Session Laws

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to immediately facilitate the issuance of bonds and notes to carry out the purposes of various acts passed by the general court, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.

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

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the bonds which the state treasurer is authorized to issue under section four of chapter two hundred and seventy-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety-four, providing for funding highway improvements, shall be issued for a term not to exceed twenty years; provided, however, that all such bonds shall be payable by June thirtieth, two thousand and nineteen, as recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated January fourth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, in pursuance of Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the bonds which the state treasurer is authorized to issue under section five of chapter two hundred and seventy-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety-four, providing for funding of highway improvements, shall be issued for a term not to exceed twenty years; provided, however, that all such bonds shall be payable by June thirtieth, two thousand and nineteen, as recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated January fourth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, in pursuance of Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution.

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the bonds which the state treasurer is authorized to issue under section six of chapter two hundred and seventy-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety-four, providing for funding highway improvements, shall be issued for a term not to exceed ten years; provided, however, that all such bonds shall be payable by June thirtieth, two thousand and nine, as recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated January fourth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, in pursuance of Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution.

SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the bonds which the state treasurer is authorized to issue under section seven of chapter two hundred and seventy-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety-four, providing for funding highway improvements, shall be issued for a term not to exceed five years; provided, however, that all such bonds shall be payable by June thirtieth, two thousand and four, as recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated January fourth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, in pursuance of Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution.

SECTION 5. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the notes which the state treasurer is authorized to issue under section eight of chapter two hundred and seventy-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety-four, shall be issued and may be renewed one or more times not exceeding one year; and the final maturities of such notes whether original or renewal, shall be no later than June thirtieth, two thousand and one, as recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated January fourth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, in pursuance of Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution.

SECTION 6. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the bonds which the state treasurer is authorized to issue under section nine of chapter two hundred and seventy-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety-four, providing for funding rail transportation loans, shall be issued for a term not to exceed twenty years; provided, however, that all such bonds shall be payable by June thirtieth, two thousand and nineteen, as recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated January fourth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, in pursuance of Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution.

SECTION 7. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the notes which the state treasurer is authorized to issue under section ten of chapter two hundred and seventy-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety-four, shall be issued and may be renewed one or more times not exceeding one year; and the final maturities of such notes whether original or renewal, shall be no later than June thirtieth, two thousand and one, as recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated January fourth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, in pursuance of Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution.

SECTION 8. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the bonds which the state treasurer is authorized to issue under section eleven of chapter two hundred and seventy-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety-four, providing for funding regional transit authority capital assistance loans, shall be issued for a term not to exceed ten years; provided, however, that all such bonds shall be payable by June thirtieth, two thousand and nine, as recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated January fourth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, in pursuance of Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution.

SECTION 9. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the notes which the state treasurer is authorized to issue under section twelve of chapter two hundred and seventy-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety-four, shall be issued and may be renewed one or more times not exceeding one year; and the final maturities of such notes whether original or renewal, shall be no later than June thirtieth, two thousand and one, as recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated January fourth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, in pursuance of Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution.

SECTION 10. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the bonds which the state treasurer is authorized to issue under section thirteen of chapter two hundred and seventy-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety-four, providing for funding general transportation planning loans, shall be issued for a term not to exceed five years; provided, however, that all such bonds shall be payable by June thirtieth, two thousand and four, as recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated January fourth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, in pursuance of Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution.

SECTION 11. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the notes which the state treasurer is authorized to issue under section fourteen of chapter two hundred and seventy-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety-four, shall be issued and may be renewed one or more times not exceeding one year; and the final maturities of such notes whether original or renewal, shall be no later than June thirtieth, two thousand and one, as recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated January fourth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, in pursuance of Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution.

SECTION 12. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the bonds which the state treasurer is authorized to issue under section fifteen of chapter two hundred and seventy-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety-four, providing for funding airport capital outlay loans, shall be issued for a term not to exceed twenty years; provided, however, that all such bonds shall be payable by June thirtieth, two thousand and nineteen, as recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated January fourth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, in pursuance of Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution.

SECTION 13. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the notes which the state treasurer is authorized to issue under section sixteen of chapter two hundred and seventy-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety-four, shall be issued and may be renewed one or more times not exceeding one year; and the final maturities of such notes whether original or renewal, shall be no later than June thirtieth, two thousand and one, as recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated January fourth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, in pursuance of Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution.

SECTION 14. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the bonds which the state treasurer is authorized to issue under section seventeen of chapter two hundred and seventy-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety-four, providing for funding coastal pollution mitigation capital outlay loans, shall be issued for a term not to exceed twenty years; provided, however, that all such bonds shall be payable by June thirtieth, two thousand and nineteen, as recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated January fourth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, in pursuance of Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution.

SECTION 15. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the notes which the state treasurer is authorized to issue under section eighteen of chapter two hundred and seventy-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety-four, shall be issued and may be renewed one or more times not exceeding one year; and the final maturities of such notes whether original or renewal, shall be no later than June thirtieth, two thousand and one, as recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated January fourth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, in pursuance of Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution.

SECTION 16. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the bonds which the state treasurer is authorized to issue under section nineteen of chapter two hundred and seventy-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety-four, providing for funding public safety program loans, shall be issued for a term not to exceed five years; provided, however, that all such bonds shall be payable by June thirtieth, two thousand and four, as recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated January fourth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, in pursuance of Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution.

SECTION 17. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the notes which the state treasurer is authorized to issue under section twenty of chapter two hundred and seventy-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety-four, shall be issued and may be renewed one or more times not exceeding one year; and the final maturities of such notes whether original or renewal, shall be no later than June thirtieth, two thousand and one, as recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated January fourth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, in pursuance of Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution.

SECTION 18. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the bonds which the state treasurer is authorized to issue under section twenty-one of chapter two hundred and seventy-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety-four, providing for funding general capital outlay loans, shall be issued for a term not to exceed twenty years; provided, however, that all such bonds shall be payable by June thirtieth, two thousand and nineteen, as recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated January fourth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, in pursuance of Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution.

SECTION 19. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the notes which the state treasurer is authorized to issue under section twenty-two of chapter two hundred and seventy-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety-four, shall be issued and may be renewed one or more times not exceeding one year; and the final maturities of such notes whether original or renewal, shall be no later than June thirtieth, two thousand and one, as recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated January fourth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, in pursuance of Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution.

SECTION 20. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the bonds which the state treasurer is authorized to issue under section four of chapter four hundred and ninety-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety-three, providing for funding computer system technology loans, shall be issued for a term not to exceed ten years; provided, however, that all such bonds shall be payable by June thirtieth, two thousand and nine, as recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated January fourth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, in pursuance of Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution.

SECTION 21. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the notes which the state treasurer is authorized to issue under section five of chapter four hundred and ninety-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety-three, shall be issued and may be renewed one or more times not exceeding one year; and the final maturities of such notes whether original or renewal, shall be no later than June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-nine, as recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated January fourth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, in pursuance of Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution.

SECTION 22. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the notes which the state treasurer is authorized to issue under section seven of chapter four hundred and ninety-four of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety-three, shall be issued and may be renewed one or more times not exceeding one year; and the final maturities of such notes whether original or renewal, shall be no later than June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-nine, as recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated January fourth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, in pursuance of Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution.