Session Laws

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. To provide for a program of capital improvements to public higher education institutions of the commonwealth, to correct deferred maintenance, building code, handicapped access, life safety code conditions and for the repair and construction of other projects at these facilities, and general rehabilitation of these facilities; to provide support for these institutions, educational missions; and, to enhance regional economic development through educational initiatives, including the planning and studies, the preparation of plans and specifications, construction, renovation, reconstruction, alteration, improvement, demolition, expansion and repair, including furnishings and equipment, of these various institutions and properties, the sums set forth in sections two and two A of this act, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions in this act, are hereby made available, subject to the provisions of law regulating the disbursement of public funds and the approval thereof.

SECTION 2. `tm;keep=no `tcol=6,B4;c1=1,9,tu,T;c2=1,78,tuc;c3=1,78,tuc;c4=12,53,tfh1;c5=16,49,tu;c6=66,13,tur `tc3 EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE. `tc2 Division of Capital Planning and Operations. `tc1 1102-0961 `tc4 For escalation and contingency costs of projects authorized in this act, other than the acquisition of land; provided, that in no event shall the cumulative amount allocated from this account to any one capital facility project exceed ten percent, or twenty-five thousand dollars, whichever is greater, of the total project cost specified by the appropriation or authorization for that project `tc6 $5,000,000 `tc1 1102-0962 `tc4 For renovation projects for handicapped access improvements to public higher education facilities for projects that may be required by the Americans with Disabilities Act `tc6 $15,000,000 `tc1 1102-0963 `tc4 For a reserve for state and community colleges for costs of renovation, rehabilitation, replacement, and repair of projects for parking and roadways `tc6 $19,795,860 `tc1 1102-0964 `tc4 For a reserve for state and community colleges for costs of furniture and equipment `tc6 $6,375,000 `tc3 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION. `tc2 Bridgewater State College. `tc1 7109-0960 `tc4 For the planning, design and construction of a specialized academic building for use in connection with the programs in communications and aviation science, including the cost of equipment and furnishings `tc6 $7,400,000 `tc1 7109-0961 `tc4 For repairs, renovations, and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways, and for construction of new facilities `tc6 $10,118,000 `tc1 7109-0962 `tc4 For the planning, design and construction of an athletic field house including the cost of equipment and furnishings; provided that Bridgewater state college is hereby authorized to borrow seven million eight hundred fifty thousand dollars through the Massachusetts health and educational facilities authority, in addition to the amounts authorized herein `tc6 $7,850,000 `tc2 Fitchburg State College. `tc1 7110-0960 `tc4 For repairs, renovations, and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways `tc6 $9,387,000 `tc1 7110-0961 `tc4 For repairs, renovations or construction of facilities, including a state of the art auditorium space; provided, that Fitchburg state college is hereby authorized to borrow eight hundred thirty-one thousand five hundred dollars through the Massachusetts health and educational facilities authority, in addition to the amounts authorized herein `tc6 $831,500 `tc1 7110-0962 `tc4 For the planning, design and construction of an athletic fitness facility including the cost of equipment and furnishings; provided, that Fitchburg state college is hereby authorized to borrow up to six million dollars through the Massachusetts health and educational facilities authority, in addition to the amounts authorized herein `tc6 $6,000,000 `tc2 Framingham State College. `tc1 7112-0960 `tc4 For repairs, renovations, and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways `tc6 $4,826,000 `tc1 7112-0961 `tc4 For the planning, design and construction of an athletic fitness facility, including the cost of equipment and furnishings; provided, that Framingham state college is hereby authorized to borrow six million two hundred sixty-six thousand dollars through the Massachusetts health and educational facilities authority, in addition to the amounts authorized herein `tc6 $6,266,000 `tc1 7112-0962 `tc4 For the rehabilitation, replacement, repair and renovation at the Ecumenical Center `tc6 $1,332,000 `tc1 7112-0963 `tc4 For upgrades to the electrical distribution systems and the installation of air ventilation systems `tc6 $470,000 `tc1 7112-0964 `tc4 For the rehabilitation, replacement, repair and renovation, and for fire safety and other code compliance projects at Dwight Hall `tc6 $961,000 `tc2 North Adams State College. `tc1 7113-0960 `tc4 For repairs, renovations, additions and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways `tc6 $9,447,000 `tc1 7113-0961 `tc4 For the design and construction of a physical plant building `tc6 $593,000 `tc1 7113-0962 `tc4 For the rehabilitation, replacement, repair and renovation and the expansion of the Freel library `tc6 $11,850,000 `tc1 7113-0963 `tc4 For the reconstruction and renovation of athletic fields, including improvements to the drainage system, lighting and bleachers; provided, that North Adams state college is hereby authorized to borrow five hundred five thousand dollars through the Massachusetts health and educational facilities authority, in addition to the amounts authorized herein `tc6 $505,000 `tc1 7113-0964 `tc4 For the purpose of authorizing the purchase and renovation of land and buildings thereon in the city of North Adams; provided, that the commissioner of the division of capital planning and operations, acting on behalf of the commonwealth, is hereby authorized, notwithstanding and without application of the provisions of section forty E to forty I, inclusive, of chapter seven of the General Laws, to acquire Temple Beth Israel and the parcel of land, located at 265 Church street, by purchase or by eminent domain, under the provisions of chapter seventy-nine of the General Laws; provided that no payment shall be made for the purchase of said property until independent appraisals of the value of the property have been made by qualified disinterested appraisers, for campus development `tc6 $1,000,000 `tc2 Salem State College. `tc1 7114-0960 `tc4 For acquisition and repairs, renovations, and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways `tc6 $15,000,000 `tc1 7114-0961 `tc4 For the planning, design, renovation and related construction of the land buildings consisting of the approximately thirty-seven and one-half acre GTE site at 71-121 Loring Avenue in the city of Salem `tc6 $13,000,000 `tc2 Westfield State College. `tc1 7115-0960 `tc4 For repairs, renovations, and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways `tc6 $10,441,000 `tc1 7115-0961 `tc4 For the planning design, and construction of a new athletic fitness facility; provided, that Westfield state college is hereby authorized to borrow three million one hundred sixty-six thousand dollars through the Massachusetts health and educational facilities authority, in addition to the amounts authorized herein `tc6 $3,166,000 `tc1 7115-0962 `tc4 For the planning, design and construction of an addition to the Ely Library/Campus Center; provided, that Westfield state college is hereby