AN ACT FINANCING THE GENERAL GOVERNMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to provide forthwith for the general governmental infrastructure needs of the commonwealth, 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. To provide for a program of capital investments for capital asset acquisitions, dispositions, public safety, governmental infrastructure, improvements to various state programs, services, agencies, institutions and properties, the sums set forth in this act, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified in this act, are hereby made available, subject to the laws regulating the disbursement of public funds, which sums shall be in addition to any other amounts previously appropriated for these purposes; provided, that the amounts specified for a particular project may be adjusted in order to facilitate projects authorized in this act.
SECTION 2.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Office of the Secretary
0640-0307.. For the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund established in section 42 of chapter 23G of the General Laws for the acquisition, design, construction, repair, renovation, rehabilitation or other capital improvement or deferred maintenance to a cultural facility...................................................... $50,000,000
1100-2515.. For a grant program to cities, towns, regional organizations whose membership is exclusively composed of municipal governments or municipal redevelopment authorities or agencies, or similar governmental development agencies to provide funding for capital purposes, including, but not limited to, planning and studies, preparation of plans and specifications, site assembly and preparation, dispositions, acquisitions, repairs, renovations, improvements, construction, demolition, remediation, modernization and reconstruction of facilities, infrastructure, equipment and other capital assets, technical assistance, information technology equipment and infrastructure and for costs associated with improving accessibility of municipal facilities, including, but not limited to, assessments, transition plans, technical assistance to cities, towns, municipal councils on aging and disability and regional organizations whose membership is exclusively composed of municipal governments, under guidelines adopted by the secretary of administration and finance........................... $100,000,000
1100-2516.. For public and nonprofit entities for capital needs that serve a public purpose; provided, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute Corporation for the costs associated with the acquisition, design and construction of the Center for Healing, Teaching and Learning to support people impacted by violence including, but not limited to, families victimized by homicide; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended to the city of Boston for the construction of the Dorchester fieldhouse for indoor athletic fields and courts, a walking track, fitness and training rooms, classroom space, a theater, a teaching kitchen, a cafe with outdoor seating and retail space located at 315 Mount Vernon street in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $740,000 shall be expended for a pumper-tanker truck for the fire department in the town of West Brookfield; provided further, that not less than $550,000 shall be expended for the department of public works and other municipal buildings in the town of Paxton; provided further, that not less than $360,000 shall be expended to the town of Barre for the purchase of emergency radios; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for the department of public works, municipal buildings and parks in the town of Hubbardston; provided further, that not less than $2,500,000 shall be expended to the city of Leominster to repair and expand Monoosnoc brook; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended in equal amounts to the towns of Easton and West Bridgewater for the treatment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in the towns’ water systems; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to the city known as the town of Randolph for the purchase of a new ambulance; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the department of conservation and recreation for updating and maintaining the landscaping, curbing, sidewalks and lighting on the Truman parkway in the town of Milton; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the department of conservation and recreation for updating and maintaining the landscaping, curbing, sidewalks and lighting on the Blue Hills parkway in the town of Milton; provided further, that not less than $1,250,000 shall be expended for capital improvements at Smith vocational and agricultural high school including, but not limited to, the regional disaster shelter in the city of Northampton; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended to Greater Lowell technical high school in the town of Tyngsborough for upgrading all athletic facilities in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the expansion of the town cemetery in the town of Shrewsbury; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the replacement of pump station generators in the town of Auburn; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended to the city of Worcester for the purchase and installation of door access controls; provided further, that not less than $425,000 shall be expended to the town of Stoughton for costs associated with the construction of a new fire department headquarters; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Stoughton for the design and construction of a pickle ball court; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to the city of Springfield for the redevelopment of the former CityStage theatre; provided further, that not less than $850,000 shall be expended to the department of public works in the city of Springfield for the paving of Liberty street to enhance pedestrian and driver safety from the department of state police station B-3 to the Springfield plaza; provided further, that not less than $360,000 shall be expended to the department of public works in the city known as the town of West Springfield for construction on Birnie avenue in the city known as the town of West Springfield; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to the department of public works in the city of Chicopee for road reconstruction on Whitin avenue and Chester street; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended to the department of public works in the city of Chicopee for road resurfacing on Chester street and Wilson avenue; provided further, that not less than $315,000 shall be expended to the department of public works in the city of Chicopee for the reconstruction of OldField road; provided further, that not less than $900,000 shall be expended for the expansion and restoration of the seawall located at Point Shirley in the city known as the town of Winthrop; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to the city of Springfield for the replacement of dasher boards and glass at the Cyr Arena ice skating rink; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for roadway restoration in areas affected by the lead water line replacement project in the city known as the town of Winthrop; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to replace the water main on Nelson street in the town of East Longmeadow; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended to resurface Griffith road in the city of Chicopee; provided further, that not less than $540,000 shall be expended to replace windows and increase handicap accessibility at the town hall in the town of Hampden; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the restoration of the seawall located at the Mario Umana Academy in the East Boston section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the restoration of the playground at Hugh R. O'Donnell elementary school located in the East Boston section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for drainage and infrastructure restoration projects at the Donald McKay school located in the East Boston section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to the town of Boylston to replace outdated and dilapidated police and fire emergency radio system equipment and infrastructure; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the city of Worcester to install solar panels at the new Doherty memorial high school; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to the city of Northborough for the sidewalk repair project; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended to the town of Princeton for the state highway route 140 reconstruction project to meet Massachusetts Department of Transportation road standards; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for Living In Freedom Together (LIFT), Inc. to expand and maintain housing and shelter, recovery and trauma support, job training and educational and reentry programs for youth and adults; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for technology upgrades at public schools in the town of Westwood; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for technology upgrades at public schools in the town of Dedham; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for technology upgrades at public schools in the town of Needham; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for technology upgrades at public schools in the town of Norwood; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for technology upgrades at the town hall in the town of Dover; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for traffic control along the VFW parkway in the West Roxbury section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $416,000 shall be expended for the replacement of a water main to be installed along Merrill street and Old Merrill street in the city of Amesbury; provided further, that not less than $417,000 shall be expended for the Lafayette road/Main street sewer project including, but not limited to, installation of new sewer lines, water main replacement and pump stations in the town of Salisbury; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for traffic and parking safety improvements to Lower Atkinson common in the city of Newburyport; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for a new carriage house at Winnekenni Castle in the city of Haverhill; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a new fire department water rescue boat in the city of Haverhill; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for renovations at Forest lake including, but not limited to, construction of accessible restrooms, installation of a beach volleyball court and playground updates in the city of Methuen; provided further, that not less than $417,000 shall be expended for planning and implementing increased wastewater capacity and throughput including, but not limited to, evaluating new technologies and engineering prework at the wastewater treatment facility in the town of Merrimac; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for the planning, design and construction of wastewater treatment facilities in the city of Gloucester and the towns of Manchester-by-the-Sea, Rockport and Essex; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for heating, ventilation and air conditioning upgrades at the town hall in the town of Newbury; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the installation of fiber optic cables between municipal facilities in the town of Georgetown; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for climate resiliency projects in the town of Ipswich; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to the town of North Reading for the planning, design and construction of a wastewater facility; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to the Harry Lee Cole school in the town of Boxford for upgrades to improve accessibility for students and residents on campus; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended to the town of Middleton for equipment to facilitate the functions of the public safety building; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for economic development in the town of Douglas; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for upgrades to the fire station in the town of Southbridge; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for upgrades to the fire