Amendment #883, as changed to H.3400

Amendment #883, as changed to H3400

Ways and Means Technical Amendment

Mr. Dempsey of Haverhill and others move to further amend amendment 883 by striking out the amendment in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following amendment:-

Mr. Dempsey of Haverhill moves to amend House bill 3400, in section 2, in item 0540-1700, by striking out the figure “$372,728” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $423,594;

And further said section 2 by inserting after item 0710-0200 the following item:-

0710-0220For the implementation of chapter 224 of the acts of 2012 to investigate and review the impact of health care payment and delivery in the commonwealth………..$431,250;

And further amend said section 2, in item 0910-0200, by striking out the figure “$2,263,052” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $2,307,496;

And further amend said section 2 by inserting after item 0910-0210 the following item:-

0910-0220For the operation of the bureau of program integrity established under section 16V of chapter 6A of the General Laws……………………………$350,000

And further amend said section 2, in item 1102-3309, by striking out the figure “$2,001,579” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $2,361,579;

And further amend said section 2, by striking out item 1599-0928 and inserting in place thereof the following item:-

1599-0928For a reserve to meet the fiscal year 2014 costs of salary adjustments and other economic benefits authorized by collective bargaining agreements with the commonwealth’s community colleges………………………………………………………………...$17,517,705;

And further amend said section 2, by striking out item 1599-1487 and inserting in place thereof the following item:-

1599-1487For a reserve to meet the fiscal year 2014 costs of salary adjustments and other economic benefits authorized by collective bargaining agreements with the commonwealth’s state universities ……………………………………………………………………...$22,680,074;

And further amend said section 2, in item 2330-0100, by striking out the figure “$5,362,357”, as amended, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $5,537,357;

And further amend said section 2, in item 3000-2050, by striking out the figure “$500,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $1,065,473;

And further amend the bill in section 2 by striking out item 4000-0315;

And further amend said section 2, in item 4800-0038, as amended, by inserting after the words “learning achievement program” the following:- for youth;

And further amend said section 2, in item 7003-1206, as amended, by striking out the figure “$125,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $250,000;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$1,775,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $1,900,000

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 7008-0900, as amended, by inserting after the words “town of Methuen” the following:- ; provided further, that no less than $15,000 shall be expended for the purchase, post fabrication and installation of Pan Mass signs along the Pan Mass route from both Bourne to Provincetown and from Bourne to Wellesley; provided further, that no less than $90,000 shall be expended for the Russian Community Association of Massachusetts (RCAM) in Boston;

And further amend said item striking out the figure “$13,064,651” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $13,169,651;

And further amend said section 2, in item 7066-0036, by inserting after the words “intrusive advising” the following word:- remediation;

And further amend said section 2, in item 7109-0100, by striking out the figure “$37,274,038” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $36,778,869;

And further amend said section 2, in item 7110-0100, by striking out the figure “$24,947,847” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $24,979,398;

And further amend said section 2, in item 7112-0100 by striking out the figure “$23,116,256” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $22,950,888;

And further amend said section 2, in item 7113-0100, by striking out the figure “$13,197,359” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $13,491,012;

And further amend said section 2, in item 7114-0100, by striking out the figure “$37,260,021” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $36,962,558;

And further amend said section 2, in item 7115-0100, by striking out the figure “$22,215,642” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $22,071,194;

And further amend said section 2, in item 7116-0100, by striking out the figure “$21,723,795” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $21,704,695;

And further amend said section 2, in item 7117-0100, by striking out the figure “$14,147,702” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $14,413,461;

And further amend said section 2, in item 7118-0100, by striking out the figure “$12,896,191” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $13,462,243;

And further amend the bill, in section 2, in line 18, by inserting after the word “general”, where it first appears, the following:- under the supervision of the inspector general;

And further amend said section, in line 37, by inserting after the words “administered by the” the following:- executive;

And further amend the bill by inserting after section 8 the following sections:-

SECTION 8A. Section 6A of chapter 8 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the figure “$1,000”, as appearing in section 14 of chapter 139 of the acts of 2012, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$5,000”;

SECTION 8B. Section 9 of said chapter 8, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the second sentence the following:- including oversight of the immediate state house loading dock spaces.;