authorized to borrow two million six hundred fifty thousand dollars through the Massachusetts health and educational facilities authority, in addition to the amounts authorized herein `tc6 $6,350,000 `tc1 7115-0963 `tc4 For the replacement and repair of steam and condensate lines on campus grounds `tc6 $1,820,000 `tc1 7115-0964 `tc4 For the replacement and repair of the electric feed distribution system, and for the upgrade of exterior campus lighting on campus grounds `tc6 $900,000 `tc2 Worcester State College. `tc1 7116-0960 `tc4 For repairs, renovations, new space construction and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways; provided, that Worcester state college is hereby authorized to transfer funds from this item to items 7116-0961 and 7116-0962 subject to an allocation plan which shall be filed in advance with the commissioner of the division of capital planning and operations and the house and senate committees on ways and means `tc6 $13,757,000 `tc1 7116-0961 `tc4 For the purpose of authorizing the purchase of land and buildings thereon in the city of Worcester, and for other capital projects; provided, that the commissioner of the division of capital planning and operations, acting on behalf of the commonwealth, is hereby authorized, notwithstanding and without application of the provisions of section forty E through forty I inclusive, of chapter seven of the General Laws, to acquire the Temple Emanuel building, two hundred eighty May Street, and associated land bounded by May Street, Chandler Street, and Hamill Road, and the approximate seventy-five thousand five hundred square foot parking lot parcel on May Street, by purchase or by eminent domain, under the provisions of chapter seventy-nine of the General Laws; provided, that no payment shall be made for the purchase of said property until independent appraisals of the value of the property have been made by qualified, disinterested appraisers, for campus development; and provided further, that the funds authorized herein may be used for the planning, design and construction of a new classroom wing at the Sullivan Academic Center and for the rehabilitation, repair and renovation of the Learning Resource Center; provided further, that Worcester state college is hereby authorized to transfer funds from this item to items 7116-0960 and 7116-0962 subject to an allocation plan which shall be filed in advance with the commissioner of the division of capital planning and operations and the house and senate committees on ways and means `tc6 $7,500,000 `tc1 7116-0962 `tc4 For the planning, design and construction of a new science/biotechnology/allied health building, including the cost of equipment and furnishings; provided, that Worcester state college is hereby authorized to transfer funds from this item to items 7116-0960 and 7116-0961 subject to an allocation plan which shall be filed in advance with the commissioner of the division of capital planning and operations and the house and senate committees on ways and means `tc6 $15,000,000 `tc2 Massachusetts College of Art. `tc1 7117-0960 `tc4 For repairs, renovations and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways `tc6 $7,429,000 `tc2 Massachusetts Maritime Academy. `tc1 7118-0960 `tc4 For repairs, renovations, construction of new facilities and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways `tc6 $8,000,000 `tc1 7118-0961 `tc4 For capital costs associated with development of a Center for Maritime safety at the Massachusetts maritime academy `tc6 $500,000 `tc2 University of Massachusetts, Lowell. `tc1 7220-0960 `tc4 For repairs, renovations, and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways, and for the design, preparation of plans, if necessary and for the construction, reconstruction, and improvements to a baseball field `tc6 $21,701,000 `tc1 7220-0961 `tc4 For the study, design and construction of a student center at the university of Massachusetts at Lowell; provided, that the university of Massachusetts at Lowell is hereby authorized to borrow five million dollars through the Massachusetts health and educational facilities authority, in addition to the amounts authorized herein `tc6 $5,000,000 `tc2 University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. `tc1 7310-0960 `tc4 For repairs, renovations, and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, and site utilities and roadways `tc6 $12,549,277 `tc1 7310-0961 `tc4 For the design, preparation of plans, if necessary and for the construction of the marine science laboratory in New Bedford `tc6 $10,425,000 `tc1 7310-0962 `tc4 For the leasing, acquisition of certain properties, construction, repair, renovation and site improvements to land and buildings for the university of Massachusetts at Dartmouth `tc6 $3,500,000 `tc1 7310-0963 `tc4 For the planning, design, repair and construction of a new running track; provided, that the university of Massachusetts at Dartmouth is hereby authorized to borrow two hundred thousand dollars through the Massachusetts health and educational facilities authority, in addition to the amounts authorized herein `tc6 $200,000 `tc2 University of Massachusetts, Amherst. `tc1 7410-7960 `tc4 For construction of new facilities and for repairs, renovations, and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways, and for the construction of new facilities; provided, that not less than three hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars shall be expended for the purchase of a new database server, existing file server upgrades, the installation of new power lines and an air conditioning system, and for improvements to the telecommunication system at the Massachusetts institute for social and economic research; provided further, that five hundred thousand dollars shall be authorized for the repair and renovation of the cranberry oversight station; and provided further, that one million five hundred thousand dollars shall be expended for asbestos removal `tc6 $78,500,000 `tc2 University of Massachusetts, Worcester. `tc1 7411-7960 `tc4 For repairs, renovations, and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways; provided, that up to thirty million dollars may be expended for the study, design, and construction of a science research center, including associated equipment and furnishings and renovation and expansion of existing infrastructure, including, but not limited to, a power plant `tc6 $44,115,500 `tc2 University of Massachusetts, Boston. `tc1 7452-7960 `tc4 For repairs, renovations, and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways, and for designs and studies; provided, that not less than one hundred and six thousand dollars shall be expended for the replacement of HVAC and security computers, the upgrade of the electrical system and to acquire a tractor for the archives building located on the Boston campus `tc6 $13,643,000 `tc1 7452-7961 `tc4 For the implementation of the center for port planning and management through the urban harbors' institute at the university of Massachusetts at Boston to provide technical assistance to municipalities, state agencies, and port related planning, management and operation activities, maintain port databases, conduct research, establish training programs and provide for the annual state of the commonwealth's port report to the seaport advisory council `tc6 $500,000 `tc1 7452-7962 `tc4 For the acquisition, design and planning, and engineering of the Calf Pasture Purchasing Station currently owned by the Boston water and sewer commission `tc6 $1,600,000 `tc1 7452-7963 `tc4 For the repair and waterproofing of parking