Reserved.

Section 70. It shall be a mandatory requirement that no less than ninety days prior to the commencement of any procurement process undertaken pursuant to the provisions of sections sixty-one to seventy-one for the design, construction, inspection,  maintenance, , or modification for work on the water storage facilities,  that the governmental body  shall make public notification of said process by the following means:

1. Publish an appropriate notice in the Central Register, published by the Secretary of State.

SECTION ____.  Section 2 is hereby amended by inserting after item 1599-3856 the following two items:-

1599-6425For a reserve to support municipal regionalization efforts in the commonwealth; provided, that this item shall be used to provide grants and technical assistance to districts and municipalities, including councils on government, counties, and regional planning authorities that are applying on behalf of two or more municipal entities, in the areas of planning, feasibility, transitional costs, and related subject areas to promote cost effective and efficient delivery of local services by regionalization of services including, but not limited to, equipment, hardware, facilities, staff, and operations;  provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance shall promulgate regulations to implement this item not later than September 1, 2009; and provided further, that grants and technical assistance may only be provided to support regionalization of services that results in cost savings.................................................. $2,000,000

1599-7286For a reserve to provide grants to municipalities with limited capacity to benefit from section 2A of chapter 64L of the General Laws; provided, that only cities and towns that have fewer than 3 restaurants shall be eligible for grants from this item; provided further, that grants to cities and towns under this item shall be distributed under a formula to be promulgated by regulation by the division of local services in the department of revenue; provided further, that the formula shall limit the size of grants to be distributed to cities or towns with one or two restaurants to the amount that city or town could generate if it adopted section 2A of chapter 64L; provided further, that the formula shall ensure that grant amounts will not exceed the revenue derived by a similarly situated city or town that takes a vote under section 2A of chapter 64L; provided further, that the division shall promulgate regulations not later than September 1, 2009 to implement this item; and provided further, that such regulations shall include a determination as to whether or not to all communities with populations over 5,000 will be eligible to participate in this program..................................................  $500,000