station in the town of Northbridge; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for public safety equipment upgrades in the town of Wales; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the town of Monson for needed corrections to the Monson fire station, including HVAC, lighting, building envelope, exterior staircase and door repairs; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to dredge the Hopedale pond in the town of Hopedale; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the South Boston Community Health Center, Inc. for the acquisition of energy efficient equipment and vehicles for its food pantry program; provided further, that not less than $1,250,000 shall be expended to the city known as the town of Agawam for the repair and replacement of the Main street water main line; provided further, that not less than $1,250,000 shall be expended to the city of Westfield for East Mountain road and to raise the overpass to facilitate congestion relief and safety enhancements; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended to the Merrimack River Watershed Council, Inc. for improvements to parks, trails, conservation and infrastructure along the section of the Merrimack river extending from the town of Dracut to the city of Amesbury; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to the town of Cummington for the remodeling of the Berkshire Trail elementary school to serve other municipal functions; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended to the Shelburne Falls fire district to make structural repairs to the Bridge of Flowers in the towns of Buckland and Shelburne; provided further, that not less than $800,000 shall be expended for costs associated with the dredging of waterways in the city of Quincy; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for the reconstruction of Hawthorn road in the city known as the town of Braintree, including, but not limited to, the resurfacing of the roadway, the reconstruction of the sidewalks and the installation of granite curbing and curb ramps compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act at all road crossings; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for infiltration and inflow construction and rehabilitation projects in the town of Rockland including, but not limited to, manhole, main pipeline and lateral connection rehabilitation and replacement efforts; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a study on how to meet the water needs of the town of Abington; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improvements to roads and sidewalks in the town of Holbrook including, but not limited to, the roads and sidewalks of Plymouth street, Sycamore street, Pine street and Johns avenue; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the development of municipal broadband in the upper Cape Cod region, including the towns of Falmouth, Sandwich, Bourne and Mashpee; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for water and sewer infrastructure in the towns of Kingston, Pembroke, Plymouth and Plympton to facilitate additional workforce and affordable housing capacity, of which not less than$200,000 shall be expended for Kingston; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for boardwalk repair and climate resilient infrastructure in the town of Sandwich; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for renovations and updates to the Maurice Buck auditorium in the Billerica town hall in the town of Billerica; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for improvements to the traffic signals and the general design of the intersection of Massachusetts avenue and Appleton street in the town of Arlington; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for safety improvements to roadway crossings in the town of Arlington; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the design, construction, programming and configuration of the Mill Pond water treatment plant per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, filter addition to remediate PFAS contamination in the public water supply in the town of Burlington; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended to the town of Pepperell for the development of a food hub and commercial kitchen at the location of the former Peter Fitzpatrick school in the town of Pepperell; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the town of Pepperell for water infrastructure improvements; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to delead and repaint the original Union school building in the town of Dunstable; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the city of Lowell for the reconstruction of sidewalks to improve public safety and accessibility in the city; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for Cape Arts and Entertainment, Inc., known as the Cape Symphony, in the town of Hyannis for capital improvements including, but not limited to, renovations at the West Barnstable Conservatory and Falmouth Conservatory campuses; provided further, that not less than $625,000 shall be expended for the construction of the Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation, Inc.’s Community Education & Engagement Center in the town of Brookline; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for tree canopy improvements in the town of Brookline; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for tree canopy improvements in the city of Newton; provided further, that not less than $1,300,000 shall be expended for Lewis Bay Research Center, Inc. in the town of Yarmouth for the relocation and construction of a watershed eco-campus facility at Dennis-Yarmouth regional high school; provided further, that not less than $625,000 shall be expended for the Wellesley housing authority to renovate and improve the elder housing units at Morton circle in the town of Wellesley; provided further, that not less than $550,000 shall be expended for the Brookline housing authority to upgrade and improve public housing in the town of Brookline; provided further, that not less than $550,000 shall be expended for the Newton housing authority to upgrade and improve public housing in the city of Newton; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for costs associated with the purchase of a storage facility for the town of Seekonk’s public works department; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the engineering, design and construction of municipal sewer expansion in the town of Norton; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for building improvements to the Stoneham public library in the town of Stoneham; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for emergency management technology upgrades to the police and fire departments in the city of Marlborough; provided further, that not less than $800,000 shall be expended to the town of Gosnold for fuel storage, solid waste disposal and marina upgrades; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for technology upgrades at public schools in the city of Weymouth; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the design, site remediation and construction of a new council on aging facility in the city of Attleboro; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for feasibility, design and construction of a replacement for the Jackson Mann Community Center in the Allston-Brighton section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for pedestrian crossing improvements at the intersection of Lakeview avenue and Walker Brook drive in the town of Reading; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Jamaica Plain Coalition & Family Engagement Network/Tree of Life in the Jamaica Plain section of the city of Boston for the infrastructure and technology needs of food distribution services at the Mildred C. Hailey Apartments Housing Development; provided further, that not less than $2,500,000 shall be expended for the revitalization of Lynn Harbor park in the city of Lynn; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the design and renovation of the Watertown North Branch Library in the city of Watertown; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the purchase of an electric vehicle for the Reading Coalition for Prevention and Support in the town of Reading; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of a senior center in the town of Norwell; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for information technology upgrades to the town hall in the town of Hudson; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to NuSq Life Science Training Center, Inc. in the city of Boston for the purchase and installation of lab equipment and technology used for life sciences in partnership with Roxbury Community College, Madison Park technical vocational high school, Dearborn STEM Academy and other community colleges and secondary education programs serving low-income communities in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for playground accessibility improvements in the town of Wakefield; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of a senior center in the town of Hull; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for water infrastructure improvements and related costs in the town of Scituate; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of The Center on Shattuck Street in the town of Littleton; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for renovations to public safety buildings in the city of Melrose; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of a new soccer field located at Brockton high school in the city of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to the Central Plymouth County Water District commission to study future water supply needs, limitations to current water supply and the impact on climate change to the region’s water supply to ensure that the Central Plymouth County Water District maintains a strong economy, healthy environment and vibrant quality of life long into the future; provided further, that not less than $4,000,000 shall be expended for the design costs associated with raising the Amelia Earhart dam in the city of Somerville; provided further, that not less than $2,500,000 shall be expended for the department of conservation and recreation for water infrastructure improvements and related costs at Leo J. Martin Memorial golf course and ski track in the town of Weston; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for renovations to the water tank in the town of Topsfield; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the remediation and restoration of Mansell field in the city of Salem; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the acquisition and design of a new public works department in the town of Danvers; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for energy efficiency upgrades in municipal buildings in the city of Peabody; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the city hall renovation project in the city of Beverly; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for information technology infrastructure including, but not limited to, public record digitization, storage and electronic retrieval of records in the town of Sherborn; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the construction of a sidewalk between Dale street and Ice House road in the town of Medfield; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the purpose of improvements to the department of state police barracks in the town of Andover; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to Bristol Community College for the construction of the National Offshore Wind Institute in the city of New Bedford to support job creation and workforce development; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the Southcoast LGBTQ Network, Inc. for capital costs associated with the construction of the Southcoast LGBTQ+ community center in the city of New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended for renovations and accessibility improvements for Memorial park and other parks in the city of Taunton; provided further, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended for the Island End river project in the cities of Chelsea and Everett to prevent coastal flooding and protect the regional food supply; provided further, that not less than $1,250,000 shall be expended for sitework, design, renovations and other improvements and capital needs of Community Action Pioneer