garage floors `tc6 $1,250,000 `tc1 7452-7964 `tc4 For the replacement, reinforcement and repair of parking garage structural elements `tc6 $3,000,000 `tc1 7452-7965 `tc4 For the study, design and construction of a campus center at the university of Massachusetts at Boston; provided, that the University of Massachusetts at Boston is hereby authorized to borrow twenty-five million dollars through the Massachusetts health and educational facilities authority, in addition to the amounts authorized herein `tc6 $25,000,000 `tc2 Berkshire Community College. `tc1 7502-0960 `tc4 For repairs, renovations, and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways `tc6 $1,686,250 `tc1 7502-0961 `tc4 For improvement of campus recreational areas including the repair of tennis courts; provided, that Berkshire community college is hereby authorized to borrow fifty-two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars through the Massachusetts health and educational facilities authority in addition to the amounts authorized herein `tc6 $52,250 `tc1 7502-0963 `tc4 For the rehabilitation, replacement, repair and renovation, including the replacement of windows of Hawthorne Hall, the Hoffman Environmental building and the Jonathan Edwards Library `tc6 $540,000 `tc2 Bristol Community College. `tc1 7503-7960 `tc4 For repairs, renovations, and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways, and for new space `tc6 $5,662,600 `tc2 Cape Cod Community College. `tc1 7504-7960 `tc4 For repairs, renovations, and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways, and for construction of new facilities `tc6 $8,819,000 `tc1 7504-7961 `tc4 For the designs, preparation of plans, if necessary, and for the costs of construction, reconstruction or other improvements necessary to bring Cape Cod community college into compliance with Title V, so-called, including, but not limited to, the construction of a waste water treatment facility at said community college and/or connecting said community college to the town of Barnstable sewerage treatment facility `tc6 $2,100,000 `tc2 Greenfield Community College. `tc1 7505-7960 `tc4 For repairs, renovations, and deferred maintenance to campus facilities, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways, and for new space `tc6 $6,623,500 `tc2 Holyoke Community College. `tc1 7506-7960 `tc4 For repairs, renovations, and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways `tc6 $2,616,250 `tc1 7506-7961 `tc4 For the planning, design and construction of a technology building `tc6 $3,000,000 `tc1 7506-7962 `tc4 For the planning, design and construction of a new gymnasium/athletic and fitness facility; provided, that Holyoke community college is hereby authorized to borrow four million five hundred thousand dollars through the Massachusetts health and educational facilities authority, in addition to the amounts authorized herein `tc6 $4,500,000 `tc2 Massachusetts Bay Community College. `tc1 7507-7960 `tc4 For repairs, renovations, construction, additions and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways `tc6 $3,293,500 `tc2 Massasoit Community College. `tc1 7508-0960 `tc4 For repairs, renovations, and deferred maintenance to campus facilities, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways, and for new space `tc6 $5,415,214 `tc1 7508-0961 `tc4 For the design and construction of an allied health sciences building, including the purchase of equipment and furnishings `tc6 $5,000,000 `tc1 7508-0962 `tc4 For the acquisition, purchase, renovation of space for the expansion and housing of the culinary arts, hotel/motel management, travel and tourism programs and the creation of Massasoit conference center for business and industry `tc6 $2,500,000 `tc2 Mount Wachusett Community College. `tc1 7509-7960 `tc4 For repairs, renovations, and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to, necessary furnishings and equipment, building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways, and for new space `tc6 $3,293,500 `tc2 Northern Essex Community College. `tc1 7510-7960 `tc4 For repairs, renovations, conversion and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways, expansion and construction of dental, respiratory, radiological, and science laboratory facilities at the Lawrence campus, and for new space `tc6 $2,970,000 `tc1 7510-7961 `tc4 For the planning, design and construction of a facility on the Haverhill campus of Northern Essex community college for use as a fine arts/performance center, a Center for Business and industry and a computer center; provided, that Northern Essex community college is hereby authorized to borrow three million dollars through the Massachusetts health and educational facilities authority, in addition to the amounts authorized herein `tc6 $7,500,000 `tc2 North Shore Community College. `tc1 7511-7960 `tc4 For repairs, renovations, and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways, and for the completion of the Danvers campus `tc6 $24,790,900 `tc1 7511-7961 `tc4 For the construction of classrooms, teleconferencing/lecture halls, storage, maintenance facilities and for handicapped access projects as may be required by the Americans with Disabilities Act at the T.W. McGee Building `tc6 $8,005,000 `tc2 Quinsigamond Community College. `tc1 7512-7960 `tc4 For repairs, renovations, and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways `tc6 $9,081,960 `tc1 7512-7961 `tc4 For the planning, design and construction of an addition to the learning resource center; provided, that Quinsigamond community college is hereby authorized to borrow two million five hundred thousand dollars through the Massachusetts health and educational facilities authority, in addition to the amounts authorized herein `tc6 $12,500,000 `tc2 Springfield Technical Community College. `tc1 7514-7960 `tc4 For repairs, renovations, and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways, and for acquisition costs; provided, that Springfield technical community college is hereby authorized to acquire the property known as one Federal Street `tc6 $16,540,000 `tc1 7514-7961 `tc4 For the rehabilitation, replacement, repair and renovation at the Student Center at Building 19/Caserne Building; provided, that Springfield technical community college is hereby authorized to borrow two million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars through the Massachusetts health and educational facilities authority, in addition to the amounts authorized herein `tc6 $2,750,000 `tc2 Roxbury Community College. `tc1 7515-7960 `tc4 For repairs, renovations, and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways `tc6 $5,090,000 `tc2 Middlesex Community College. `tc1 7516-7960 `tc4 For repairs, renovations, and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways; provided further, that Middlesex community college is hereby authorized and directed to acquire the Federal building, so-called, located in the Kearney Square section of the city of Lowell and for the preparation of plans, site development, utility distribution, renovation and construction, parking and furnishings and equipment `tc6 $4,522,500 `tc2 Bunker Hill Community College. `tc1 7518-7960 `tc4 For repairs, renovations, and deferred maintenance to campus facilities and grounds, including but not limited to building envelopes, roofs, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and interiors, handicapped access improvements, asbestos abatement, hazardous waste remediation, and repairs and improvements to power plants, steam distribution systems, site utilities and roadways `tc6 $2,583,750 `tcol;end

