Amendment #997 to H4000

Snow and Ice Removal

Representatives Vieira of Falmouth, deMacedo of Plymouth, Dooley of Norfolk, Gifford of Wareham, Howitt of Seekonk, Jones of North Reading, Mirra of West Newbury, Orrall of Lakeville, Peake of Provincetown, Peterson of Grafton, Hill of Ipswich, Calter of Kingston, Madden of Nantucket, D'Emilia of Bridgewater, Kuros of Uxbridge, Frost of Auburn, Ashe of Longmeadow and Poirier of North Attleborough move to amend the bill by adding the following section: "Section XXXX.  The commonwealth may incur liability and make expenditures in any fiscal year in excess of available appropriations for snow and ice removal, provided that such expenditures are approved by the secretary of transportation and the secretary of administration and finance; provided, however, that the appropriation for such purposes in said fiscal year equaled or exceeded the appropriation for said purposes in the prior fiscal year.  Expenditures made under authority of this section shall be certified by the comptroller to the treasurer for withdrawal from the commonwealth stabilization fund established pursuant to chapter 29, section 2H.  The secretary of administration and finance shall annually, not later than June first, report to the house and senate committees on ways & means the total amounts appropriated and expended for snow and ice removal in the current fiscal year."