Valley, Inc. for a program center and food pantry at 95 River street in the city of Greenfield; provided further that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the Thomas J. Fitzgerald Post 561 V F W , Inc. for the renovation of the World War II memorial located at Pleasure bay in the South Boston section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the rehabilitation of the Perry House in Myles Standish state forest to serve as a substation for the environmental police; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended in equal amounts to the towns of Avon, Canton, East Bridgewater, Easton, Milton, Sharon and West Bridgewater and to the cities known as the towns of Braintree, Randolph and Stoughton for repairs and upgrades to the councils on aging facilities in each such municipality; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for retaining wall repairs in the town of North Adams; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for food security infrastructure and information technology upgrades for Open Table, Inc. in the town of Maynard; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for the town of Ayer to conduct a study relative to a permanent government structure for the ongoing operation and administration of the Devens Regional Enterprise Zone; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for The Dorchester Community Food Co-operative, Inc. to support access to healthy food for local residents and to provide educational community programming; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for water infrastructure projects in the city of Attleboro, the towns of Bellingham, Dover, Medfield, Milford, Millis, Natick, Needham, Norfolk, Plainville, Sherborn, Wayland, Wellesley and Wrentham and the cities known as the towns of Franklin and North Attleboro; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Franklin Ridge senior housing development in the city known as the town of Franklin; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Lansing Millis memorial building renovation project in the town of Millis; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the replacement of a bridge and culvert on Seekonk street in the town of Norfolk; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for the removal, restoration or repair of dams on the Charles river and its tributaries and connecting waterways in the towns of Bellingham, Milford and Wrentham including, but not limited to, the Eagle dam in the town of Wrentham; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended to the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center in the city of New Bedford for capital facility repairs and improvements to provide world-class performing arts in the downtown area of the city to benefit financially-disadvantaged children and families; provided further, that not less than $600,000 shall be expended for efforts to mitigate invasive aquatic species in Sabbatia lake in the city of Taunton; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city of Taunton for the purchase and installation of a boat decontamination station and boat ramp improvements at Sabbatia lake; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for improvements to Watson pond state park in the city of Taunton; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for parks and recreation improvements in the city of Framingham; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the redevelopment of Blair square in the town of Holliston; provided further, that not less than $380,000 shall be expended for the construction and repair of sidewalks with high traffic and pedestrian activity in the town of Hopkinton; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for message boards as part of the town of Medway’s public access, awareness and outreach program; provided further, that not less than $800,000 shall be expended for upgrades to the public safety radio system in the town of Natick; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for the replacement of a salt shed in the town of Rochester; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for upgrades to and the replacement of wastewater pumping stations in the town of Somerset; and provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Medeiros farm recreational facilities in the town of Swansea; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for efficiency and accessibility improvements to Gardner city hall; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for efficiency and accessibility improvements to Winchendon town hall; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of a community center in the town of Pembroke; provided further, that not less than $37,000 shall be expended for the town of Plymouth to expand the RS2 Panic System to 6 elementary public schools to better communicate with the town’s public safety departments; provided further, that not less than $42,000 shall be expended for the town of Plymouth to upgrade the emergency operations center SMART board technology with video conferencing capabilities to integrate with outside resources during times of disaster; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the town of Plymouth for reconstruction of the historic waterfront seawall to increase public safety, protect businesses and address rising sea level; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for efficiency and accessibility improvements to Revere city hall; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for renovation, repurposing and accessibility improvements to the former McKinley School; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of the Robert J. Haas Health and Wellness Center; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the town of Medfield for the complete reengineering, redesign and replacement of North street, including the building of a sidewalk to enhance pedestrian safety; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the city of Revere for reconstruction of the historic waterfront seawall to increase public safety, protect businesses and address rising sea level; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the town of Wrentham for the design and construction of a parking lot in the town center; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for efficiency and accessibility improvements to Athol town hall; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for efficiency and accessibility improvements to Orange town hall; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for efficiency and accessibility improvements to Greenfield city hall; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the construction of a relief conduit and related flood mitigation relief infrastructure in the Green Island district of the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the city of Pittsfield for the design, engineering and construction of a new ADA-compliant Pittsfield police station; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for repair and replacement of the Commissioner’s Landing on the Esplanade in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for repair and replacement of the Poor Man’s Landing in the Charles river in the city of Cambridge; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the city of Malden for renovations to the Malden Center for Arts and Culture; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for structural renovations to public parking structures within the city of Malden, including, but not limited to, the purchase and installation of electric vehicle charging stations; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the city of Malden for the renovation of Malden public school buildings; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended for efficiency and accessibility improvements to Gill town hall; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended for efficiency and accessibility improvements to Erving town hall; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended on a grant to the city of Newton for a streetscape improvement project to update the center of Newton Highlands to support a multi-modal, accessible, business-friendly, resilient and inviting village center to accommodate all modes of transportation; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for Massachusetts Fire District 14 for the purchase of a new communications vehicle to replace an obsolete vehicle; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for The Sudbury Community Food Pantry, Inc. in the town of Sudbury for food security infrastructure; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for sidewalk installation and repairs along Quinobequin road in the city of Newton; provided further, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended for the city of Waltham for the design, engineering and construction of a new, ADA-compliant Waltham police station; provided further, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of a new department of public works facility in the city of Lawrence to increase workplace safety and protect the public health of municipal employees; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the construction of a police station in the town of Lanesborough; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the city of Lawrence for the procurement of scanning equipment for record keeping and governmental transparency; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for the construction of a new public safety complex in the city of North Adams; provided further, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended for the department of conservation and recreation for water infrastructure improvements and related costs for the Leo J. Martin Memorial golf course in the town of Weston; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for the construction of a police, fire and ambulance public safety building in the town of Lenox; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for driveway and parking lot repairs at the state police barracks in the town of Lee; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the removal of lead paint and asbestos at the Center School in the town of Lenox; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the development of a micro-regional transit program in southern Berkshire county; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Berkshire Bounty Farm LLC’s food security program; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the restoration of the George Bisacca Memorial in Lilac park in the town of Lenox; provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended for the town of Tyngsborough for the replacement of the footbridge in the town center over the waterway from Lower Flint pond that empties into the Merrimack river; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the irrigation and reforestation of trees at the Army Specialist Mathew Boule Memorial park in the town of Dracut; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the town of Tyngsborough for sidewalk street lighting in the town center; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for a comprehensive IT network and hardware security audit for the town of Tyngsborough; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for replacement of the failing Sawmill road culverts in the town of Dracut; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a study managed by the town of Acton to examine potential sites for groundwater discharge locations to address discharge limit capacity at a local wastewater treatment facility; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a project managed by the town of Acton to identify, remove and prevent the infiltration and inflow of excess groundwater into the sewer system; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the town of Dracut for the project to cap the town landfill and expand the department of public works facilities; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the execution of a pilot study to implement PFAS remediation through the water supply district of the town of Acton; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for the All Inclusive Support Services Center in Springfield; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the town of Arlington for accessibility and recreational improvements to Poet's Corner; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the town of Wakefield for repairs to the Americal Civic Center roof; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for