SECTION 2A. To provide for a program of capital improvements in order to improve equity in women's athletics at the university of Massachusetts and the state and community colleges, including planning and study, preparation of plans and specifications, construction, renovation, reconstruction, alteration, improvement, demolition, expansion, and repair, including furnishings and equipment, and athletic equipment, for these various institutions and properties, the sums set forth in this section, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions in this act, are hereby made available, subject to the provisions of law regulating the disbursement of public funds and the approval thereof. `tm;keep=no `tcol=6,B4;c1=1,9,tu,T;c2=1,78,tuc;c3=1,78,tuc;c4=12,53,tfh1;c5=16,49,tu;c6=66,13,tur `tc3 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION. `tc2 Bridgewater State College. `tc1 7109-2960 `tc4 For the renovation and improvement to the Kelly gym locker room for women's basketball, volleyball, swimming and cheerleading, including the development of a new weight room and training facility for women's sports, including the cost of equipment and furnishings `tc6 $500,000 `tc1 7109-2961 `tc4 For the planning, design, and construction of a field support building for women's tennis, rugby, and intramurals, including women's locker rooms, restrooms and equipment storage to be located at the Rosen Tennis Courts `tc6 $275,000 `tc1 7109-2962 `tc4 For the study, design and installation of artificial lighting for the women's softball field at Alumni Park `tc6 $85,000 `tc1 7109-2963 `tc4 For the planning, design and resurfacing of the Rosen Tennis Courts for women's tennis `tc6 $75,000 `tc1 7109-2964 `tc4 For the planning, design and resurfacing of the Swenson Field track for women's track and field `tc6 $65,000 `tc2 Fitchburg State College. `tc1 7110-2960 `tc4 For the renovation and improvement to existing locker space in Parkinson Gymnasium, including varsity shower, locker, and meeting space, for women's volleyball and basketball `tc6 $78,000 `tc1 7110-2961 `tc4 For the planning, design, and renovation of the women's softball field, including drainage, irrigation, lighting and enclosed dugouts `tc6 $85,000 `tc1 7110-2962 `tc4 For the planning, design, construction, field testing and borings for a women's field hockey field, including lighting, fencing, parking and support facilities `tc6 $425,000 `tc1 7110-2963 `tc4 For the planning, design, and construction of athletic field building space to include locker and shower space, storage, accessible restrooms, and meeting and office space for women's teams `tc6 $335,000 `tc2 Framingham State College. `tc1 7111-2960 `tc4 For renovation and improvement to six tennis courts for the women's tennis teams `tc6 $100,000 `tc1 7111-2961 `tc4 For the planning, design, and construction of a game field for women's field hockey, including the removal of four tennis courts `tc6 $135,000 `tc1 7111-2962 `tc4 For the renovation and improvement to the outdoor track for women's track and field teams `tc6 $75,000 `tc1 7111-2963 `tc4 For the study, design and installation of artificial lighting for the women's soccer and field hockey fields `tc6 $150,000 `tc1 7111-2964 `tc4 For the renovation and improvement to the training room, including the cost of equipment and furnishings `tc6 $75,000 `tc1 7111-2965 `tc4 For the renovation and improvement to the women's locker room and lockers `tc6 $50,000 `tc1 7111-2966 `tc4 For the planning, design, and construction of an addition to the existing athletic building for exercise, fitness and weight training, including the cost of equipment and furnishings `tc6 $250,000 `tc1 7111-2967 `tc4 For the renovation and improvement to the aerobics exercise area in the McCarthy College Center `tc6 $150,000 `tc2 North Adams State College. `tc1 7113-2960 `tc4 For the renovation and expansion of the existing athletic training room for women's athletic teams `tc6 $50,000 `tc1 7113-2961 `tc4 For the renovation and improvement to the women's soccer field, including the study, design, and installation of a drainage system, electrical power, press box, bleachers, outside storage, lighting and scoreboard `tc6 $332,500 `tc1 7113-2962 `tc4 For the renovation and improvement to the women's softball field, including the study, design and installation of an electrical system, scoreboard, lighting and bleachers `tc6 $114,500 `tc1 7113-2963 `tc4 For the renovation and expansion of the athletic office complex to provide office and conference space for women's sports staff `tc6 $35,000 `tc1 7113-2964 `tc4 For resurfacing of the tennis court complex for the women's tennis team `tc6 $220,000 `tc2 Salem State College. `tc1 7114-2960 `tc4 For the planning, design and construction of a women's multi-purpose addition to the O'Keefe Physical Education Athletic Center, including women's lockers, showers, training rooms, and office space for women's coaches, including the cost of equipment and furnishings `tc6 $1,000,000 `tc2 Westfield State College. `tc1 7115-2960 `tc4 For the renovation and improvement of the Ely indoor pool for the women's swimming and diving team, including a timing device `tc6 $520,000 `tc1 7115-2961 `tc4 For the planning, design and construction of a women's locker room and storage facility for use by the women's field hockey, soccer, softball and intramural teams at the Outdoor Astroturf Field `tc6 $350,000 `tc1 7115-2962 `tc4 For the renovation and improvement to the women's basketball locker room in Parenzo Hall `tc6 $50,000 `tc1 7115-2963 `tc4 For the renovation and improvement to the women's field hockey practice field `tc6 $80,000 `tc2 Worcester State College. `tc1 7116-2960 `tc4 For the planning, design and installation of a Netlon Advanced Turf System on the football field for women's soccer and field hockey `tc6 $750,000 `tc1 7116-2961 `tc4 For the planning, design and installation of a rubber coated surface on the track and field teams `tc6 $250,000 `tc2 Massachusetts College of Art. `tc1 7117-2960 `tc4 For the planning, design, and construction of expansion space at the Mass Art Health Center, including a women's aerobics and stretch and toning room, improvements to the HVAC system, and for an addition to the women's cardiovascular training room `tc6 $20,000 `tc1 7117-2961 `tc4 For the planning, design, and construction of and improvement to the women's locker room, showers, and equipment storage areas in the Mass Art Health Fitness Center `tc6 $54,000 `tc1 7117-2962 `tc4 For the planning, design, and construction of women's athletic rooms in the Gymnasium, including lockers, showers, taping room, and storage space, and including the cost of equipment and furnishings `tc6 $8,000 `tc1 7117-2963 `tc4 For the planning, design, and construction of a women officials room in the Gymnasium, including lockers, showers and storage area, and including the cost of equipment and furnishings `tc6 $3,000 `tc2 Massachusetts Maritime Academy. `tc1 7118-2960 `tc4 For the planning, design, and construction of an addition to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy Alumni Gymnasium, including a women's locker room, shower facilities, training room and office space for women's program staff, and including the cost of equipment and furnishings `tc6 $775,600 `tc1 7118-2961 `tc4 For the planning, design and construction of the boathouse, and for shells, launches, and motors for women's crew `tc6 $196,000 `tc2 University of Massachusetts, Lowell. `tc1 7220-2960 `tc4 For the renovation and improvement to the women's athletic fields, including lighting, field hockey scoreboard and fences, softball dugouts, press box and spectator seating, and soccer field irrigation system `tc6 $610,000 `tc1 7220-2961 `tc4 For the planning, design, and construction of women's athletic facility additions or improvements, including the renovation of track and soccer locker room and showers, the renovation of field hockey/softball locker room and showers, improvements to soccer, field hockey and softball training facility, and for the construction of office space for women's coaches `tc6 $200,000 `tc1 7220-2962 `tc4 For artificial turf for the women's field hockey and soccer fields, and for a rubberized surface track for the women's track team, including any necessary study, design, field tests and borings `tc6 $1,450,000 `tc2 University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. `tc1 7310-2964 `tc4 For the planning, design, and construction of an addition to the athletic facility, including women's lockers, showers, training room, aerobic room, fitness and weight training room, and outside storage for women's teams `tc6 $1,975,000 `tc1 7310-2965 `tc4 For the planning, design, and construction of women's softball and soccer fields, including lights and bleachers `tc6 $850,000 `tc2 University of Massachusetts, Amherst. `tc1 7410-2966 `tc4 For artificial turf and lighting for the women's field hockey and soccer fields, including any necessary study, design, field tests and borings `tc6 $1,878,000 `tc1 7410-2967 `tc4 For relocation of the women's softball field, construction of a press box and softball dugouts, and the renovation and improvement of locker rooms for women's athletic teams `tc6 $610,000 `tc1 7410-2968 `tc4 For shells, launches, and motors for the women's crew `tc6 $204,000 `tc2 University of Massachusetts, Boston. `tc1 7452-2963 `tc4 For the planning, design, and construction of an addition to the Clark athletic center including locker rooms, training rooms and meeting rooms for women athletes, and office space for women's varsity program staff `tc6 $1,100,000 `tc2 Massasoit Community College. `tc1 7508-2960 `tc4 For modifications to present athletic fields to include: drainage, expansion and crowning of fields, reconfiguring layout of fields to provide additional game and practice space, modification to and repair of fencing, installation, renovations and repairs to dugouts, backstops, electrical and water systems to address gender equity issues `tc6 $800,000 `tcol;end

