Consolidated Amendment "I" to H4200
Labor and Economic Development
Fiscal Note: $16,098,168
Amendments 48 and 79 have been re-categorized from Constitutional Officers and State Administration
Amendment 267 has been re-categorized from Revenue
Amendments 303 and 673 have been re-categorized from Education and Local Aid
Amendments from Labor and Economic Development: 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 28, 29, 31, 42, 45, 46, 48, 56, 59, 67, 69, 70, 72, 79, 80, 92, 98, 100, 104, 106, 109, 110, 114, 122, 123, 126, 127, 136, 138, 145, 148, 149, 166, 168, 177, 189, 196, 224, 229, 233, 248, 254, 265, 266, 267, 269, 276, 278, 279, 283, 288, 291, 292, 296, 297, 299, 303, 310, 311, 318, 320, 321, 322, 325, 327, 328, 330, 337, 344, 350, 352, 355, 357, 362, 392, 452, 473, 484, 486, 499, 519, 521, 525, 530, 536, 537, 547, 548, 553, 555, 559, 561, 568, 573, 582, 598, 601, 605, 609, 614, 615, 617, 619, 621, 625, 627, 633, 634, 637, 638, 663, 673, 674, 692, 693, 695, 704, 714, 718, 724, 725, 727, 728, 732, 736, 743, 750, 752, 758, 765, 771, 779, 784, 787, 796, 800, 813, 824, 833, 841, 844, 846, 851, 861, 875, 890, 893, 895, 918, 933, 937, 941, 951, 962, 964, 969, 971, 994, 995, 1006, 1010, 1027, 1047, 1059, 1065, 1069, 1089, 1101, 1128, 1142, 1156, 1161, 1164, 1167, 1189, 1191, 1193, 1198, 1215, 1230, 1245, 1256, 1271, 1287, and 1290
Mr. Dempsey of Haverhill and others move to amend H.4200 in section 2, in item 0640-0300, by inserting after the word “Laws;” the following:- provided that not less than $75,000 shall be expended on the Springfield Performing Arts Development Corporation; provided further, that not less than $9,000 shall be expended to the town of Stoneham for a one time restoration grant; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended on the Cogswell School building in Bradford; provided further, that not less than $25,000 will be allocated for Phase 2 of the Berkshire Carousel Project in Pittsfield for ADA compliance;
And further amend said item by striking the figure “$10,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $12,189,000
And to further amend the bill in section 2, by striking out item 1599-0026 and inserting in place thereof the following:-
1599-0026 For a reserve to support municipal improvements; provided, that not more than $2,650,000 shall be expended for an incentive program for communities and municipalities engaging in the use of best practices determined by the Community Compact Cabinet created by Executive Order No. 554 issued January 23, 2015; provided further, that not less than $2,800,000 shall be expended to fund the District Local Technical Assistance Fund established in section 2XXX of chapter 29 of the General Laws, including projects that encourage regionalization, to be administered by the division of local services and distributed through the District Local Technical Assistance Fund; provided further, that not less than what was appropriated in this item in section 2 of chapter 165 of the act of 2014 for a 1-time grant to the city of Quincy shall be expended again for a 1-time grant to the city of Quincy in fiscal year 2017; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for Camp Kiwanee in Hanson; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for geographic information system project in the city of Lynn; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for public safety improvements in the town of Weymouth; provided further, that no less than $50,000 shall be expended to Abington for public safety grant along route 18; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for design or construction at the Shawsheen Valley Technical High School; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Yankee Doodle Bike Path in Billerica; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for the purpose of data collection and analysis for the Taunton Opioid Task Force Community Follow-up Pilot Program; and provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be appropriated to Plymouth County…..$6,480,000
And further amend said section 2, in item 7002-0010, by inserting after the word “agreements” the following:- ; and provided further, that the executive office of housing and economic development, in cooperation with the commonwealth corporation, shall award not less than $300,000 to the New England Center for Arts and Technology, Inc.