increased public accessibility of the public records division of the city of Fitchburg police department; provided further, that not less than $700,000 shall be expended for the renovation and repair of the Fitchburg State University Historic Theater Block; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the implementation of the preferred concept design of the Quinobequin road portion of the Charles River greenway vision project to improve safety and accessibility for all reservation visitors, including a one-way layout to accommodate a pedestrian sidewalk on the residential side and a one-way travel lane with a shared use trail on the river side; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the repair, renovation and improvement of the Indian Hill High Service Transmission Main in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for the town of Plympton for a feasibility study for a new fire station; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the hazardous materials abatement and demolition of the old Lunenburg primary school building; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for infrastructure and accessibility upgrades to Edith M. Fox library in the town of Arlington; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the installation of air handlers for school buildings in the town of Cohasset; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a library renovation project in the town of Dighton; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the renovation of the Worcester Memorial Auditorium in the city of Worcester into a state-of-the-art digital innovation, education and skills training, arts and entertainment facility; provided further, that not less than $95,000 shall be expended for the repair, replacement and rebalancing of the HVAC units on the roof of the Moses Greeley Parker Memorial Library in the town of Dracut; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a multi-year corridor study, to be completed not later than December 31, 2023, including both planning and conceptual engineering, to identify the necessary rights-of-ways and the full range of possibilities to implement a full double-track commuter rail between Braintree station and South station along the Old Colony commuter rail line tracks to improve commuter rail capacity; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the relocation of the recycling center in the town of Fairhaven as mandated by the department of environmental protection; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for efficiency and accessibility improvements to town of Halifax municipal buildings; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for a feasibility study and pilot program for placing wave attenuation devices along the southeastern Massachusetts coastline for the protection of residential, economic and cultural areas and the long-term beach nourishment and protection of seashore resources from the impact of climate change; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the department of conservation and recreation to conduct a condition assessment on the existing Point Allerton seawall and revetment in the town of Hull; provided further, that such assessment shall include, but not be limited to, the long-term impacts of sea level rise, storm surge and extreme weather, a short-term stabilization plan and a long-term remediation plan for the repair and upgrade of the failed revetment that includes a full condition survey and report, engineering and construction cost estimates, permitting and timelines, which shall be completed by December 31, 2022; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the town of Dennis for the planning, engineering and construction of the installation of wastewater infrastructure; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the installation of outdoor public wireless broadband internet in the town of Arlington; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the renovation and repurposing of the McCloskey building in the town of Uxbridge to host town offices, the senior center and a community center; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for traffic mitigation measures in the vicinity of Stoneham high school in the town of Stoneham; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the construction of administrative offices for the Stoneham public school district; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for water tank improvements and related costs in the town of Sutton; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for improvements to the downtown area of the town of Winchester; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for a new fire headquarters in the town of Braintree; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Community Recreation Association, Inc. in the town of Dalton; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a streetscape improvement and wayfinding project to support a multi-modal, accessible, business-friendly, resilient and inviting main street area in the town of Webster; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for improvements to the transfer station in the town of Dalton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for repairs to improve the efficiency and accessibility of the Tea Rock Gardens and Grace Ryder housing facilities in the town of Marshfield for the disabled and elderly; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for renovations and improvements to the highway garage in the town of Dalton; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Middle Berkshire registry of deeds in Pittsfield; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for cruiser and body cameras for the town of Sudbury police department; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a combined police department and fire department communications system in the town of Sudbury; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for efficiency and accessibility building improvements in the town of Scituate; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for improvements at Ashmere Lake state park in the town of Hinsdale; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for improvements at Ell pond in the town of Melrose; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for bathroom replacements at Melrose high school; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a pumper truck for the Melrose fire department; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for rehabilitation and renovation of the former Nagle Auditorium public theatre in the city of Fall River; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for exterior repairs to the Corrigan Mental Health Center in the city of Fall River; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for municipal building improvements in the town of Freetown; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for phase II of the relocation of the 911 dispatch center in the city of Leominster; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for facades and upgrades in Haines square in the city of Medford; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for small business grants and technical assistance for business resilience in the city of Medford; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for a feasibility study and the planning and design of the New Bedford Justice Center; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the replacement of the boardwalk at the Nathaniel Allen recreation area in the town of Acton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Terra Cura Inc. to support Healthy Plymouth food insecurity programs; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the construction of a playground at Amvet Boulevard elementary school in the town of North Attleborough; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for ADA-compliant accessibility upgrades to the Mason Field House in the town of North Attleborough; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the installation of a new HVAC system and energy efficient upgrades to the Ludlow town hall; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of a senior center in the town of Wilmington; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for an emergency housing program in the city of Medford; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of a public works department building in the town of Tewksbury; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the cleaning and restoration of sand and upgrades to the beach volleyball space at the Nathaniel Allen recreation area in the town of Acton; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for the construction, remediation, modernization and reconstruction of the South Division fire station in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $16,000 shall be expended for the construction of a crosswalk at Fellsmere pond in the city of Malden; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the HVAC system at Hastings elementary school in the town of Westborough; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for tree planting and stump removal in the city of Malden; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the food pantries in the towns of Avon, Canton and Stoughton; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the town of Boxborough for improvements to the Liberty Field recreational space; provided further, that not less than $227,000 shall be expended for renovations to the Capen Reynolds farm in the town of Stoughton; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for capital improvements to the Tilden House in the town of Canton; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the town of Avon to improve Demarco park; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Canton Veterans Memorial park; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for land acquisition for a south side elementary school in the city of Framingham; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a pressure-reducing valve device at the former Belchertown state school; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for Belchertown state school demolition and reclamation; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for improvements to Arlington town hall; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the guardrail above Fellsmere pond in the city of Malden; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the construction of the Belmont public library; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended in equal parts for Jamaica Plain Centre/South Main streets, Egleston Square Main street and Three Squares Main street in the Jamaica Plain section of the city of Boston for businesses generating technology for Jamaica Plain businesses; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a water treatment plant in the town of West Bridgewater; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for repairs and renovations to the Frances Perkins library located on West Boylston street in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for repairs and upgrades to the Holden town hall complex in the town of Holden; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the renovation of the existing police and fire station and town hall located at 55 Summer street and the construction of a new public safety building in the town of Lynnfield; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended for Coastal Foodshed Incorporated to serve the greater New Bedford region to equip and administer food security programs providing local food access to elderly and underserved populations; provided further, that not less than $1,250,000 shall be expended for the removal of the Watertown dam; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improvements to the wastewater treatment plant in the city of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for sidewalk improvements in the town of Sherborn; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Community Action Agency of Somerville, Inc. for unanticipated costs not covered by federal grants; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the city of Boston for the renovation and upgrade of outdoor spaces and play areas at the Hugh Roe O’Donnell elementary school; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the replacement of the outdoor pool known as the Gath Memorial pool in the city of Newton with a modern, accessible community lap pool with a