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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3271 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4083 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | David T. Vieira |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to the replacement of the Bourne Bridge. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David T. Vieira3rd Barnstable1/17/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3271 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4083 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Vieira of Falmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4083) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | David T. Vieira relative to the replacement of the Bourne Bridge by a transfer of income surtax |
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| 20 | 20 | | revenue. Revenue. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to the replacement of the Bourne Bridge. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 29 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2section 2JJJJJJ the following section:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 Section 2KKKKKK. There shall be established and set up on the books of the |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4commonwealth a separate fund known as the Bourne Bridge Replacement Fund, to be |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5administered by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The fund shall be credited |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6with: (i) appropriations or other money authorized or transferred by the general court and |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7specifically designated to be credited to the fund; (ii) funds from public and private sources, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8including, but not limited to, gifts, grants and donations; (iii) any funds received from the federal |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9government for the replacement of the Bourne bridge; and (iv) any interest earned on the assets |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10of the fund. Amounts credited to the fund may be expended by the Massachusetts Department of |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11Transportation, without further appropriation, for costs related to the replacement of the Bourne 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12bridge. Money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13Fund. The fund shall not be subject to section 5C. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14 SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, $200,000,000 of |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15income surtax revenue, as defined in section 2BBBBBB of chapter 29 of the General Laws, |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16collected in the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2025 but certified after July 20, 2025, shall be |
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| 45 | 45 | | 17transferred from the Education and Transportation Fund established in said section 2BBBBBB of |
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| 46 | 46 | | 18said chapter 29 to the Bourne Bridge Replacement Fund established in section 2KKKKKK of |
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| 47 | 47 | | 19said chapter 29, not later than 30 days after the effective date of this act. |
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