HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2176 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2939
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act providing for the board of library commissioners.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 1/17/2019 |
Randy Hunt | 5th Barnstable | 1/28/2019 |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | 1/30/2019 |
Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 1/30/2019 |
Michael J. Soter | 8th Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | 2/1/2019 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2176 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2939
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2939) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for legislation to expend capital funds for certain approved public library projects. Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act providing for the board of library commissioners.
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 facility repairs and improvements to protect and improve the capital facilities of the commonwealth and for a program of capital asset acquisitions 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; provided, however, that the amounts specified for a particular project may be adjusted in order to facilitate projects authorized in this act.
SECTION 2.
Board of Library Commissioners.
7000-9091 For a program of grants to cities and towns for approved public library projects pursuant to sections 19G to 19J, inclusive, of chapter 78 of the General Laws; provided, that $500,000 shall be expended by the board of library commissioners for the administrative costs directly attributable to the projects funded in this item, including the costs of temporary personnel; provided further, that no permanent personnel shall be compensated from this item; provided further, that the board shall file an annual spending plan with the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means which details, by subsidiary, all temporary personnel and administrative costs charged to this item……………………………………………………………………………….…$151,200,000
SECTION 3. To meet the expenditures necessary in carrying out section 2, 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, $151,200,000. All such bonds issued by the commonwealth shall be designated on their face, Capital Improvement Act of 2018, 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.