Consolidated Amendment #B to H.4000

Consolidated Amendment "B" to H4000

Constitutional Officers and State Administration and Transportation

Fiscal Note: $3,479,000

Amendment 172 has been re-categorized to Energy and Environmental Affairs.

Amendments 174 and 237 have been re-categorized from Legislation, Non-Budgetary.

Amendment 320 has been re-categorized to Legislation, Non-Budgetary.

Amendments 314, 651 and 679 have been re-categorized to Labor and Economic Development.

Amendments from Constitutional Officers and State Administration: 1, 5, 8, 12, 29, 44, 46, 59, 88, 131, 141, 153, 155, 159, 167, 174, 175, 207, 218, 237, 277, 338, 357, 358, 360, 376, 428, 438, 460, 470, 498, 508, 526, 554, 601, 603, 626, 630, 644, 684, 686, 693, 756, 786, 806, 808, 827, 829, 831, 834, 837, 839, 845, 849, 874, 920, 927, 929, 945, 947, 996, 1014, 1045, 1081, 1116, 1120 and 1146.

Amendments from Transportation: 22, 69, 109, 147, 176, 185, 234, 236, 237, 244, 252, 267, 279, 297, 299, 305, 377, 456, 466, 504, 510, 518, 521, 544, 636, 687, 704, 728, 781, 790, 880, 883, 997, 1070, 1078, 1079, 1082, 1084, 1085, 1087, 1095, 1097, 1098, 1099, 1100, 1103, 1113, 1118, 1122, 1128, 1129, 1137, 1163 and 1165.

Mr. Dempsey of Haverhill and others move to amend H.4000 in section 2, in item 0526-0100, by inserting at the end thereof the following words: - ; provided further, that not less than $100,000 be provided for the Prescott building in Lancaster;

And further move to amend the bill in section 2, in item 0640-0300, by striking out the figures “$5,080,801” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$8,080,801”.

And further move to amend the bill in section 2, in item 0910-0200, by striking out the figures “$2,478,783” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$2,528,783”.

And further move to amend the bill in section 2, in item 0940-0100, by striking the figure “$2,432,967” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$2,568,237”

And further move to amend the bill in section 2, in item 0950-0000, by striking out the figures “$71,500” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$100,000”.

And further move to amend the bill in section 2, in item 0950-0050, by striking out the figure“$200,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $300,000;

And further move to amend the bill in section 2, in item 0950-0080, by striking out the figure “$35,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $50,000;

And further move to amend the bill in section 2, in item 0920-0300, by striking out the figure “$1,436,196” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $1,486,196;

And further move to amend the bill in section 4 by inserting after the words “or a designee;”, in line 10, the following words:- the president of the Massachusetts Organization of State Engineers and Scientists, or a designee;

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

SECTION 8A. Subsection (a) of section 14C of chapter 7 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “commonwealth,”, in line 5, the following words:- the regional and metropolitan planning organizations,

And further move to amend the bill by inserting after section 26 the following sections:-

SECTION 26A. Section 4 of chapter 30B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in each instance, the figure “$25,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $35,000.

SECTION 26B. Subsection (a) of section 5 of said chapter 30B is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the figure “$25,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $35,000.

SECTION 26C. Subsection (a) of section 6 of said chapter 30B is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the figure “$25,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $35,000.

SECTION 26D. Subsection (a) of section 6A of said chapter 30B is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the figure “$25,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $35,000.

SECTION 26E. Subsection (a) of section 7 of said chapter 30B is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the figure “$25,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $35,000.

SECTION 26F. Subsection (c) of section 16 of said chapter 30B is hereby amended by striking out, in each instance, the words “twenty-five thousand dollars” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $35,000.

And further move to amend the bill by inserting after section 27 the following sections:-

SECTION 27A. Subsection (2A) of section 23 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the word “nine”, in line 179, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 11.

SECTION 27B. Said subsection (2A) of said section 23 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “board,”, in line 181, the following words:- the Secretary of the Commonwealth or a designee, the president of the Massachusetts Association of Contributory Retirement Systems or a designee,.

And further move to amend the bill by inserting after section 32 the following section:-

SECTION 32A. Said section 22 of said chapter 32B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 62, 64 and 68, the words “July 1, 2011”, in each instance, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- January 1, 2014.

And further move to amend the bill by inserting after section 38 the following section:-

SECTION 38C. Section 19A of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 40, the following new paragraph:-

Notwithstanding a provision of this section or any other section to the contrary, the maximum gross vehicle weight limit, bridge formula limit and axle weight limit for any vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with an idle reduction system may be increased by a quantity necessary to compensate for the additional weight of the idle reduction system as provided for in 23 U.S.C. Section 127, as amended. In no case shall the additional weight increase allowed by this subsection be greater than four hundred pounds. Upon request by an appropriate law enforcement officer, the vehicle operator shall provide proof that the idle reduction technology is fully functional at all times and that the gross weight increase is not used for any purpose other than for the use of an idle reduction system. For purposes of this section, an idle reduction system is any system that provides heating, cooling or electrical service to a commercial vehicle cab for the purpose of reducing vehicle idling.

And further move to amend the bill by inserting after section 101 the following section:-

SECTION 101A. There is hereby established a special advisory commission on the uniformity and compatibility of compensation of public officials. The commission shall consist of 3 members: 1 of whom shall be the chief executive of a non-profit business or trade association, who shall be appointed by the governor; 1 of whom shall be employed in the private sector as a Director of Human Resources, who shall be appointed by the state auditor, and; 1 member who shall be the Dean of a School of Business Administration, who shall be appointed by the state secretary. The commission shall review present compensation levels of public officials to determine the consistency of such levels of compensation and submit a report, including any recommendations for possible legislation, on or before December 31, 2014. The state comptroller is hereby directed to provide the special commission with all records of compensation requested by the commission.