And further amend the bill by inserting after section 10 the following section:-

SECTION 10A. Subsection (c) of section 5G of chapter 12 of the General Laws, as appearing in section 29 of chapter 139 of the acts of 2012, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “dismiss an action” the following words:- or claim;

And further amend the bill in section 22 by striking out, in lines 362 to 364, the words “shall not expire in any event any sooner than the end of 1 year for the assessment of tax for members and indirect owners participating in the unified audit procedure” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- shall not expire in any event sooner than the end of 1 year after the date the determination of pass-through entity items becomes a final determination;

And further amend the bill by inserting after section 22 the following section:-

SECTION 22A. Section 89 of chapter 62C of the General Laws is hereby repealed.

And further amend the bill in section 31 by striking out, in lines 438 and 439, clause (iv) and inserting in place thereof the following clause:- and (iv) pay to the federal official the lesser of the entire refund or the amount certified plus any fee pursuant to subsection (g) and pay any refund in excess of such amount to the person;

And further amend the bill by striking out section 32 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

SECTION 32. Chapter 63 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 38FF the following section:-

Section 38GG. (a) For the purposes of this section, the term “administering agency “ shall mean the state or quasi authority charged with certifying or otherwise administering a credit against income tax.

(b) Annually, on or before July 1, the administering agency of a tax credit program shall submit a report to the executive office for administration and finance detailing tax credits authorized for the previous calendar year. The report shall contain the following information: (1) the identity of each taxpayer receiving an authorized tax credit and from which tax credit program the credit was received; (2) the amount of the authorized tax credit awarded and issued for each taxpayer and each project, if applicable; and (3) the date that the authorized tax credit was awarded and issued for each taxpayer and each project. For purposes of this report, no information shall be used pertaining to credits, exemptions or deductions awarded or claimed prior to January 1, 2011. For the purposes of this section, the taxpayer shall be the initial recipient of an authorized tax credit.

(c) In addition to the requirements in subsection (b) the administering agency of the tax credit programs authorized under sections 31H, 38N, 38Q, 38R, 38U, 38X and 38W shall include the following information in its report: (1) the local address of the place of business of the taxpayer and headquarters, if different than the place of business, and website of the business; (2) the administering agency’s reasons for awarding the tax credit; (3) any specific outcomes or requirements of the taxpayer under the tax credit program and whether the taxpayer has met those requirements; (4) metrics that demonstrate the progress of the taxpayer in meeting the purpose of the credit program; and (5) any additional information that the administering agency deems useful for providing further context on the information described in this subsection.

(d) The secretary of administration and finance shall publish on the website of the commonwealth information on the purpose of tax credit programs administered in the commonwealth and may include relevant information contained in a report submitted pursuant to this section.

And further amend the bill in section 52 by striking out, in line 821, the figure “115A” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 151A;

And further amend said section 52 by striking out, in line 825, the words health insurance employer responsibility” and inserting in place thereof the following:- medical assistance employer;

And further amend the bill in section 64 by striking out the date “June 30, 2014”, each time it appears, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following:- December 31, 2013;

And further amend the bill in section 67 by striking out, in line 957, the words “section 36 of chapter 118G” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- section 66 of chapter 118E;

And further amend said section 67 by striking out the last sentence;

And further amend the bill by striking out subsection (b) of section 68;

And further amend the bill in section 72 by inserting at the end thereof the following words:- ; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to monies received by the fund by the provisions of chapter 194 of the acts of 2011;

And further amend the bill in section 74, as amended, by inserting after the words “chapter 10 of the General Laws” the following:- (v) $17,200,000 to the Executive Office of Health and Human Services and the Commonwealth Health Connector Authority for restoration of all fillings covered for all teeth, reducing extractions and loss of teeth;

And further amend the bill in section 83, in line 1259, by striking out the figure “$479,755,373” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $478,691,873;

And further amend the bill in section 92 by striking out, in lines 1348 to 1350, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following:- and (2) Any other funding, including, but not limited to, appropriation, gift, grant, contribution, transfer or investment;

And further amend said section 92 by inserting, in line 1362, after the word “year” the following words:- ; provided, however, that any unexpended balance from the state 911 department funding shall revert to said department;

And further amend the bill in section 103 by striking out, in line 1515, the figure “2014” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2013.