splash pad; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for the renovation and rehabilitation of the Veterans Memorial building in the town of Millis; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the city of Somerville for flood mitigation in Duck Village; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Better Living Center to increase economic activity and tourism in western Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for wastewater treatment in the town of Easton; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the purchase of a generator for the West Barnstable community center in the town of Barnstable; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the town of Boylston for the design, engineering and construction of a new public safety facility; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Norfolk county agricultural high school for an irrigation system to expand the farm-to-foodbank program to supply area food banks to combat food insecurity; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the town of Northborough for the design, engineering and construction of a new fire station; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the expansion of the Blackstone river bikeway through the town of Sutton; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the design, engineering and renovation of the historic Beachmont fire station into a community arts center in the city of Revere; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for Shaw park in the town of Natick; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the design and improvements to the old town hall in the town of Walpole; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for security improvements to the Mansfield town hall; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Tewksbury Food Pantry for upgrades, repairs and accessibility projects mitigating the impact of neighboring on-site municipal building construction; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for The Urban Farming Institute of Boston, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for efficiency and accessibility improvements to Winthrop town hall; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for NorthStar Learning Centers, Inc. in the city of New Bedford for capital construction of a new early childhood education and community center to provide for economically disadvantaged children and minorities; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the Middleton public facilities project on state highway route 114 in the town of Middleton; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the construction, improvement and design of sidewalks at the Wachusett dam on state highway route 70; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for the replacement and renovation of the Winch tennis and basketball courts in the city of Framingham; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for renovations to the South Boston division of the Boston municipal court department, located on East Broadway in the South Boston section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the Sandwich department of public works for the reengineering, redesign and replacement of the state highway route 130 and Quaker Meeting House road intersection to enhance pedestrian safety; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the creation of a shared use greenway along the former Watertown branch rail line between Concord avenue and Danehy park in the city of Cambridge; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended to the Boston Housing Authority for urgent infrastructure needs and improvements to reduce emissions and the usage of fossil fuels and to secure accessibility improvements in environmental justice communities; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for accessibility and equity improvements to playgrounds and athletic fields in the town of Topsfield; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for technology modernization infrastructure in the city of Somerville; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for design and construction of multi-use fields, open spaces and recreational spaces along the Little Mystic channel in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston including, but not limited to, commonwealth, city of Boston and Boston Planning and Development Agency properties; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the Bunker Hill housing development in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston for the purpose of landscaping and tree planting; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the Boston housing authority for grants to urban neighborhood-based food pantries, food co-ops, urban farms and urban food forests serving Boston housing authority residents; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for the water quality and resiliency of the lake and bathhouse improvements at Lake Waushakum in the city of Framingham; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the installation of a DC fast charging station in the parking lot of Pope John Paul II park in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston adjacent to the existing department of conservation and recreation maintenance facility for use by the department and the general public; provided further, that not less than $7,500,000 shall be expended for the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in all school buildings, from kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive, in the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for a study and necessary capital upgrades for the disposition or long-term lease of the vacant state-owned facility located at 113-115 Walnut street to Taylor street in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the construction of the ice skating rink in the town of Belmont; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the town of Amherst for the construction of an elementary school in accordance with the town's net zero by-law; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for renovations, repairs and improvements to the Rowley town annex building; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for green stormwater infrastructure and increased stormwater capacity in the West Somerville section of the city of Somerville; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a new geographic information system in the town of Wenham; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the furnishing, preparation, packaging and storage of frozen meals for school children in conjunction with Weymouth public schools and the Weymouth food pantry as part of the student food security program; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for Huntington Theatre Company, Inc. for the renovation of the Huntington theatre for historic preservation and economic development; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the remediation, modernization, reconstruction and electrification of fire station 1 in the town of Brookline; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the city of Everett to design and construct a multi-use path connecting the Northern Strand bike path to the Woods Memorial bridge pedestrian underpass; provided further, that not less than $3,500,000 shall be expended for the repair of the Herter Center in Christian A. Herter Park in the city of Boston; and provided further that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the installation of women’s locker room facilities at the department of conservation and recreation McVann-O’Keefe Skating Rink in the city of Peabody.......................... $204,102,000
1100-2517.. For a grant program for municipal or regional government entities to promote equitable participation in public meetings through information technology upgrades, acquisitions and installations that allow residents to participate in person or through remote technology; provided, that the program shall be administered by the executive office for administration and finance; provided further, that the program shall prioritize equitable accessibility to all members of the public including, but not limited to, individuals with disabilities; provided further, that the program shall prioritize geographic equity; provided further, that not less than 30 days before distributing funds from this item, the executive office shall submit grant criteria to the house and senate committees on ways and means; and provided further, that not less than 30 days after distributing funds from this item, the executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include: (i) a list of grant applicants; (ii) a list of successful grant applicants, including the amounts awarded; and (iii) descriptions of the projects being pursued by successful grant applicants............................................ $30,000,000
Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance
1102-2021.. For costs associated with planning and studies, dispositions, acquisition of land and buildings and interests therein by purchase, prepayment of lease for a term that exceeds the useful life of the facility, gift or other transfer or by eminent domain pursuant to chapter 79 of the General Laws, for the preparation of plans and specifications, disparity studies, repairs, construction, renovations, improvements, asset management, accessibility improvements, demolition, disposition and remediation of state-owned and former county facilities and grounds and for costs associated with repair and maintenance of buildings and building systems and equipment at various facilities of the commonwealth; provided, that any federal reimbursement received by a state agency in connection with projects funded from this item may be retained by the executive office for administration and finance and expended for the purposes of the project, without further appropriation, in addition to the amounts appropriated in this item; provided further, that all maintenance and repair work funded in this item shall be listed in the capital asset management information system administered by the division of capital asset management and maintenance; provided further, that where appropriate, the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance may transfer funds authorized herein in accordance with a delegation of project control and supervision process pursuant to section 5 of chapter 7C of the General Laws; and provided further, that funds so transferred shall be distributed based on the severity of the need that the repair shall address and other criteria developed by the division, in consultation with the secretary of administration and finance.............. $975,000,000
4000-2028.. For costs associated with planning and studies, dispositions, acquisition of land and buildings and interests therein by purchase, prepayment of lease for a term that exceeds the useful life of the facility, gift or other transfer or by eminent domain pursuant to chapter 79 of the General Laws, for the preparation of plans and specifications, repairs, construction, renovations, improvements, modernization, construction, reconstruction, furnishing, equipping, acquiring, remodeling, refurbishing, asset management, accessibility improvements, demolition, disposition and remediation of facilities and grounds operated by the various departments within the executive office of health and human services, all as the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance, in consultation with the secretary of health and human services and the appropriate commissioners of the departments within the executive office, shall consider appropriate; provided, that costs payable from this item shall include, but shall not be limited to, the costs of leases of temporary relocation space or equipment as required for completion of a project; and provided further, that any federal reimbursement received by a state agency including, but not limited to, projects related to the provision of health care, human services and veterans’ services in connection with projects funded from this item may be retained by the executive office for administration and finance and expended for the purposes of the project, without further appropriation, in addition to the amounts appropriated in this item..................................................... $820,000,000
The Department of Children and Families
