, Unit 9, effective from July 1, 2024 through June
79630, 2027; 38 of 39
797 (7) the agreement between the court administrator of the trial court of the commonwealth
798of Massachusetts and the National Association of Government Employees International Union,
799Local 5000, Units J2C and J2P, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
800 (8) the agreement between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Service
801Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 509, Units 8 and 10, effective from January 1,
8022024 through December 31, 2026;
803 (9) the agreement between the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and the
804National Association of Government Employees, Local R1-292, Unit A, Unit D01, effective
805from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
806 (10) the agreement between the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and the
807Coalition of MassDOT Unions, Unit D, Unit D06, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30,
8082027;
809 (11) the agreement between the sheriff of Bristol county and the National Correctional
810Employees Union, Local 407, Unit SA3, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
811 (12) the agreement between the sheriff of Bristol county and the National Correctional
812Employees Union, Local 135, Unit SA1, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
813 (13) the agreement between the sheriff of Bristol county and the National Association of
814Government Employees, Unit C, RI-1478, Unit SA2, effective from July 1, 2024 through June
81530, 2027; 39 of 39
816 (14) the agreement between the sheriff of Worcester county and the New England Police
817Benevolent Association, Local 515, Unit SW5, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30,
8182027;
819 (15) the agreement between the sheriff of Franklin county and the National Correctional
820Employees Union, Local 106, Unit SF1, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
821 (16) the agreement between the sheriff of Franklin county and the National Correctional
822Employees Union, Local 141, Unit SF2, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027; and
823 (17) the agreement between the sheriff of Franklin county and the Franklin Sheriff’s
824Office Non-Unit Employer’s Association, Unit SF3, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30,
8252027.
826 SECTION 64. Section 4 is hereby repealed.
827 SECTION 65. Sections 8, 9 and 11 shall take effect as of January 1, 2024.
828 SECTION 66. Section 12 shall take effect for estates of decedents dying on or after
829January 1, 2023.
830 SECTION 67. Section 64 shall take effect on June 30, 2029.