Budget Amendment ID: FY2013-S4-62-R1

Redraft LOC 62

CPA-Community Preservation Act update

Ms. Creem and Messrs. Tarr, DiDomenico, Rodrigues, Donnelly, Joyce, Brownsberger, Hedlund, Knapik, Eldridge, Downing, Finegold, Wolf, Welch and Rush and Ms. Jehlen and Ms. Candaras and Mr. Michael O. Moore and Ms. Fargo and Messrs. Keenan and Kennedy and Ms. Donoghue and Messrs. Timilty, Rosenberg and Ross and Ms. Chang-Diaz and Mr. McGee moved that the proposed new text be amended by striking out, in line 861, the word “however,”; and

by inserting after the word “owns”, in line 870,  the following words:- “,operates or manages”; and

by striking out , in line 941, the word “a” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- “any”; and

by striking out, in line 942, the words “, but shall augment, existing operating funds” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “existing operating funds, only augment them”; and

by inserting after section 155 the following section:-

“SECTION 155A. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, on July 1, 2012, the comptroller shall transfer $5,000,000 from the General Fund to the Massachusetts Community Preservation Trust  Fund established in section 9 of chapter 44B of the General Laws."