SECTION 1.  To provide for supplementing certain items in the general appropriation act and other appropriation acts for fiscal year 2020, the sum set forth in section 2 is hereby appropriated from the General Fund unless specifically designated otherwise in this act or in those appropriation acts, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified in this act or in those appropriation acts, and subject to the laws regulating the disbursement of public funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020.  These sums shall be in addition to any amounts previously appropriated and made available for the purposes of those items.  These sums shall be made available until June 30, 2020, except as otherwise stated.

SECTION 2.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE

Reserves

1599-1230COVID-19 Reserve$1,000,000,000

SECTION 3.  (a) On or before September 15, 2020, the secretary of administration and finance, in consultation with the Massachusetts emergency management agency, shall estimate the amount of federal reimbursements claimed or anticipated to be claimed but not yet received by  August 31, 2020, which will be credited to each fund in connection with response costs associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, that were incurred during fiscal year 2020. 

(b) For the purposes of certifying the amount of the consolidated net surplus in the budgetary funds at the close of fiscal year 2020 pursuant to section 5C of chapter 29 of the General Laws, the comptroller shall count the estimates for each budgetary fund made pursuant to subsection (a) as statutory receivables  in fiscal year 2020. 

SECTION 4.  The salary adjustments and other economic benefits authorized by the following collective bargaining agreement between the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and DOT Unit B, Teamsters Local 127, AFSCME Local 2948, SEIU Local 888, and USW Local 5696 shall be effective for the purposes of section 7 of chapter 150E of the General Laws.