HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3730
Message from His Excellency the Governor recommending legislation relative to providing for immediate capital improvement needs of the Commonwealth. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act providing for immediate capital improvement needs of the Commonwealth.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to provide forthwith for the immediate capital improvement 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 to protect, repair and improve the capital facilities of the commonwealth and for a program of capital asset acquisitions, dispositions and other improvements for general government operations, the sums set forth in sections 2, 2A, 2B and 2C, inclusive, 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.
SECTION 2.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance
1102-2017 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; 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.................................................................................................................$880,000,000
4000-2024 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 for 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 not be limited to, the costs of leases of temporary relocation space or equipment as required for completion of a project; 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.....................................................................................................................$700,000,000
Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance
7066-8110 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 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; 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...............................................................................................................$950,000,000
8000-3502 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 relocation space or equipment as required for completion of a project.....................................................................................................................$550,000,000
SECTION 2A.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance
JUDICIARY
Trial Court
1102-5700 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, the preparation of plans and specifications, 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 administrative office of the trial court; 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 further, 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 administrative office of the trial court..........................................................................................................$375,000,000
SECTION 2B.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Office of the Secretary
1100-3005 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.............................................................................................$85,000,000
1102-2018 For the accelerated energy and resiliency program to improve the energy efficiency, climate change readiness, environmental risk reduction, resiliency and carbon emissions reduction of state-owned facilities, equipment and related capital assets, 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 division of capital asset management and maintenance employees or by consultants; provided further, that amounts expended for division employees may include the salary and salary-related expenses of such employees to the extent that they 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..................................................................................................................$150,000,000
1102-2019 For the accelerated energy program to improve the energy efficiency of state-owned facilities, including costs associated with planning and studies, prepayment of a 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, where 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 for projects which the secretary of administration and finance certifies to the comptroller directly or indirectly generate new state revenue or budgetary savings, the comptroller shall transfer those budgetary savings or revenue to the state treasurer for payment of debt service related to those projects; 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 division of capital asset management and maintenance employees or by consultants; provided further, that amounts expended for division employees may include the salary and salary-related expenses of such employees to the extent that they 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................................................................................................................$85,000,000
SECTION 2C.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
8000-0702 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.......................................................................................................................$20,000,000
SECTION 3. To meet the expenditures necessary in carrying out sections 2 and 2A, 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, $3,455,000,000. All such bonds issued by the commonwealth shall be designated on their face, Capital Improvement Act of 2017, 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, 2052. 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 4. To meet the expenditures necessary in carrying out section 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 from, time to time, but not exceeding, in the aggregate, $320,000,000. All such bonds issued by the commonwealth shall be designated on their face, Capital Improvement Act of 2017, 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, 2042. 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 5. 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 from, time to time, but not exceeding, in the aggregate, $20,000,000. All such bonds issued by the commonwealth shall be designated on their face, Capital Improvement Act of 2017, 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, 2032. 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 6. Section 5 of chapter 7C of the General Laws as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 9, the figure “$2,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $5,000,000.
SECTION 7. Said section 5 of said chapter 7C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the following sentence:- Notwithstanding the foregoing, the commissioner may delegate project control and supervision to the University of Massachusetts over projects involving structural or mechanical work with an estimated cost of less than $10,000,000 if the commissioner determines that the University of Massachusetts has the ability to control and supervise such project. As used in this section, “estimated cost” means the estimated construction cost stated in a study or program prepared in accordance with section 59.
SECTION 8. Subsection (e) of section 46 of said chapter 7C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting in place thereof the following clauses:- (i) the design fee under the contract is less than $30,000; or (ii) the estimated construction cost of the project for which the design services are required is less than $300,000;
SECTION 9. Item 7066-8000 of section 2 of chapter 258 of the acts of 2008, as amended by section 7 of chapter 237 of the acts of 2014, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$1,303,055,630” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:-$1,403,055,630.
SECTION 10. Item 7100-1000 of section 2 of said chapter 258, as amended by sections 8 and 9 of chapter 237 of the acts of 2014, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$1,101,500,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $1,201,500,000.
SECTION 11. Section 3 of said chapter 258, as amended by section 10 of chapter 237 of the acts of 2014, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$2,404,555,630” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $2,604,555,630.
SECTION 12. Said section 3 of said chapter 258 is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “2048” and inserting in place thereof:- 2052.
SECTION 13. Item 1102-2008 of section 2C of chapter 304 of the acts of 2008 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 37, the figure “$60,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $21,100,000.
SECTION 14. Item 1102-5600 of said section 2C of said chapter 304 is hereby amended by striking out the following words: “that not less than $72,000,000 shall be expended for the costs of the renovation of the probate and family court building located in the city of Salem”.
SECTION 15. Subsection (d) of section 49 of chapter 9 of the acts of 2011, as amended by section 23 of chapter 119 of the acts of 2015, is hereby further amended by striking out, in the second sentence, the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $150,000.
SECTION 16. Subsection (e) of said section 49 of said chapter 9, as so amended, is hereby further amended by striking out the words, “January 1, 2017,” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- January 1, 2019.
SECTION 17. Subsection (f) of said section 49 of said chapter 9, as so amended, is hereby further amended by striking out, the words “June 30, 2017” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- June 30, 2019.
SECTION 18. 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, 2020 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, 1100-9201, 1599-7061, 1599-7062, 1599-7063, 1790-3001, 1790-3002, 1790-3003, 1790-3004, and 8000-2030.
SECTION 19. 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, 2022 for the purposes of, and subject to, the conditions stated for these items in the original authorizations and any amendments to such authorizations: 0640-0302, 0330-2223, 1100-3002, 1100-3003, 1102-2009, 1102-2014, 1102-5600, 1790-2500, 4000-2020, 4000-2022, 7000-9091, 7066-8000, 7100-1000, 8000-3501, 8000-0701, 8000-2021, 8000-2022, 8100-2026, 8900-7500, and 8900-8500.
SECTION 20. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the bonds that the state treasurer may issue pursuant to sections 2 and 2A of this act shall be issued for terms not to exceed 30 years. All such bonds shall be payable not later than June 30, 2052, as recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated May 31, 2017, under section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution.
SECTION 21. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the bonds that the state treasurer may issue pursuant to section 2B of this act shall be issued for terms not to exceed 20 years. All such bonds shall be payable not later than June 30, 2042, as recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated May 31, 2017, under section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution.
SECTION 22. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the bonds that the state treasurer may issue pursuant to section 2C of this act shall be issued for terms not to exceed 10 years. All such bonds shall be payable not later than June 30, 2032, as recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated May 31, 2017, under section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution.