SECTION 3. To meet the expenditures necessary in carrying out the provisions of sections two and two A, the state treasurer shall, upon the request of the governor, issue and sell bonds of the commonwealth, in an amount specified by the governor from time to time, not to exceed in the aggregate six hundred seventeen million, six hundred eighty-three thousand, nine hundred eleven dollars. All bonds issued by the commonwealth, as aforesaid, shall be designated on their face, Higher Education Capital Outlay Loan, Act of 1995, and shall be issued for a maximum term not exceeding twenty years, as the governor may recommend to the general court pursuant to Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth; provided, however, that all such bonds shall be payable no later than June thirtieth, two thousand and twenty. All interest and payments on account of principal of such obligations shall be payable from the General Fund, unless otherwise specified. Bonds and interest thereon issued under the authority of this section, notwithstanding any other provision of this act, shall be general obligations of the commonwealth.

SECTION 4. The state treasurer may borrow from time to time on the credit of the commonwealth such sums of money as may be necessary for the purpose of meeting payments authorized by sections two and two A of this act and may issue and renew from time to time notes of the commonwealth therefor, bearing interest payable at such time and at such rates as shall be fixed by the state treasurer. Such notes shall be issued and may be renewed one or more times for such term, not exceeding one year, as the governor may recommend to the general court in accordance with Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth, but the final maturities of the notes, whether original or renewal, shall not be later than June thirtieth, two thousand and one. Notes and interest thereon issued under the authority of this section, notwithstanding any other provision of this act, shall be general obligations of the commonwealth. All interest and payments on account of principal of such obligations shall be payable from the General Fund, unless otherwise specified.