4800-0017.. For central and area office administration and service coordination; provided, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the department of children and families to create outdoor play areas or playgrounds at area offices, where applicable, to ensure each office has adequate outdoor space for children who are visiting with parents or who spend extended periods of time at the office to have the ability to play safely and engage with caretakers; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the department for area offices that do not have access to or adequate space for outdoor play areas to ensure that adequate space is provided for safe and engaging interactions between children and caretakers at indoor visits; provided further, that agreements between landlords and the department shall be executed before any work may be conducted on indoor or outdoor play areas; and provided further, that all play areas shall be compliant with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act...................................................... $375,000
7066-2011.. For costs associated with plans and specifications, planning and studies, repairs, reconstruction, demolition, remediation, rehabilitation, modernization, disposition, renovations, improvements and maintenance at Massachusetts public higher education campus facilities and grounds; provided, that all projects approved for design and construction by the division of capital asset management and maintenance shall be consistent in priority and need with regional capital master plans developed by the division of capital asset management and maintenance, in consultation, as applicable, with the presidents of the community colleges, state universities and the University of Massachusetts and approved by the board of higher education, with respect to the community colleges and state universities or approved by the board of trustees of the University of Massachusetts, as applicable; and provided further, that all maintenance and repair work funded by this item shall be included in the capital asset management information system administered by the division of capital asset management and maintenance.......................................... $750,000,000
8000-2028.. For costs associated with planning and studies, dispositions, acquisition of land and buildings and interests therein by purchase, prepayment of lease for a term that exceeds the useful life of the facility, gift or other transfer or by eminent domain pursuant to chapter 79 of the General Laws, for the preparation of plans and specifications, repairs, construction, renovations, improvements, remediation, rehabilitation, modernization and demolition for public safety and security facilities, all as the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance, in consultation with the secretary of public safety and security and the appropriate commissioners of the departments within the executive office, shall consider appropriate; provided, that costs payable from this item shall include, but not be limited to, the costs of leases of temporary space or equipment as required for completion of a project; provided further, that up to $50,000,000 shall be made available to support immediate, critical needs at Bridgewater state hospital, including units at the Old Colony correctional center and the treatment center, to ensure the health and safety of patients and personnel; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for pre-design study to plan a public development project for a forensic psychiatric hospital that provides patients a therapeutic environment for care and treatment under the direction of the department of mental health and that serves residents of the commonwealth who are committed pursuant to sections 7, 8, 15, 16 and 18 of chapter 123 of the General Laws; provided further, that said study shall be conducted by the division of capital asset management and maintenance in consultation with the executive office of health and human services, the executive office of public safety and security, the executive office of the trial court of the commonwealth, the department of mental health, the department of public health, Disability Law Center, Inc., Prisoners’ Legal Services, the Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee, the Center for Public Representation, Inc., the Massachusetts Association of Behavioral Health Systems, Inc and the Massachusetts Association of Mental Health, Inc.; provided further, that the study shall include, but not be limited to: (i) an assessment of state hospital property owned by the commonwealth to determine an appropriate location for such a forensic psychiatric hospital; (ii) program needs of patients committed pursuant to said sections 7, 8, 15, 16 and 18 of said chapter 123; (iii) design features of a forensic psychiatric hospital including, but not limited to, bed capacity and therapeutic program space requirements; (iv) estimated costs of construction and financing strategies; and (v) an estimated timeline for development, construction and operation of such a forensic psychiatric hospital; and provided further, that the division shall submit a report to the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives and the house and senate committees on ways and means with its findings and recommendations for development of such a forensic psychiatric hospital under the direction of the department of mental health not later than April 1, 2023............................ $530,000,000
SECTION 2A.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance
JUDICIARY
Trial Court
1102-2022.. For capital needs at court facilities, including, but not limited to, expenditures for the planning, design and acquisition of land and buildings and interests therein by purchase, lease for a term, including any extensions, not to exceed 50 years, gift or other transfer or by eminent domain under chapter 79 of the General Laws, for the preparation of plans and specifications, for the construction, renovation, reconstruction, alteration, improvement, demolition, expansion, repair and improvements, including furnishings and equipment and temporary relocation costs, as needed for priority projects identified by the division of capital asset management and maintenance and the executive office of the trial court of the commonwealth, for building repairs necessary to correct unsafe and overcrowded conditions, for the remediation of life safety code violations, for the remediation of access code and civil rights violations, for the remediation of environmental hazards and for security improvements and other necessary repairs at court facilities owned by the commonwealth or by political subdivisions of the commonwealth; provided, that expenditures made from this item shall include, but not be limited to, expenditures for the projects identified through the court capital repair needs assessment database as developed and maintained by the division of capital asset management and maintenance and reviewed and approved by the executive office of the trial court.......................... $675,000,000
SECTION 2B.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Office of the Secretary
7002-1500.. For grants administered by Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation established in section 2 of chapter 40G of the General Laws, and doing business as MassVentures; provided, that such grants shall be made on a competitive basis to growing Massachusetts-based companies commercializing technologies developed with assistance of a Small Business Innovation Research or Small Business Technology Transfer grant from a federal agency, including, but not limited to, the United States Department of Defense, the United States Department of Energy or the National Science Foundation.......... $16,125,000
Department of Housing and Community Development
7004-0062.. For the purpose of state financial assistance in the form of grants or loans for the Housing Stabilization and Investment Trust Fund established in section 2 of chapter 121F of the General Laws and awarded only pursuant to the criteria established in said section 2 of said chapter 121F; provided, that not less than 25 per cent shall be used to fund projects that preserve and produce housing for families and individuals with incomes of not more than 30 per cent of the area median income, as defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; provided further, that if the department of housing and community development has not spent the amount authorized under the bond cap for this program at the end of each year following the effective date of this act, the department may award the remaining funds to projects that serve households earning more than 30 per cent of the area median income, as defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; provided further, that the department of housing and community development may expend an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 to stabilize and promote reinvestment, through homeownership, in areas the department of housing and community development has determined to be weak markets as indicated by a high concentration of assisted rental housing, a low rate of homeownership, low median family income, low average sales prices, high levels of unpaid property taxes or vacant or abandoned buildings, by waiving the requirements of this item and said chapter 121F and by subsidizing the purchase price, borrowing costs or costs of renovation or new construction of 2 to 6 unit residential buildings for a person who shall own the property and occupy any portion of the property as the person’s primary residence for at least 5 years from the date of purchase; provided further, that if more than 5 years, but less than 10 years, from the date the owner takes ownership of the property, the owner sells any of the owner’s interest in the property, the new owner shall so occupy 1 unit in the property for a period equal to the difference between 10 years and the amount of time the first owner occupied the property as the owner’s primary residence; provided further, that if the owner fails to so occupy a unit on the property or ceases to be the owner of the property as required by this section, the department shall recoup the value of any subsidy provided to the owner; and provided further, that 10 years after the owner takes possession of the property pursuant to this item, all restrictions on the property created by this item shall be void.... $60,000,000
7004-0067.. For a local capital projects grant program to support and encourage implementation of the housing choice designation for communities that have demonstrated housing production and adoption of housing best practices, including a grant program to assist MBTA communities in complying with the multi-family zoning requirement in section 3A of chapter 40A of the General Laws.................... $25,000,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION
Office of the Secretary
7009-2008.. For a competitive grant program to be administered by the executive office of education, in consultation with the executive office of housing and economic development and the executive office of labor and workforce development, to provide funding for the purchase and installation of equipment and related improvements and renovations to facilities necessary for the installation and use of such equipment, to establish, upgrade and expand career technical education and training programs that are aligned to regional economic and workforce development priorities; provided, that grant applications may facilitate collaboration to provide students enrolled in eligible vocational technical schools with postsecondary opportunities consistent with those reported in clause (o) of the first paragraph of section 22 of chapter 15A of the General Laws and section 37A of chapter 74 of the General Laws; provided further, that community colleges and innovation centers that receive funds from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center shall also be eligible for funds from this program; provided further, that the executive office of education, in consultation with the executive office of housing and economic development and the executive office of labor and workforce development, shall adopt additional guidelines as necessary for the administration of the program; and provided further, that awards may be made to community-based organizations with recognized success in training adults with barriers to employment........................................... $100,000,000
SECTION 2C.
