Bill H.4045

FILED ON: 11/27/2017

HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4045

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 capital facility repairs and improvements for 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; provided further, that $60,000,000 shall be expended for the critical repairs, renovation and replacement, and deferred maintenance at state office buildings, trial courts, and executive office of public safety and security non-corrections facilities; provided further, that $60,000,000 shall be expended for ongoing costs of the division of capital asset management and maintenance to carry out its capital programs; provided further, that $2,300,000 shall be expended for the analysis of physical security measures, as well as procedures to ensure worker safety in division of capital asset management and maintenance-operated office buildings, including necessary capital improvements, updating existing procedures and enhanced training; provided further, that $2,000,000 shall be expended to improve wireless internet accessibility at the state house; provided further, that $23,200,000 shall be expended for the study for redevelopment of underutilized and unused sites, including 226 Main street in the city of Brockton, design and construction, and reuse and redevelopment; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the design and construction for replacement of the power distribution units and air conditioning units in the Massachusetts Information Technology Center in the city of Chelsea; provided further, that $13,465,000 shall be expended for the study, design and construction of a phased renovation of the John W. McCormack Building in the city of Boston, which will include the existing building's infrastructure, envelope, interior common spaces, and surrounding site and will implement a phased renovation program; provided further, that $6,150,000 shall be expended for the study, design and construction to replace existing emergency generator and transfer switches to improve reliability and safety, and to replace existing switchgears at the State House in a phased project to minimize shutdowns and disruption; and provided further, that $4,500,000 shall be expended for the planning and study of consolidation of office space, in order to make more effective use of available resources, strategic co-location of offices, customer service and adapt to changing information-technology configurations; provided further, that $30,000,000 shall be expended for the renovation and construction of the Bristol County Agricultural High School facilities located in the town of Dighton; provided further, that $6,000,000 shall be expended for the replacement of a parking garage between Columbus Avenue and Summer Streets in the city of Pittsfield; provided further, that $985,000 shall be expended for the renovation and improvement of the Flynn Ice Rink in the city of Medford; provided further, that $5,000,000 shall be expended to rebuild the department of conservation and Recreation’s Metropolis Ice Rink located in the town of Canton; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for repairs and improvement of the Route 146 Pedestrian Bridge at the Blackstone Heritage Corridor Visitor Center in the city of Worcester; provided further, that $2,000,000 shall be expended for the expansion of the environmentally-controlled vault capacity at the Massachusetts Archives Facility on Columbia Point; provided, further, that $10,000,000 shall be expended for the study, design and construction of a fire station in the town of Winthrop; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for coastal infrastructure projects in the city known as the town of Weymouth; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the repairs and improvement of the Stone Cottage location at High Rock Reservation in the city of Lynn; provided that the division of capital asset management and maintenance shall be required to provide estimates of the cost of the relocation of state offices, data centers, customer service facilities, and all other state facilities from a current location, whether through lease or purchase by the state, to a new location prior to the selection of a new location by the division; provided further, that $750,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of the old comfort station building in the Mattapan square neighborhood in the city of Boston; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of public access to the Neponset river alongside the property owned by the department of conservation and recreation on Edgewater Drive in the Mattapan section in the city of Boston; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for the study of a soldier’s home in central Massachusetts and the division of capital asset management and maintenance properties located on Old Common Road in Lancaster; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended towards infrastructural improvements to the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority bus depot in Arlington Heights; provided further ,that $4,000,000 shall be expended towards infrastructural improvements to the commuter rail station in West Medford section of the city of Medford; provided further ,that $1,000,000 shall be expended towards facility improvements to the Ed Burns Arena Skating Rink located in the town of Arlington; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the revitalization of Milton Landing Waterfront in the town of Milton; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the renovation and improvement of the Connery Memorial Rink in the city Lynn; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for improvements and repairs at the Blue Hills Trailside Museum in the town of Milton; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for the renovation and improvements of the Lynn Heritage State Park Visitor's Center in the city of Lynn; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for the reduction of noise pollution along the Interstate 93 corridor in the city of Somerville; provided, that $1,000,000 be expended for improvements at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School in the city of Northampton; provided further that $2,000,000 shall be expended on a grant program to provide for capital improvements at accredited veterans organization facilities; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for capital improvements to the Hampshire Heights public housing facility in the city of Northampton; provided, further that $15,000,000 shall be expended for highway improvements along the Massachusetts turnpike in the town of Weston........$680,000,000

