Budget Amendment ID: FY2015-S4-138-R1

Redraft GOV 138

North Adams Relief

Mr. Downing moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 1233-2400, moved that the bill be amended in section 2, in item 1599-0026, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that $750,000 shall be expended as a 1-time grant to the city of North Adams to backfill forgone payments in lieu of taxes, sewer, water and other fees not paid by Northern Berkshire Healthcare, Inc. and for other extraordinary costs related to the closure of a certain hospital in the town of North Adams”;

and in said section 2, in said item 1599-0026, by striking out the figure “$6,400,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$7,150,000”.