SECTION 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections two and two A of this act or any other general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of administration and finance or his designee is hereby authorized to approve the transfer of amounts not exceeding, in the aggregate, ten percent of the total funds authorized for expenditure at each university, state college or community college campus by said sections. The secretary shall establish a process by which requests for said transfers shall be initiated by the agency managing a project or projects authorized for each such campus, including but not limited to project managers on each such campus and the commissioner of the division of capital planning and operations. Transfers shall only be approved to fund cost overruns, contingencies or other unanticipated costs for the projects authorized by said section and for emergency repairs on each such campus. The secretary shall annually report the amounts and purposes for which said transfers are so approved to the house and senate committees on ways and means on October first of each fiscal year in which said items are authorized for expenditure.

SECTION 6. Section 2 of chapter 70 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the definition of "Base aid", as appearing in the 1994 Official Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following definition:-

"Base aid", in any fiscal year, the total of base aid, minimum aid and foundation aid of the previous fiscal year; provided, however, that for any district in which the previous year net school spending is less than the current year foundation budget, in determining base aid in the current fiscal year, the base aid amount of the previous fiscal year shall be adjusted by adding the amount by which the amount to be deducted in the current fiscal year pursuant to the provisions of section eighty-nine of chapter seventy-one or of section twelve B of chapter seventy-six exceeds the amount that had been deducted pursuant to said sections in the previous fiscal year.

SECTION 7. Said section 2 of said chapter 70 is hereby further amended by striking out the definition of "Foundation gap", as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following definition:-

"Foundation gap", the positive difference, if any, between (i) the foundation budget in any fiscal year and (ii) the sum of base aid, school choice reimbursement as defined in section twelve B of chapter seventy-six, charter school reimbursement as defined in section eighty-nine of chapter seventy-one, minimum aid, federal impact aid, and the larger of (1) the preliminary local contribution for that year or (2) the standard of effort for that year.

SECTION 8. Said section 2 of said chapter 70 is hereby amended by striking out the definition of "Standard of effort", as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following definition:-

"Standard of effort", for any year, shall be the lesser of (1) the gross standard of effort for that year and (2) the foundation budget for the year minus the sum of base aid, minimum aid, school choice reimbursement as defined in section twelve B of chapter seventy-six, charter school reimbursement as defined in section eighty-nine of chapter seventy-one, and federal impact aid for that year. The standard of effort for any municipality shall be allotted among the districts to which that municipality belongs.

SECTION 9. Section 1 of chapter 773 of the acts of 1960 is hereby amended by striking out paragraph (g), as amended by section 1 of chapter 708 of the acts of 1983, and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

(g) The word "trustees" shall mean the board of trustees established under section one A of chapter seventy-five of the General Laws for the university, or if such board of trustees shall hereafter be abolished, the board, body or commission succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to which the powers given by said chapter seventy-five with respect to the university shall be given by law.

SECTION 10. Said section 1 of said chapter 773 is hereby further amended by striking out paragraphs (h) and (i), inserted by section 108 of chapter 653 of the acts of 1989, and inserting in place thereof the following two paragraphs:-

(i) The term "HEFA" shall mean the Health and Education Facilities Authority established by section four of chapter six hundred and fourteen of the acts of nineteen hundred and sixty-eight or, if said Health and Education Facilities Authority shall be abolished, the board, body or commission succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to which the powers given by said chapter six hundred and fourteen shall be given by law.

(j) The term "University affiliate" shall mean the Authority and any other organization affiliated with the university, or defined in paragraph (e) of section three of chapter six hundred and fourteen of the acts of nineteen hundred and sixty-eight.

SECTION 11. The second paragraph of section 2 of said chapter 773, as most recently amended by section 1 of chapter 344 of the acts of 1968, is hereby further amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The authority shall consist of eleven members to be appointed by the governor, of whom five members shall be appointive members of the trustees and may, but need not, be graduates of the University, and two other members shall be graduates of the University.

SECTION 12. The fourth paragraph of said section 2 of said chapter 773 is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- Seven members of the authority shall constitute a quorum and the affirmative vote of six members shall be necessary for any action taken by the authority.

SECTION 13. Section 3 of said chapter 773, as most recently amended by section 2 of chapter 708 of the acts of 1983, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 15 and 16, the words "and the chancellor of the board of regents of higher education".

SECTION 14. Section 7 of said chapter 773 is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph, as most recently amended by section 7 of said chapter 708, and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

The authority is hereby authorized to provide by resolution at one time or from time to time for the issue of bonds of the authority for achieving any of its corporate purposes or for the purpose of refunding outstanding indebtedness of the authority, including indebtedness of the University of Lowell Building Authority and indebtedness of the Southeastern Massachusetts University Building Authority, incurred under this act or any other authority, including the payment of all or any part of the cost of projects, the payment of interest on notes and bonds of the authority, the establishment of reserves to secure such bonds and notes, including the reserve funds created pursuant to section ten, and the payment of all other expenditures of the authority incident to and necessary or convenient to carry out its corporate purposes and powers and any refunding; provided, that the authority shall not issue bonds guaranteed by the commonwealth under section ten the principal amount of which, when added to the principal amount of bonds and notes guaranteed by the commonwealth under section ten theretofore issued and then outstanding hereunder, excluding bonds and notes guaranteed by the commonwealth under section ten previously refunded or being or to be refunded thereby, shall exceed two hundred million dollars; and provided, further, that the authority shall not issue notes or bonds for the purpose of refunding except with prior written approval of such refunding issue given by authority of the trustees, which approval need not be of the interest rate, the maturity or any of the other terms thereof.

SECTION 15. The last paragraph of section 10 of said chapter 773, as appearing in section 11 of said chapter 708, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "hundred", in line 7, the following words:- and eighty-two.