4000-2025 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; provided further, that $100,000,000 shall be expended for the repair, maintenance projects, and emergency projects at executive office of health and human service facilities; provided further, that $80,600,000 shall be expended to renovate the Tower building at the Dr. William A. Hinton Laboratory, in the city of Boston; provided further, that $13,000,000 shall be expended on air conditioning, mechanical ventilation, roof replacement, and other necessary upgrades at the Western Massachusetts Hospital in the city of Westfield; and provided further, that $20,000,000 shall be made available for critical systems improvements at the Taunton State Hospital in the city of Taunton; provided further, that $10,000,000 shall be expended for design, construction and relocation of the Department of Youth Services Paul T. Leahy Center in the city of Worcester ……………………………………………........................................$401,000,000

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; provided further, that the total amount authorized herein for the University of Massachusetts system shall be allocated by the president of the University of Massachusetts based on each campuses share of the total deferred maintenance backlog of the University of Massachusetts system and shall be reviewed and updated periodically by the president of the University of Massachusetts; provided further, the secretary of administration and finance shall submit a report to the chairs of the house and senate committees on bonding, capital expenditures and state assets and the chairs of the joint committee on higher education on or before March 1, 2018 on the progress of projects authorized pursuant to chapter 258 of the acts of 2008 and that funds shall not be disbursed from this item prior to filing of said report; provided further, that $7,000,000 shall be expended for the study, design and construction of critical repairs for the Springfield Technical Community College, Building 20; provided further, that $4,500,000 shall be expended for capital improvements and repairs, including roof replacements and repairs, HVAC upgrades, elevator modernization, and parking lot repaving, to the Springfield Technology Park operated by the Springfield Technical Community College Assistance Corporation, established by section 125 of chapter 273 of the acts of 1994; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for a feasibility study to determine scope, square footage, and cost of construction of a campus for the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Law School in the downtown area of the city of New Bedford; and provided further, that $41,000,000 shall be expended for a new science building and renovation to the existing Science Center, and modernization and renovation of existing facilities at Cape Cod Community College; provided further, that $35,000,000 shall be expended for a new STEM Discovery Facility to advance STEM programs in the colleges of engineering, arts and sciences, and nursing at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth; provided further, that $30,000,000 shall be expended for a new Integrated Learning Facility at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth; provided further, that $5,000,000 shall be expended for the Whittemore Library for the creation of a regional collaborative education center at Framingham State University; provided further, that $3,300,000 shall be expended for the renovation of the Crocker Hall at Framingham State University; provided further, that $3,600,000 shall be expended for infrastructure upgrades at Roxbury Community College; provided further, that $15,000,000 shall be expended for a new allied health academic facility to be located in Framingham; provided further that $2,500,000 shall be expended for the deferred maintenance of North Shore Community College; provided further that $15,000,000 shall be expended for capital improvements to the Lowell campus of the University of Massachusetts ..............$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; provided further, that $400,000 shall be expended for a study to document and analyze the condition and strategic placement of Massachusetts Army National Guard facilities, and to develop a master plan for short-term and long-term capital investment, and possible disposition of properties no longer needed thereof; provided further, that $660,000 shall be expended for the study to develop strategy for accommodating the Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab on a long-term basis, including a detailed review of facilities and programs, site selection criteria, and procurement options; provided further, that $4,000,000 shall be expended for the study, design, and construction for renovations to state police headquarters in the town of Framingham; provided further, that $45,000,000 shall be expended for the purpose of designing, constructing, originally equipping, and furnishing a new police headquarters in the city of Springfield; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for a feasibility study to determine scope, square footage, and cost of construction of a fire and police headquarters in the downtown area of the city of New Bedford; provided further, that $350,000 shall be expended for a study to provide an updated assessment and strategic implementation plan to address reduction of the deferred maintenance backlog within the system of existing barracks; and provided further, that $24,550,000 shall be expended for the study, design, and construction for renovation of the existing historic Lower Basin Barracks in the city of Boston; provided further, that $3,000,000 shall be expended for the purpose of designing and constructing new police headquarters in the city of Beverly; provided further, that $20,000,000 shall be expended for design and construction of the city of Boston’s Emergency Operations Center; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for the renovation and remodeling of the public safety building in the town of Wakefield; provided further that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the renovation or construction of a fire station in the town of Bernardston; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for repairs and renovations to the Boston Fire Department Engine 42 in the Roxbury neighborhood of the city of Boston; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended repair and rehabilitation of fire stations in the city of Lynn; provided further, that $25,000,000 shall be expended on the Lawrence Public Safety Complex in the city of Lawrence; provided further, that $75,000 shall be expended for the cost of renovation and repairs of the facilities in the State Police Barracks located in the town of Lee; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for repairs and renovations to the Boston Police Department Headquarters in the Roxbury neighborhood of the city of Boston; provided further, that $10,000,000 shall be expended for construction of a public safety complex in the city of Medford; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the purpose of designing and constructing a new public safety complex in the town of Southampton; provided further, that $3,000,000 shall be expended for the purpose of designing and constructing a town garage and public safety facility in the town of Montgomery; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for the study of a combined public safety training facility in the commonwealth ………………………..……………………..........$500,000,000

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 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; 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 draft court capital master plan, dated April 2017; 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 these employees to the extent that they work on or in support of these projects; provided further, that $150,000,000 shall be expended for costs of the reconstruction or replacement of court facilities located in the city of Quincy; provided further, that $4,500,000 shall be expended to determine scope, square footage and cost of replacement for a new Suffolk county high rise; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for a feasibility study to determine scope on a Southern Middlesex facility; provided further, that $30,000,000 shall be expended for costs of modernization of the court facility located in the city of Malden to address envelope, life safety, holding and security, MEP systems and cross circulation; provided, further, that $45,000,000 shall be expended for the modernization of Brockton superior court to address envelope, life safety, holding and security, MEP systems and cross circulation; provided, further, that $45,000,000 shall be expended for modernization of the court facility located in the city of Lynn to address life safety, holding and security, MEP systems and cross circulation; provided, further, that $20,000,000 shall be expended for modernization of the court facility located in the city of Attleboro to address life safety, holding and security, MEP systems and cross circulation; provided, further, that $20,000,000 shall be expended for modernization of the court facility located in the city of Northampton to address life safety, holding and security, MEP systems and cross circulation; provided, further, that $20,000,000 shall be expended for upgrades at the district court of Fitchburg; provided, further, that $20,000,000 shall be expended for renovations and construction at the first district court of southern Middlesex, held at Framingham; provided, further, that $10,000,000 shall be expended for capital improvements to the East Boston division of the Boston municipal court; provided, further, that $10,000,000 shall be expended for costs of renovations at the district court of central Berkshire, held at Pittsfield; provided, further, that $15,000,000 shall be expended for renovations at the second district court of Plymouth, held at Hingham; provided, further, that $7,000,000 shall be expended for the renovation of the district court of central Middlesex, held at Concord ; provided ,further, that $12,000,000 shall be expended for the costs of renovations at the fourth district court of Plymouth, held at Wareham; provided, further, that $15,000,000 be expended for renovations at the first district court of southern Worcester,; provided, further, that $10,000,000 shall be expended for renovations at the third district court of eastern Middlesex, held at Cambridge; provided, further, that $8,000,000 shall be expended for renovations at West Roxbury division of the Boston municipal court; provided, further, that $123,562,890 shall be expended for the costs of the reconstruction or replacement of court facilities located in the downtown area of the city of New Bedford; provided, further, that $8,000,000 shall be expended for renovations at South Boston division of the Boston municipal court; provided further, that $23,000,000 shall be expended for roof, masonry, or windows at the Roderick L. Ireland Courthouse, Pittsfield superior court, Lawrence superior court, district court of Holyoke and Northampton superior court; provided, further, that not less $2,000,000 shall be expended for life safety and fire alarms systems at the district court of northern Norfolk, held at Dedham; provided, further, that $3,000,000 shall be expended for MEP systems, boilers and controls at the district court of Western Norfolk, held at Wrentham; and provided, further, that $19,000,000 shall be expended for holding doors, security doors, cell doors, duress alarms, cameras or sallyports at Dorchester division of the Boston municipal court, Springfield housing and juvenile court, the district court of southern Norfolk, held at Stoughton, the juvenile court and second district court of Barnstable, held at Orleans and the district court of Peabody; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended to provide for the Barnstable district, juvenile, superior, and probate and family courts; provided further, that $614,280 shall be expended to provide ADA access at the Falmouth district court; provided further, that $385,720 shall be expended to provide ADA program access at the Orleans district court; provided further, that $10,000,000 shall be expended for repairs and renovations of the South Boston District Court located at 535 East Broadway in the South Boston section of the City of Boston; provided, further, that $3,500,000 shall be expended for handicap accessibility improvements for the Dedham superior court ……............................................................$690,500,000