TREASURER AND RECEIVER GENERAL
0640-1005.. For the water pollution abatement trust established in section 2 of chapter 29C of the General Laws for deposit in the Water Pollution Abatement Revolving Fund established in section 2L of chapter 29 of the General Laws for application by the trust to the purposes specified in section 5 of said chapter 29C, any portion of which may be used as a matching grant by the commonwealth to federal capitalization grants received under Title VI of the federal Clean Water Act or for deposit in the Drinking Water Revolving Fund established in section 2QQ of said chapter 29 for application by the trust to the purposes specified in section 18 of said chapter 29C, any portion of which may be used as a matching grant by the commonwealth to federal capitalization grants received under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act; provided, that funds may be used to assist homeowners in complying with the revised Title 5 of the state environmental code for subsurface disposal of sanitary waste; provided further, that not less than $20,000,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust established in said chapter 29C of the General Laws to apply amounts appropriated to the Drinking Water Revolving Fund established in section 2QQ of chapter 29 of the General Laws for the lead service line pipe replacement pilot program established in section 6.............................. $84,000,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance
1102-2023.. For costs associated with the implementation of Executive Order 594 to decarbonize and minimize the environmental impacts of state-owned facilities, equipment and related capital assets by reducing or eliminating emissions from on-site use of fossil fuels, increasing energy and water efficiency, deploying renewable and clean energy resources and improving resilience and climate change readiness, including costs associated with planning and studies, prepayment of lease for a term that exceeds the useful life of the facility, gifts or other transfers or by eminent domain under chapter 79 of the General Laws, for the preparation of plans and specifications, repairs, construction, renovations, improvements, asset management and demolition, disposition and remediation of state-owned and former county facilities and grounds and repair and maintenance of buildings and building systems and equipment at various state-owned facilities; provided, that all maintenance and repair work funded in this item shall be listed in the capital asset management information system administered by the division of capital asset management and maintenance; provided further, that the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance may, if appropriate, transfer funds in accordance with the delegation of project control and supervision process under section 5 of chapter 7C of the General Laws; provided further, that costs payable from this item shall include, but not be limited to, the costs of engineering and other services essential to these projects rendered by the division of capital asset management and maintenance employees or by consultants; provided further, that amounts expended for employees of the division of capital asset management and maintenance may include the salary and salary-related expenses of such employees to the extent that such employees work on or in support of these projects; provided, however, that the division shall not expend more than 5 per cent of the funds authorized in this item for such costs; and provided further, that the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance shall maximize efforts to utilize all available means to minimize use of capital funds to pay for salaries of division employees............... $400,000,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Department of Agricultural Resources
2511-0121.. For a food security program, including grants to fund costs of immediate and projected infrastructure needs for farms, retailers, fisheries, food system businesses and food distribution channels, including, but not limited to, food banks, farm stands, food hubs, food retailers, elder services and community supported agriculture farms, while taking into account the unique needs of rural and urban areas and gateway municipalities as defined in section 3A of chapter 23A of the General Laws, to provide greater access to local food, and to provide grants that support food banks and other parts of the food distribution channel by expanding services, which may include, but shall not be limited to: (i) information technology needs, including the development of online markets and delivery systems, including an online system to link food system channels to identify and match agricultural and fishery products to consumers and markets, particularly to benefit food insecure communities; (ii) facility adaptation to new safety guidelines, including new signage and the installation of handwashing stations; (iii) expansion of storage and food preparation areas for food banks, food pantries or food distribution organizations; (iv) the purchase or lease of point-of-sale devices to provide to retailers at no cost to provide curbside pick-up and curbside payment service, including payment using electronic benefits transfer cards; (v) storage and processing equipment to adapt to supply chain disruptions, including for cold and ambient storage and vehicles for distribution; (vi) capital support for food retailers in communities underserved by full grocery stores to increase capacity, expand offerings of health foods and maintain continuity of business operations; (vii) production processing and transportation for meat, fish and other poultry products individually, or through a collaborative effort and information technology for tracking and quality control of products and for fishing vessels and farms; and (viii) information technology needs for food retailers with not more than 100 employees in order to meet criteria to join the online purchasing program of the supplemental nutrition assistance program as outlined by the United States Department of Agriculture...................... $51,000,000
SECTION 2D.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AND SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
1790-3011.. For costs associated with initiatives, projects and expenditures to make improvements to the quality, consistency, efficiency and delivery of any service or program for the benefit of the public and the interactions between residents and state agencies and instrumentalities of the commonwealth including, but not limited to, planning and studies, the preparation of plans and specifications, purchase, procurement, acquisition, licensing and implementation of information technology, telecommunications and data-security-related equipment, hardware, software, systems, intellectual property and related projects for various state agencies of the commonwealth; provided, that funds shall be made available to support the development of a secure and modern integrated data repository for educational information for educators, administrators and the public to create a more mobile educational workforce; provided further, that funds shall be made available to support the coordination of care in veterans’ homes and partner organizations for compliance with regulations requiring interoperability with accountable care organizations and electronic prescriptions; provided further, that funds shall be made available to support efforts to modernize and integrate the eligibility and enrollment process for state benefits agencies; provided further, that funds shall be made available to support a comprehensive modernization of the commonwealth’s unemployment system; provided further, that any expenditure of funds from this item for any costs associated with the development, implementation and deployment of an online delivery system for unemployment insurance compensation benefits shall conform to the requirements for such expenditures contained in item 1790-3009 of section 2 of chapter 151 of the acts of 2020; provided further, that for projects the secretary of administration and finance certifies to the comptroller directly or indirectly generate state revenue or budgetary savings, the comptroller shall transfer such revenue or budgetary savings to the state treasurer for payment of debt service related to those projects; and provided further, that any federal reimbursement received by a state agency in connection with projects funded from this item may be retained by the state agency or the executive office of technology services and security and expended for the purposes of the project, without further appropriation, in addition to the amounts appropriated in this item..... $82,500,000
1790-3013.. For costs associated with the virtual and physical security infrastructure of state lottery commission facilities, including, but not limited to, installing systems upgrades, decommissioning and replacing obsolete end of life equipment and addressing cybersecurity vulnerabilities....................................... $74,750,000
SECTION 2E.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
8000-0706.. For equipment for the department of correction and other agencies within the executive office of public safety and security, including, but not limited to, medical equipment, security equipment, safety equipment, communications equipment and vehicles...... $60,000,000
Department of State Police
8000-2023.. For the replacement of state police cruisers and accompanying equipment; provided, that funds may be expended for equipment purchased in conjunction with the operation of the state police cruiser fleet, including, but not limited to, mobile data terminals..................................................... $100,000,000
SECTION 3. Chapter 7C of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 73. (a) For the purposes of this section, “correctional facility” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 1 of chapter 125.
(b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a state agency or public agency shall not:
(i) study, plan, design, acquire, lease, search for sites or construct new correctional facilities;
(ii) expand, convert, renovate or activate an existing or dormant correctional facility beyond its current number of beds unless such expansion, conversion, renovation or activation is for the purpose of accommodating a transfer of incarcerated people caused by the temporary or permanent closure of another correctional facility; or
(iii) increase the number of beds of the department of corrections.
