Consolidated Amendment "B" to H4200
Constitutional Officers, State Administration, and Transportation
Fiscal Note: $1,785,000
Amendments 48 and 79 have been re-categorized to Labor and Economic Development
Amendments from Constitutional Officers and State Administration:
22, 49, 58, 82, 84, 85, 88, 91, 95, 96, 97, 128, 129, 130, 131, 161, 162, 163, 195, 201, 208, 217, 235, 237, 257, 258, 260, 261, 262, 293, 315, 324, 375, 412, 416, 450, 458, 467, 496, 655, 669, 675, 676, 682, 705, 741, 745, 792, 799, 823, 843, 860, 869, 884, 886, 906, 926, 981 ,987, 991, 1020, 1028, 1141, 1143, 1166, 1213, 1217 and 1228
Amendments from Transportation: 35, 39, 124, 140, 169, 182, 183, 323, 345, 386, 401, 402, 411, 421, 433, 438, 498, 504, 580, 684, 700, 703, 744, 849, 892, 894, 928, 1016, 1064, 1108, 1124, 1126, 1139, 1157, 1159, 1162, 1163, 1165, 1183, 1218, 1221, 1254 and 1263
Mr. Dempsey of Haverhill and others move to amend H.4200 in section 2, in item 0521-0000, by inserting after the word “organizations” the following: - , prior appropriation continued;
And further amend said section 2, in item 0521-0001, by inserting after the word “2017” the following: - , prior appropriation continued;
And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 0610-0050 by striking out the figures “$2,271,489” and inserting in place thereof the figure: - $2,371,489;
And further amend said section 2, in item 0900-0100, by striking out the figure “$2,068,969” and inserting in place thereof the following figure: - $2,093,969;
And further amend said section 2, in item 0920-0300, by striking out the figure “$1,536,196” and inserting in place thereof the following figure: - $1,586,196;
And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 0940-0100, by striking out the figures “$2,898,657” and inserting in place thereof the figure: - $3,048,657;
And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 0950-000, by striking out the figures “$100,950” and inserting in place thereof the figure: - $115,950;
And further amend said section 2, in item 0950-0030, by striking out the figure “$80,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure: - $100,000;
And further amend said section 2, in item 1595-6368, by inserting after the word “Laws” the following words:- ; provided, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a transportation grant in the town of Hudson; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for transportation services of children and staff to Camp Harbor View on Long Island in Boston Harbor; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for downtown public safety improvements in the town of Holliston;” and in said item by striking out the figures, provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for traffic improvement in the city of Worcester; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a transportation pilot program in the city of Marlborough;
And further move to amend said item by striking out the figure “$327,659,302” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $328,084,302;
And further amend said section 2, in item 1595-6370, by striking out the figure “$80,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure: - $81,000,000;
And further move to amend the bill by inserting after section 5 the following sections:-
SECTION 5A. Section 33 of chapter 7C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 official edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 113, the following words after the word “acres”:- or if the gross square footage of all structures on the property is equal to or greater than 150,000 square feet.
SECTION 5B. Section 34 of said chapter 7C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 79, the following words after the word “acres”:- or if the gross square footage of all structures on the property is greater than or equal to 150,000 square feet.
And further move to amend the bill by inserting after section 6 the following sections:-
SECTION 6A. Section 1 of chapter 51 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the last sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- A person otherwise qualified to vote for national or state officers shall not, by reason of a change of residence within the commonwealth, be disqualified from voting for national officers and statewide ballot questions in the city or town from which the person has removed the person’s residence until the expiration of 18 months from such removal upon written affirmation that the person meets the qualifications.
SECTION 6B. Said section 1 of said chapter 51, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the last sentence, as inserted by section 6A, and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- A person otherwise qualified to vote for national or state officers shall not, by reason of a change of residence within the commonwealth, be disqualified from voting for such national or state officers in the city or town from which the person has removed the person’s residence until the expiration of 6 months from such removal.
SECTION 6C. Clause (g) of section 25B of chapter 54, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking, in line 38, the word “14” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- 35.
SECTION 6E. Section 8B of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “examination”, in line 13, the following words:- , which shall include at least 1 question that tests knowledge of how to interact safely with cyclists and pedestrians,;
And move to further amend the bill by inserting after section 44 the following sections:-
SECTION 44A. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the personnel administrator shall certify any active employee who was transferred under chapter 25 of the acts of 2009 to, hired after November 1, 2009 into, or is serving provisionally or by emergency appointment in, any labor service position in the Massachusetts Department of Transportation on April 30, 2016 to permanent civil service status in that position; provided, however, that any employee not serving in the position for at least six months immediately prior to April 30, 2016, shall serve a probationary period as provided by section 34 of chapter 31 of the General Laws. The civil service seniority date shall be the first date of service in the position but not before November 1, 2009.
SECTION 44B. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation shall convene a working group, not later than October 1, 2016, for the purpose of expediting the improvement of high speed passenger rail service between Springfield, Worcester and Boston, including the establishment of high speed passenger rail service between those communities along the so-called "Inland Route", connecting with the "Knowledge Corridor" high speed rail line and connecting with north/south rail services in Boston. The working group shall include, but not be limited to elected officials, including the Congressional delegation, representing communities along the Inland Route, and rail lines connecting to it, the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission, the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission, organized labor and existing rail service stakeholders, including Amtrak, PanAm, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and CSX Railways. The working group shall interface with the planning process authorized for funding in item 6622-1384 of section 2F, chapter 79 of the Acts of 2014 and include the goals contained in the departmental document entitled "Transforming the Rail Network for Economic and Community Development", shall evaluate the use of so called "maglev" propulsion technologies along this route and shall issue a report on the cost, route alignment and engineering details of the operation of the high speed rail transit route to the clerks of the house of representatives and senate who shall file the same to the joint committee on transportation no later than April 30, 2017.
And further move to amend the bill by inserting after section 48 the following section:-
SECTION 48A. Section 6B shall take effect on November 9, 2016.