SECTION 2B.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE

Office of the Secretary

1100-3005 For a grant program to cities, towns, counties, 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 facility purposes, including those owned or operated by nonprofit organizations, 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 under guidelines adopted by the executive office for administration and finance provided, that the executive office shall expend not more than 1 per cent of the total amount available for the cost of administering this program; provided, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of a Cape Verdean Community Center in the city of New Bedford; provided further, that $5,000,000 shall be expended for the study, design, and construction of a Cape Verdean Cultural Center in the city of Boston; provided further, that $3,000,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of the Casa da Saudade Portuguese Cultural Center in the city of New Bedford; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the construction of a public safety complex in the town of Heath; provided further, that $7,000,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of the Jackson Square Recreational Facility in the Jamaica Plain and Roxbury areas of the city of Boston; provided further, that $6,000,000 shall be expended for the design and reconstruction of the North American Indian Center of Boston, Inc. in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of the city of Boston; provided further, that $40,000,000 shall be expended for redevelopment and infrastructure improvements in the Hyde Square and Jackson Square areas of the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of the city of Boston; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for the design, construction, and improvement of the HVAC system in the Dudley Municipal Complex located in the town of Dudley; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of Phase II of the Municipal Riverwalk at Ludlow Mills in the Town of Ludlow; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for the expansion of the wireless infrastructure at the North Attleborough Middle School and High School located in the town of North Attleborough; provided further, that $2,000,000 shall be expended for the East Boston Greenway in the East Boston neighborhood of the city of Boston; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the renovation of the Paris Street Pool in the East Boston neighborhood of the city of Boston; provided further, that $10,000,000 shall be expended for the construction of an Upham’s Corner library and for the renovation of the Strand Theatre in the Dorchester neighborhood of the City of Boston; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the completion of the North Central Pathway Bike Trail Project in the City of Gardner; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for energy-efficient improvements to municipally owned buildings in the town of West Springfield; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended to the City of Holyoke for the restoration and repair of the Holyoke City Hall; provided further, that $2,500,000 shall be expended for the study, design and construction of the Middlesex Fells Recreational Facility on South Border Road in the Middlesex Fells; provided further, that $6,000,000 shall be expended for the renovation, construction, and remodeling of the George Hall Memorial Pool located in the town of Stoneham; provided further, that $10,000,000 shall be expended for an intergenerational community center in the town of North Reading; provided further, that $200,000 shall be expended for a Senior Community Center in Greenfield; provided further, that $150,000 shall be expended for the repairs and improvements for the American Veterans ‘AMVETS’ Post 51 in the town of Randolph; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the purpose of designing and constructing a Ferry Terminal and Visitors Center at Squantum Point Park in the city of Quincy; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the maintenance, repair and improvement of the Whipple Senior Center in the city known as the town of Weymouth; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for improvements and maintenance to Factory Hill Park and Community Gardens located in the Hyde Park section of Boston; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the maintenance, repair and improvement of the Teen Center in the city known as the town of Weymouth; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for the acquisition of or prepayment of a lease for a community center in the City of Malden; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the replacement of water service pipes and associated costs in the city of Malden; provided further, that $1,500,000 shall be expended on the Lawrence Rail Trail; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended on the Greater Lawrence Technical High School in town of Andover for the purpose of building an athletic field; provided further, that $3,000,000 shall be expended for the construction of a new municipal animal shelter in the in the city of Boston; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for infrastructure improvements to State Street in the town of Belchertown; provided further, that $5,000,000 shall be expended for the repairs, renovations and improvements to the existing Turnure Terrace building, and for the acquisition, design, and construction of new senior and low-income family housing in the town of Lenox; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of Quinebaug River rail trail in the town of Dudley; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the improvement of infrastructure regarding flood prevention along School street and Mechanic street in the town of Clinton; provided further, that $5,000,000 shall be expended for the acquisition of land, construction or expansion of facilities or the collection therein of an International Museum of World War II in the town of Natick; provided further, that $3,000,000 shall be expended to repair, replace and repoint the exterior of the building located on The Esplanade currently used by Community Boating; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the redevelopment of the Attleboro Dyeworks site in the town of Seekonk; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended towards the reconstruction costs of the fire damaged Coolidge Avenue water treatment facility in the city of Peabody; provided further, that $2,000,000 shall be expended for the renovation and improvement of the Fraser Field in the city of Lynn; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of the Lynn Community Path in the city of Lynn; provided, further, that $2,500,000 shall be expended for the study, design and construction of the William McKinley school recreation center in the city of Revere; ;provided, further, that $5,000,000 shall be expended for the restoration of the Edward B. Newton school cultural center in the town of Winthrop; provided, further, that $263,000 shall be expended for improvements at the Cogswell arts center in the city of Haverhill; provided, further, that $3,000,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of a parking garage in the downtown area of the city of Methuen; provided further, that $300,000 shall be expended for renovations to the Gay Head Light House in the town of Aquinnah; provided further that $250,000 shall be expended for maintenance and upgrades to the Shining Sea Bike Path in the town of Falmouth; provided further, that $225,000 shall be expended for certain educational needs in the town of Tewksbury; provided further, that $200,000 shall be expended for emergency repairs by the school department in the town of Tewksbury to the North Street elementary school; provided further, that $25,000 shall be expended to Camp Pohelo; provided further, that $750,000 shall be expended for the removal, restoration, placement, and installation of the Laurel Hill WWII Memorial in the city of Worcester; provided further, that $10,000,000 shall be expended for the creation and construction of a Boston Public Library Branch in the South Boston Waterfront section of the city of Boston; provided further, that $5,000,000 shall be expended for the city of Lowell department of planning and development to create a business development grant and low interest loan program run by the city in conjunction with any qualified public institution in the city of Lowell; provided further, that $3,500,000 shall be expended for the design and reconstruction of a bridge over the Charles River, ending at the Lasell College Boathouse in the city of Newton; provided further, that $3,000,000 shall be spent for repairs, renovations and upgrades for the Lowell Memorial Auditorium; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the replacement of rotted sections of the Fall River boardwalk from Davol Street to the city pier in Fall River; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the planning, design and construction of a parking garage on the waterfront property in Fall River; provided further, that $2,000,000 shall be expended for the planning, design and construction of a parking garage in downtown area of the city of Fall River; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the construction of a sewer line on Main Street from the connection south to the center of Assonet in the town of Freetown; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the reconstruction of the department of public works facility located on Locust Street in the city of Northampton; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the purpose of infrastructure and building improvements at the Academy of Music in the city of Northampton; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for water line and sewer improvements in the town of Hatfield …………………………………………........................................................$168,500,000

EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE

Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance

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; and provided, that $4,000,000 shall be expended for the equipment needs the for department of correction and public safety agencies other than state police………………........................................$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, but not exceeding in the aggregate $3,221,500,000. 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 recommends 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, but not exceeding in the aggregate $403,500,000. 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 recommends 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, 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 recommends 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 2 sentences:- 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 2 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. Section 144 of chapter 352 of the acts of 2004, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “replace and maintain the building thereon” the following words:- ; provided, however, that in connection therewith, the lessee, acting alone or in partnership with a co-developer acceptable to the division of capital asset management and maintenance, may demolish the existing building and other structures and develop all or a portion of the leased property for the purposes described herein and any other lawful purposes that are charitable in nature or intended to generate revenue to support the charitable purposes of the lessee.

SECTION 10. Item 7066-8000 of section 2 of chapter 258 of the acts of 2008 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “$1,303,055,630”, inserted by section 7 of chapter 237 of the acts of 2014, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $1,403,055,630.

SECTION 11. Item 7100-1000 of said section 2 of said chapter 258is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$1,101,500,000” , inserted by section 9 of said chapter 237, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $1,201,500,000.

SECTION 12. Section 3 of said chapter 258 , is hereby amended by striking out the figure “$2,404,555,630”, inserted by section 10 of said chapter 237, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $2,604,555,630.

SECTION 13. Said section 3 of said chapter 258, as amended by section 10 of said chapter 237, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “June 30, 2048” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- June 30, 2052.

SECTION 14. 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 15. Item 1102-5600 of said section 2C of said chapter 304 is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 48 to 51, inclusive, the following words:- “; provided further, 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 16. Subsection (d) of section 49 of chapter 9 of the acts of 2011 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $150,000.

SECTION 17. Subsection (e) of said section 49 of said chapter 9 is hereby amended by striking out the words “January 1, 2017”, inserted by section 23 of chapter 119 of the acts of 2015, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- January 1, 2019.

SECTION 18. Subsection (f) of said section 49 of said chapter 9 is hereby amended by striking out the words “June 1, 2017”, inserted by section 24 of said chapter 119, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- June 30, 2019.