And further amend said item by striking the figure “$2,151,996” and inserting in the place thereof the following figure:- $2,451,996
And further amend said section 2, in item 7002-0012, by inserting after the word “programs;” the following:- provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for a grant to the Union of Minority Neighborhoods; provided further, that no less than $25,000 shall be expended for a grant program to Crossroads Family Center in East Boston for the operation of workforce development and educational programing for women and girls; provided further, that no less than $50,00 shall be expended for a grant program to St. Mary’s Center in Dorchester for the operation of workforce development and educational programing for women and girls;
And further amend said item by striking the figure “$9,000,000” and inserting in the place thereof the following figure:- $9,700,000
And further amend said section 2 by inserting after item 7002-0017 the following 3 items:-
7002-0020 For a precision manufacturing pilot program that provides training to unemployed and underemployed individuals, including veterans; provided, that the program shall be administered by the executive office of housing and economic development.....$1,535,000
7002-0032 For a transfer to the John Adams Innovation Institute Fund established in section 6A of chapter 40J of the General Laws ..........................................................$500,000
7002-0035For a reserve to support the commonwealth's defense sector initiatives; provided, that the executive office may allocate funds to the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency for this purpose……………………………………………………………………….... $125,000
And further amend said section 2, in item 7002-0036, by inserting after the words “economic development;” the following:- provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for HolyokeWorks of Holyoke for their programs addressing the needs of low-skilled and bilingual workers; provided further that not less than $250,000 shall be appropriated for the city of Lowell department of planning and development to create a business development grant program run by the City in conjunction with a qualified public institution in Lowell; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for planning and construction of an arts center on Main Street in the town of Wakefield
And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$3,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $3,330,000
And further amend said section in item 7003-0606 by striking out the figure "$1,300,000" and inserting in place thereof the figure "$2,000,000."
And further amend said section 2 by inserting after the item 7003-0901the following:-
7003-0902For the operation of the Joint Labor Management Committee for Municipal Police and Fire..............................................................................................................................$250,000
And further amend said section 2, in item 7003-1206, by inserting after the word “organizations” the following:- provided, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the development and implementation of a middle skills workforce training program to be conducted by the Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute Inc.; provided further, that no less than $50,000 shall be expended to the CONNECT program, in Chelsea; provided further, provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for the Urban League of Springfield; provided further, that no less than $250,000 shall be expended towards workforce efforts at the Pine Street Inn in Boston; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for the Moving Ahead Program at the St. Francis House in Boston; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the New England Farm Workers’ Council, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to Career Resources Corporation in Haverhill toward employment services for veterans with disabilities; provided further, that no less than $400,000 shall be spent for the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Cape Verdean Community UNIDO, Inc. for program expansion serving immigrants in the Roxbury and Dorchester areas of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for workforce efforts for proven-risk young adults at UTEC, Inc.; and provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for programs supporting and promoting cultural heritage diversity, and education in the city of Boston;
And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$1,400,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $3,425,000
And further amend said section 2, in item 7007-0952, by inserting after the word “1996;” the following:- provided further, that no less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Lupa Zoo and Game Farm, Inc. in Ludlow;
And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$4,900,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $5,100,000
And further amend said section 2, in item 7008-0900, by inserting after the word “championships;” the following:- provided further, that no less than $35,000 shall be expended for the Glass Town Cultural District for the purpose of tourism promotion efforts; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Plymouth 400, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $25,000 be expended for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Peabody; provided further, that not less than $25,000 be expended for the Peabody fire and police memorial; provided further, that not less than $50,000 be expended by the city of Peabody for the study of operating a high rail trolley service on the MBTA track running from Peabody Square to the Salem Depot; provided further, that no less than $90,000 shall be expended for the Russian Community Association of Massachusetts Inc.; provided further, that no less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Waltham Tourism Council; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for repairs to a municipal building in Brockton; provided further, that $20,000 be expended for the construction of a new playground at the Helen R. Donaghue School in Merrimac; provided further, that not less than $100,000 be expended for the implementation of a management information system at the water division in Lynn; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce, Inc. to fund a regional tourism council for the North Quabbin region; provided further, that no less than $75,000 shall be expended for the New England Public Radio in the City of Springfield; provided further that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Wilbraham Nature and Cultural Council working in collaboration with the Wilbraham Community Association and the Minnechaug Land Trust for tourism marketing and advertising purposes; provided further, that no less than $50,000 shall be expended for improvements to the historic Fino Field in Milford; provided further, that $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Dedham to commemorate the 375th anniversary of Mother Brook waterway; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Mendon 350th Anniversary Committee for the commemoration of the 350th anniversary of Mendon; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for visibility improvements in Newburyport; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended as a one-time grant for the Fireball Run in Amesbury; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Greater Gardner Business Incubation Network’s business incubator in Gardner; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended as grants for the Bay State Games; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Germantown Neighborhood Center in Quincy; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Quincy Asian Resources, Inc. in Quincy; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the purposes of the operation of the Riverside Theatre Works of Boston; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Inc.; provided further, that no less than $70,000 shall be spent for the operation of the Eureka program in the Holyoke, Lynn and Worcester chapters of Girls Inc.; provided further, that no less than $175,000 shall be