SECTION 4. Section 73 of said chapter 7C is hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. Item 1599-2031 of section 2A of chapter 102 of the acts of 2021 is hereby amended by striking out the words “the cleanup of contamination at the Microfab site on state route 110 in the city of Amesbury” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- a consultant to inventory and prepare an operation and maintenance plan for Amesbury’s open space and natural resources.
SECTION 6. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:
“Environmental justice population”, shall mean: (A) a neighborhood that meets 1 or more of the following criteria: (i) the annual median household income is not more than 65 per cent of the statewide annual median household income; (ii) minorities comprise 40 per cent or more of the population; (iii) 25 per cent or more of households lack English language proficiency; or (iv) minorities comprise 25 per cent or more of the population and the annual median household income of the municipality in which the neighborhood is located does not exceed 150 per cent of the statewide annual median household income; or (B) a geographic portion of a neighborhood designated by the secretary of energy and environmental affairs as an environmental justice population in accordance with law.
“Lead service line”, shall have the same meaning as 40 C.F.R. Part 141.2, as amended.
(b) Notwithstanding chapter 29C of the General Laws, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the department of environmental protection shall develop a pilot program, to be administered by the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust, established in said chapter 29C, through the Drinking Water Revolving Fund, established in section 2QQ of chapter 29 of the General Laws, to provide grants to municipalities for the replacement of lead service line pipes that service an environmental justice population and to provide an adequate supply of safe drinking water. Grants for replacement of lead service line pipes shall constitute drinking water projects for the purposes of said chapter 29C; provided, that all applications for grants for the replacement of lead service lines shall be subject to section 127B½ of chapter 111 of the General Laws.
SECTION 7. To meet the expenditures necessary in carrying out sections 2, 2A and 2B, the state treasurer shall, upon request of the governor, issue and sell bonds of the commonwealth in an amount to be specified by the governor, but not exceeding in the aggregate $4,335,602,000. All such bonds issued by the commonwealth shall be designated on their face, General Governmental Infrastructure Act of 2022, and shall be issued for a maximum term of years, not exceeding 30 years, as the governor may recommend to the general court pursuant to section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution. The bonds shall be payable not later than June 30, 2057. All interest and payments on account of principal on these obligations shall be payable from the General Fund. Bonds and interest thereon issued pursuant to this section shall, notwithstanding any other provision of this act, be general obligations of the commonwealth.
SECTION 8. To meet the expenditures necessary in carrying out section 2C, the state treasurer shall, upon request of the governor, issue and sell bonds of the commonwealth in an amount to be specified by the governor, but not exceeding in the aggregate $535,000,000. All such bonds issued by the commonwealth shall be designated on their face, General Governmental Infrastructure Act of 2022, and shall be issued for a maximum term of years, not exceeding 20 years, as the governor may recommend to the general court pursuant to section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution. The bonds shall be payable not later than June 30, 2047. All interest and payments on account of principal on these obligations shall be payable from the General Fund. Bonds and interest thereon issued pursuant to this section shall, notwithstanding any other provision of this act, be general obligations of the commonwealth.
SECTION 9. To meet the expenditures necessary in carrying out section 2D, the state treasurer shall, upon request of the governor, issue and sell bonds of the commonwealth in an amount to be specified by the governor, but not exceeding in the aggregate $157,250,000. All such bonds issued by the commonwealth shall be designated on their face, General Governmental Infrastructure Act of 2022, and shall be issued for a maximum term of years, not exceeding 10 years, as the governor may recommend to the general court pursuant to section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution. The bonds shall be payable not later than June 30, 2037. All interest and payments on account of principal on these obligations shall be payable from the General Fund. Bonds and interest thereon issued pursuant to this section shall, notwithstanding any other provision of this act, be general obligations of the commonwealth.
SECTION 10. To meet the expenditures necessary in carrying out section 2E, the state treasurer shall, upon request of the governor, issue and sell bonds of the commonwealth in an amount to be specified by the governor from time to time but not exceeding, in the aggregate, $160,000,000. All such bonds issued by the commonwealth shall be designated on their face, General Governmental Infrastructure Act of 2022, and shall be issued for a maximum term of years, not exceeding 7 years, as the governor may recommend to the general court under section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution. The bonds shall be payable not later than June 30, 2034. All interest and payments on account of principal on these obligations shall be payable from the General Fund. Bonds and interest thereon issued under this section shall, notwithstanding any other provision of this act, be general obligations of the commonwealth.
SECTION 11. To provide for the continued availability of certain bond-funded spending authorizations which otherwise would expire, the balances of the following items and any allocations thereof shall be extended through June 30, 2027 for the purposes of and subject to the conditions stated for these items in the original authorizations and any amendments to such authorizations: 0640-0035, 1100-2513, 1100-9200, 1102-2009, 1102-2015, 1102-2016, 1102-2017, 1102-2018, 1102-2019, 1102-5700, 1790-3007, 1790-3008, 1790-3009, 2000-7026, 2000-7029, 2000-7031, 2000-7051, 2000-7052, 2000-7054, 2000-7055, 2000-7056, 2000-7057, 2000-7058, 2000-7059, 2000-7060, 2000-7061, 2000-7062, 2000-7063, 2000-7064, 2000-7065, 2000-7066, 2000-7070, 2000-7071, 2000-7072, 2000-7073, 2000-7074, 2000-7075, 2000-7077, 2000-7078, 2000-7079, 2000-7080, 2000-7081, 2000-7084, 2000-7085, 2000-7135, 2200-7016, 2200-7019, 2200-7021, 2200-7022, 2200-7023, 2200-7024, 2200-7025, 2300-0421, 2300-7019, 2300-7020, 2300-7021, 2300-7022, 2300-7023, 2300-7024, 2300-7025, 2300-7026, 2300-7027, 2300-7028, 2500-7011, 2500-7021, 2500-7023, 2500-7024, 2511-0122, 2800-1121, 2800-7014, 2800-7020, 2800-7023, 2800-7025, 2800-7027, 2800-7031, 2800-7032, 2800-7033, 2800-7035, 2800-7107, 2800-7108, 2840-7024, 2840-7025, 2840-7026, 2840-7027, 2890-7034, 2890-7035, 3000-0410, 4000-2022, 4000-2025, 6720-1336, 6720-1350, 7000-9091, 7009-2005, 7066-8000, 7066-8110, 7100-1000, 8000-0702, 8000-3502, 9300-7030, 9300-7031, 9300-7918 and 9300-7919.
SECTION 12. To carry out the purposes of this act, the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance may, notwithstanding sections 32 to 37, inclusive, of chapter 7C of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, acquire, by purchase, lease or leaseback for a term, including any extensions, not to exceed 50 years, gift or other transfer, or by eminent domain under chapter 79 of the General Laws, any interests in land and buildings considered necessary by the commissioner to carry out the purposes of this act, including, but not limited to, easements for drainage, access, utilities and environmental mitigation, and may grant and retain such easements and interests as considered necessary by the commissioner to carry out the purposes of this act.
SECTION 13. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, funds authorized pursuant to sections 2 to 2E, inclusive, shall only be expended for the purposes specified in said sections 2 to 2E, inclusive.
SECTION 14. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the capital debt affordability committee established in section 60B of chapter 29 of the General Laws shall submit to the governor and the clerks of the senate and house of representatives a report on measures to: (i) reduce overall debt service paid by the commonwealth; (ii) increase bond ratings not later than July 15, 2023.
SECTION 15. Section 4 shall take effect 5 years after the effective date of this act.
Approved, August 4, 2022.