SECTION 18A. Section 2 of chapter 47 of the acts of 2017 is hereby amended, in item 4800-0038, by inserting after the words “an amount not less than fiscal year 2013 shall be expended on children’s advocacy centers”, the following words:- ; provided further, that funds may be expended on programs that received funding in fiscal year 2013; and provided further, an amount not less than fiscal year 2013 shall be expended on children’s advocacy centers.

SECTION 18B. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, funds borrowed by the commonwealth may be expended to reimburse municipal debt incurred to create the capital asset to be wholly owned by the commonwealth, as authorized by section 58 of chapter 239 of the acts of 2012, as amended; provided; further that funds shall not be expended for this purpose until funds are expended for the department of conservation and recreation’s Metropolis ice rink in the town of Canton as authorized in item 1102-2017 of section 2 of this act.

SECTION 19. The secretary of administration and finance shall submit a report on the progress of any projects funded through the authorizations in this act and included in the governor’s 5-year capital investment to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the chairs of the senate and house committees on ways and means and the chairs of the senate and house committees on bonding, capital expenditures and state assets. The report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the previous year planned spending; (ii) the previous year spending; (iii) the current year planned spending; (iv) the current year spending to date; (v) the original estimated total project cost; (vi) the project description; (vii) the location of the project; (viii) the type of spending; (ix) the type of asset; and (x) the useful life of the project once completed. The report shall be submitted not later than June 30 and December 31 of each year for a period of 8 years after the effective date of this act.

SECTION 20. 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; 1100-3001, and 8000-2030.

SECTION 21. 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:- , 1102-2015, 1102-2016, 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 22. Chapter 47 of the acts of 2017 is hereby amended by striking out section 136 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 136. There shall be a special legislative commission established pursuant to section 2A of chapter 4 of the General Laws to investigate and study the feasibility of establishing a Cape Verdean cultural center in the city of Boston. The commission shall consist of: 2 members of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house and who shall serve as co-chairperson, and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the house minority leader; 2 members of senate, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the senate president and who shall serve as co-chairperson, and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the senate minority leader; 1 member appointed by the mayor of Boston; 1 member appointed by the governor; and not more than 13 additional members, who shall be selected by the co-chairs; provided, that, there shall be an odd number of members.

The commission shall investigate and study various methods for establishing a Cape Verdean cultural center in the city of Boston, including, but not limited to, the creation of a non-profit organization to oversee the construction and management of the cultural center, and shall consider the costs of each method.

All appointments to the commission shall be made on or before January 31, 2018. The commission shall report its findings, including any recommendations for legislation, to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate on or before December 31, 2018.

SECTION 23. Section 33 of Chapter 242 of the Acts of 2012, as most recently amended by Section 130 of Chapter 133 of the Acts of 2013, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 13, the number “$175,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure: “$1.

SECTION 24. Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2014 is hereby amended, in Section 2, by striking out, in line 6, after the word "appropriate.", the following words: "The commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance shall also receive additional consideration established to be the difference between the full and fair market value of the parcels of land described in section 1 to be conveyed and the full and fair market value of the parcel described herein to be received. Under no circumstances shall the commonwealth be obligated to pay any additional consideration to the grantees Edward A. Welch and Nancy J. Welch. The full and fair market value of both properties shall be determined by the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance on the basis of independent appraisals commissioned by the commissioner.

The inspector general shall review and approve said appraisals, including the methodology utilized in conducting the appraisals. The commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance shall, 30 days prior to the conveyance authorized by this act, submit the appraisals and a report thereon to the inspector general. The inspector general shall prepare a report of his review and approval of the appraisal and file the report with the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance, and copies of the same shall be filed with the house and senate committees on ways and means and the chairmen of the joint committee on state administration and regulatory oversight at least 15 days prior to the execution."

SECTION 25. Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2014 is hereby amended by striking out Section 3 and inserting in place thereof the following section: "Section 3. A signed TR1 form shall not be required to complete the conveyance of land authorized by this act.

SECTION 26.(a) Subsection (d)(iv) of section 51 of chapter 7C of the General Laws, as so appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the figure “$10,000” in line 51 and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $30,000

(b) Said subsection (d)(iv) of section 51, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking the figure “$100,000” in line 53 and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $300,000

SECTION 27. (a) Subsection (a) of section 54 of said chapter 7C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking in lines 2-3 the language “estimated to exceed $100,000”.

(b) Said section 54, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:- (f) A contract for design services shall be exempt from the selection procedure required in subsection (a) if (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.