SECTION 16. Section 19A of said chapter 773, as amended by section 111 of chapter 653 of the acts of 1989, is hereby further amended by striking out the first paragraph thereof and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

To provide for the expenses of the authority and for the payment of indebtedness incurred by it in carrying out the provisions of this act, the trustees may, in the name and on behalf of the commonwealth, in connection with any financing, including any refunding, provided by the authority, or in connection with any transfer to the authority of buildings or other property under the provisions of section five, (i) transfer or pledge that they will periodically transfer to the authority, or any university affiliate under terms permitting further transfer or pledge to the authority, any part or all of any funds held by the trustees as trust funds under the provisions of section eleven of chapter seventy-five of the General Laws, administered by the trustees as gifts, grants, or trusts under the provisions of clause (e) of the fifth paragraph of section one A of chapter seventy-five of the General Laws, made available for expenditure by the trustees pursuant to an appropriation or other spending authorization in the commonwealth's annual operating budget, including supplementary and deficiency budgets, or otherwise available for expenditure by the trustees, and (ii) may contract with the authority or any university affiliate with respect thereto under terms permitting further transfer or pledge by the authority to a trustee under any trust agreement entered into by the authority; provided, that in the case of any funds expected to be available for expenditure by the trustees pursuant to subsequent appropriation or other spending authorization by the legislature, the trustees may only pledge that they will so transfer such funds subject to such subsequent appropriation or other spending authorization. The trustees may impose such terms and conditions as to the application of the funds so transferred as the trustees deem appropriate for the carrying out of the provisions of this act. Any such pledge shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made; the funds so pledged shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the university or any university affiliate, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any trust agreement by which such a pledge is created need be filed or recorded except in the records of the authority.

SECTION 17. The second paragraph of said section 19A of said chapter 773, added by said section 111 of said chapter 653, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 12, the words "section ten of chapter fifteen A" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the fifth paragraph of section one A of chapter seventy-five.

SECTION 18. Section 2 of chapter 523 of the acts of 1990 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the word "five" and inserting in place thereof the words:- twenty-five.

SECTION 19. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the department of education is hereby authorized to provide partial reimbursement of charter school payments, made pursuant to section eighty-nine of chapter seventy-one of the General Laws, to any applicable district in which the prior year net school spending is greater than the current year foundation budget. Said reimbursement rates shall be equal to fifty percent in fiscal year nineteen hundred and ninety-six, forty percent in fiscal year nineteen hundred and ninety-seven and thirty percent in fiscal year nineteen hundred and ninety-eight. Thereafter no reimbursement of charter school payments shall be made to such districts.

SECTION 20. On July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, the University of Lowell Building Authority and the Southeastern Massachusetts University Building Authority shall be discontinued, and the rights, powers, duties, and properties of the University of Lowell Building Authority and the rights, powers, duties and properties of the Southeastern Massachusetts University Building Authority shall on and after such date be exercised, performed, owned and held by the University of Massachusetts Building Authority.

SECTION 21. The employees of the University of Lowell Building Authority and the Southeastern Massachusetts University Building Authority on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five shall be and are hereby transferred on July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-five to the University of Massachusetts Building Authority without enlargement or impairment of status, tenure, seniority, retirement, insurance, industrial accident coverage and all other rights and benefits to which such employees are entitled on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five notwithstanding any change in duties and titles resulting from such transfer; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to confer upon any employee any rights not held immediately prior to such transfer or to prohibit any reduction of salary or grade, transfer, reassignment, change in duties, suspension, discharge, layoff or abolition of position not prohibited immediately prior to such transfer.

SECTION 22. On July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-five all real and personal property and all duly existing contracts, leases and obligations, including without limitation obligations pursuant to bonds, of the University of Lowell Building Authority and the Southeastern Massachusetts University Building Authority that are in force and effect on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five and do not otherwise terminate on such date shall be and are hereby transferred to the University of Massachusetts Building Authority; all such contracts, leases, and obligations shall after such date be obligations of and be performed by the University of Massachusetts Building Authority and shall be payable solely from the sources provided for the payment thereof on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five; and no existing right of any type shall be enlarged, diminished or impaired by the provisions of this act; provided, however, that nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit any contract, lease or obligation transferred to the University of Massachusetts Building Authority by this act from being amended as provided in such contract, lease or obligation. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions of this section, (a) the rights, remedies, security and obligations of any person holding any bonds issued by the University of Lowell Building Authority or the Southeastern Massachusetts University Building Authority and outstanding on or after July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-five shall not be enlarged, diminished or impaired by this act, and all such bonds shall on and after July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, be obligations of the University of Massachusetts Building Authority and shall be payable solely from the sources provided therefor on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five; (b) all references to the University of Lowell Building Authority or Southeastern Massachusetts University Building Authority in any trust agreement, bond resolution, bond, lease or other contract transferred to or made an obligation of the University of Massachusetts Building Authority by this act shall be deemed to refer after June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five to the University of Massachusetts Building Authority; (c) all references to the University of Lowell or the trustees of the University of Lowell in any trust agreement, bond resolution, bond, lease or other contract transferred to or made an obligation of the University of Massachusetts Building Authority by this act shall be deemed to refer after June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five to, respectively, the Lowell campus of the University of Massachusetts and the board of trustees of the University of Massachusetts, and (d) all references to Southeastern Massachusetts University or the trustees of Southeastern Massachusetts University in any trust agreement, bond resolution, bond, lease or other contract transferred to or made an obligation of the University of Massachusetts Building Authority by this act shall be deemed to refer after June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five to, respectively, the Dartmouth campus of the University of Massachusetts and the board of trustees of the University of Massachusetts.

SECTION 23. On and after July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, chapter 557 of the acts of 1961, as amended, shall continue to be applicable to all bonds outstanding on July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-five issued by the University of Lowell Building Authority and to all trust agreements, bond resolutions, leases and other contracts of and all other documents with respect to the University of Lowell Building Authority in effect on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five with the same force and effect as on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, subject to the provisions of this act, and shall not be in effect for any other purpose. The University of Massachusetts Building Authority may issue obligations under any such trust agreement or bond resolution as permitted therein and, subject to the provisions of this act regarding the rights of holders of obligations issued under any such trust agreement or bond resolution and outstanding on July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, such obligations shall be issued pursuant to and governed by chapter seven hundred and seventy-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and sixty. The terms of office of all members of the University of Lowell Building Authority, are hereby terminated as of June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five.

