Consolidated Amendment #A to H.3400

Consolidated Amendment "A" to H3400

Constitutional Officers, State Administration, and Transportation

Fiscal Note: $3,075,000

Amendments 370 and 886 have been re-categorized to Legislation, Non-Budget.

Amendment 451 has been re-categorized to Education and Local Aid.

Amendments 282 and 489 have been re-categorized to Energy and Environmental Affairs.

Amendment 609 has been re-categorized to Judiciary.

Amendment 771 has been re-categorized to Elder Affairs.

Amendment 832 has been re-categorized to Labor and Economic Development.

Amendments from Constitutional Officers and State Administration: 64, 79, 206, 226, 228, 325, 365, 377, 391, 399, 403, 407, 426, 468, 523, 574, 577, 585, 589, 621, 635, 647, 650, 652, 712, 723, 724, 728, 747, 774, 786, 808, 840, 854, 878, 890, 903, 923, 961, 998, 1037, 1053, 1067 and 1083.

Amendments from Transportation: 5, 29, 116, 189, 202, 207, 210, 211, 215, 282, 284, 290, 373, 387, 452, 453, 455, 457, 545, 553, 555, 584, 587, 588, 627, 636, 644, 665, 696, 700, 748, 850, 853, 865, 874, 959, 977, 1059, 1080 and 1085.

Mr. Dempsey of Haverhill and others move to amend H.3400 in section 2, in item 0521-0000, by adding the following words:- ; and, provided further, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the comptroller is authorized to transfer funds from item 0521-0000 to trust account 0521-0700 when requested by the State Secretary in order to meet federal matching fund requirements;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 0540-1300, by striking out the figure “$499,137” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $549,137;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 0610-0010, by adding the following words:- ; provided, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Moving Debt to Assets Program for the purpose of providing financial literacy training and support services;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $125,000;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 0640-0300, by striking out the figure “$10,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $12,000,000;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 0900-0100, by striking out the figure “$1,960,456” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $2,010,456;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 0910-0200, by striking out the figure “$2,528,783” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $2,578,783;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 0910-0220, by striking out the figure “$350,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $400,000;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 0920-0300, by striking out the figure “$1,486,196” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $1,536,196;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 1102-3199, by adding the following words:- ; provided further, that, on or before August 30, 2015, the division shall submit to the joint committee on state administration and regulatory oversight, a list of all properties, including, but not limited to, boathouses, skating rinks, land, buildings and athletic fields, that are offered for lease by the commonwealth, and include the agency that has care and custody of each property, the terms of said leases, the lease rates of said leases, the last time the lease was renegotiated, the name of the lessee, the address of the lease, the appraised value of each property, whether the property is occupied, the rate of rent, the name of the entity that maintains the property and the yearly cost of such maintenance and the amount of revenue collected for each property for each of the last 10 years.

And further amend the bill in section 2 by inserting after item 1599-1450 the following item:-

1599-1968 For a reserve for the Massachusetts Port Authority to encourage tourism and travel from Israel, the Middle East and Asia to the commonwealth using direct flights to Logan International Airport…….$700,000;

And further amend the bill in section 2E, in item 1595-6368, by adding the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be provided to Berkshire Rides; and further amend said item by striking out the figure “$409,220,340” and inserting in pace thereof the following figure:- $409,320,340;

And further amend the bill by inserting after section 35, the following section:-

SECTION 35A. Section 15 of chapter 85 of the General Laws, as amended by chapter 481 of the acts of 2014, is hereby further amended by adding the following sentence:-

A violation of this section shall not be deemed to be a conviction of a moving violation of the motor vehicle laws for the purpose of determining surcharges on motor vehicle insurance premiums pursuant to section 113B of chapter 175.

And further amend the bill by inserting after section 36, the following 2 sections:-

SECTION 36A. Section 29 of chapter 93 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following 2 sentences:- For the purposes of this section, a public park or reservation shall include a parkway under the jurisdiction of the department of conservation and recreation. Such rules and regulations shall require that said billboards, signs, and other advertising devices: (i) shall not be located within 500 feet of a public park or reservation; (ii) shall not obstruct the view of any location listed on the national register of historic places; (iii) shall be restricted on particular premises as necessary to promote the protection of open space; and (iv) shall be limited in number such that no single person may receive a permit, license or other authorization to construct or maintain more than 100.

SECTION 36B. Section 32 of said chapter 93, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “way”, in line 6, the following words:- ; provided, however, that sections 29 to 31, inclusive, and section 33 shall apply to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and the entities under its jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority;

And further amend the bill by inserting after section 42, the following section:-

SECTION 42A. Paragraph (n) of Section 3 of chapter 161A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “authority”, in line 112, the following words:- ; provided, that outdoor advertisements shall be subject to local zoning and approval;

And further amends the bill by inserting after section 73, the following section:-

SECTION 73D. Section 35A shall take effect as of April 7, 2015.