FILED ON: 7/19/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4005

Section 8 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2022 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements (see House, No. 4002), which had been returned by His Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message see Attachment E of House, No. 4019).  July 22, 2021.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to the water supply protection trust.

 

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to make certain amendments to the water supply protection trust, 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. Section 75 of said chapter 10, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “(c)”, in line 95, the following words:- ; provided, however, that in accordance with an annual staffing plan, the staffing levels, hiring and promotions at the division of water supply protection shall not be subject to any restriction, limitation or cap imposed by any executive office or department.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect as of July 1, 2021.