SECTION 24. On and after July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, chapter seven hundred and three of the acts of nineteen hundred and sixty-four shall continue to be applicable to all bonds outstanding on July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-five issued by Southeastern Massachusetts University Building Authority and to all trust agreements, bond resolutions, leases and other contracts of and all other documents with respect to the Southeastern Massachusetts University Building Authority in effect on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five with the same force and effect as on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, subject to the provisions of this act, and shall not be in effect for any other purpose. The University of Massachusetts Building Authority may issue obligations under any such trust agreement or bond resolution as permitted therein and, subject to the provisions of this act regarding the rights of holders of obligations issued under any such trust agreement or bond resolution and outstanding on July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, such obligations shall be issued pursuant to and governed by chapter 773 of the Acts of 1960, as amended. The terms of office of all members of the Southeastern Massachusetts Building Authority (and of the secretary-treasurer and assistant secretary-treasurer thereof), are hereby terminated as of June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five.

SECTION 25. The terms of office of the present members of the University of Massachusetts Building Authority are hereby terminated as of the later of (i) June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five; or (ii) the date the governor has appointed all the members of the University of Massachusetts Building Authority pursuant to the following sentence of this section. Prior to July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, the governor shall appoint the members of the University of Massachusetts Building Authority, whose terms shall be deemed to be effective on said July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, notwithstanding the date of termination of the present members of the University of Massachusetts Building Authority pursuant to the preceding sentence of this section; provided, however, that of the appointed members who are not trustees, two shall be appointed by the governor from among the existing members of the University of Lowell Building Authority for terms expiring on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-seven and on June thirtieth, two thousand and two, respectively; two shall be appointed from among the existing members of the Southeastern Massachusetts University Building Authority for terms expiring on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-eight and on June thirtieth, two thousand and one, respectively; and two shall be appointed from the existing members of the University of Massachusetts Building Authority for terms expiring on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-nine and on June thirtieth, two thousand. As the terms of the initial appointed members who are not trustees expire, their successors shall be appointed as provided for in section two of chapter seven hundred and seventy-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and sixty.

SECTION 26. The University of Massachusetts Building Authority, the University of Massachusetts, and any state college or community college, which has an on-site engineer, may make an application to the inspector general requesting that a particular building project be certified as an emergency; provided, that the total cost of any such project may not exceed two million dollars. If the inspector general fails to respond to said application within ten days, or if the inspector general determines that the expedited completion of such project is necessary for the health, safety or welfare of those affected, the funds may be expended for said project notwithstanding the provisions of section thirty-nine B to forty N, inclusive, of chapter seven of the General Laws; provided, however, that nothing herein shall exempt any such project from the provisions of sections twenty-six to forty-four, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and forty-nine of the General Laws.

SECTION 27. The commissioner of the division of capital planning and operations is hereby authorized to acquire by purchase, or by eminent domain pursuant to chapter seventy-nine of the General Laws, or otherwise, easements for drainage, access, utilities, environmental mitigation, and other purposes, as deemed necessary by the commissioner of the division of capital planning and operations to carry out the purposes of this act.

SECTION 28. The commissioner of the division of capital planning and operations is hereby authorized, notwithstanding chapter seven of the General Laws, to grant easements for drainage, access, utilities and other purposes, as deemed necessary by the commissioner to carry out the purposes of this act.

SECTION 29. Any agreement entered into in the name and on behalf of the commonwealth pursuant to clause (bb) of section nine or section twelve of chapter fifteen A of the General Laws, section nineteen A of chapter seven hundred and seventy-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and sixty, section nineteen C of chapter five hundred and fifty-seven of the acts of nineteen hundred and sixty-one, section eighteen A of chapter seven hundred and three of the acts of nineteen hundred and sixty-three or section nineteen of chapter seven hundred and three of the acts of nineteen hundred and sixty-four may constitute a loan within the meaning of section three of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth; provided, however, that no such agreement shall constitute a general obligation of the commonwealth or a pledge of its credit. The term for which any such loan shall be contracted shall be recommended by the governor to the general court pursuant to said section three, but shall not be subject to the provisions of the fourth paragraph of section forty-nine of chapter twenty-nine of the General Laws. Such loans shall be used only for projects, including issuance costs and reserves, authorized in section two of this act to be funded by debt issued through the Massachusetts health and educational facilities authority, and only for amounts not exceeding the amounts so authorized in said section two. No building or land, other than the particular project financed with any such loan, may be pledged as security for any such loan. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the university of Massachusetts at Worcester from borrowing through the Massachusetts health and educational facilities authority.

SECTION 30. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the unexpended balances of bond funded authorizations which are listed herein shall cease to be available for expenditure on the effective date of this act: 7109-7880, 7109-7891, 7110-7880, 7110-7890, 7110-8842, 7113-7871, 7113-7892, 7114-7880, 7114-7890, 7114-7891, 7117-7890, 7117-8842, 7220-7871, 7220-7880, 7310-7872, 7410-7873, 7410-7880, 7410-7881, 7410-7890, 7410-7891, 7410-7892, 7410-7894, 7410-7895, 7410-8784, 7410-8801, 7410-8845, 7410-8846, 7410-8848, 7411-7883, 7416-7871, 7452-7873, 7452-7880, 7452-7891, 7452-7893, 7452-7894, 7452-8841, 7490-8722, 7502-7871, 7502-7880, 7502-7891, 7507-8841, 7508-7871, 7508-7890, 7508-7891, 7511-8751, 7511-8802, 7511-8841, 7512-7881, 7512-7890, 7512-7892, 7514-7890.