expended for handicap accessibility to municipally owned buildings in West Springfield; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for Old Sturbridge Village Sturbridge; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for costs associated with the Town of Palmer’s 300th anniversary celebration; provided further, that not less than $50,000 be issued to the Quaboag Valley Community Development Corporation for the establishment of a regional adult learning center; provided further, that no less than $50,000 shall be expended for the enhancement of Artists' Row in Salem; provided further, that no less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Essex National Heritage Commission for improvement to the Essex National Heritage Area in Essex County; provided further that not less than $50,000 shall be provided to the Hilltown Community Development Corporation to establish a rural capacity building initiative ; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Dudley for the Quinebaug Rail Trail intermodal transportation corridor between the towns of Webster and Dudley; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for a destination farmers market in Revere; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the construction of a Little Free Library on Franklin Housing Authority property; provided further, that no less than $100,000 shall be expended for a matching grant program to the Enrichment Center located in Dorchester; provided that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a one-time child enhancement grant to North Reading; provided further, that no less than $50,000 shall be expended for LuminArtz for the production of public art displays; provided further that no less than $500,000 shall be expended for the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau for marketing and promotion of Sail Boston/Tall Ships 2017; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a grant to the 128 Business Council for planning and development of a transportation management association serving the Arsenal Street and Pleasant Street corridors in Watertown; provided further, that not less than $50,000 be provided for the planning, engineering, and construction to redesign the intersection of Front Street, Central Street and Spring Street in Winchendon; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the historic West Medford Community Center; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improvements at Aquinnah Circle in the town of Aquinnah; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the purpose of funding the planning, preliminary design and engineering costs for the construction of a skate park at Farm Pond in Framingham; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Western Massachusetts Sports Commission; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the creation of a park at the beginning of the Mansfield Norton Bike Trail in Mansfield; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for public safety improvements on route 123 and route 140 in Norton; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for a feasibility study for the reconfiguration and expansion of the parking lots at the commuter rail station in Sharon to facilitate travel to Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for an economic development study for the redevelopment of the downtown area in Foxboro; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for training apprenticeship program for students ages 8 to 21 interested in theatrical performance, design, management and the allied arts of theatre; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the purposes of the operation of the programs of the Menino Arts Center; provided further, that no less than $50,000 shall be expended for youth programs at Dennison Memorial Community Center in New Bedford; provided further that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for production at Zeiterion Performing Arts in New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for AHA! Art, History & Architecture in the city of New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Frederick Douglass House in New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the West Roxbury Main Streets Parkway Community Pavilion construction project on Centre Street in West Roxbury; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended on the planning and celebration of the 300th anniversary of the town of Westborough; provided further, that no less than $25,000 shall be expended for a matching grant program to Lena Park Community Center located in Dorchester; provided further, that no less than $50,000 be granted to the Independent Film Society of Boston; provided further, that no less than $50,000 shall be expended for the restoration of the State Theatre in Stoughton; provided further, that no less than $25,000 shall be expended for a matching grant program to No Books No Ball located in Roxbury; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Head of the Charles Regatta to cover costs associated with public safety; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the Outside the Box festival in Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for public service announcements to be broadcasted during From the Top, Inc’s radio programming; provided further, that not less than $6,000 shall be expended for the Oakes Ames Memorial Hall in Easton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 be allocated to the Fort Devens Museum to support staffing and educational programs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 be allocated for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$4,343,665” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $10,397,833
And further amend the bill by inserting after the section 5, the following sections:-
SECTION 5D. Section 13H of chapter 23A of the General Laws, as amended by section 40 of chapter 46 of the acts of 2015, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 20, the words “the Berkshire Hills Visitors Bureau” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- 1Berkshire Strategic Alliance, Inc.;
SECTION 5E. The second paragraph of section 14 of said chapter 23A of the General Laws, as amended by section 41 of said chapter 46 of the acts of 2015, is hereby further amended by inserting, in line 15, after the words “Hampshire County Tourism and Visitor’s Bureau” the following words:- , 1Berkshire Strategic Alliance, Inc.;
And further moves to amend the bill by inserting after section 19 the following section:-
SECTION 19B. Section 6 of chapter 128C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the words “two and one-half percent", wherever appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following words: “three-eights of one percent”."
And moves to further amend the bill by inserting after section 21 the following section:-
SECTION 21A. Section 1 of chapter 636 of the acts of 1964, is hereby amended by striking out the words “Berkshire Hills Conference, Inc.”.
And further moves to amend the bill by inserting after section 47 the following sections:-
SECTION 47A. The secretary of housing and economic development, in conjunction with the commissioner of revenue, shall study the feasibility, costs and benefits of implementing an urban revitalization tax credit for properties located in urban areas, for the purpose of rejuvenating urban building infrastructure in the commonwealth. The study shall consider, but not be limited to considering, the benefits of incorporating the following eligibility criteria into such a possible tax credit program: the population density and size of the location of urban properties; the median household income of the location of the urban properties; and the rate of educational attainment of the location of urban properties. The secretary shall file a report on the results of the study on or before December 31, 2016, with the clerks of the house of representatives and senate who shall forward the same to the joint committees on revenue and economic development and emerging technologies.
SECTION 47B. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, prior to transferring the consolidated net surplus in the budgetary funds to the Commonwealth Stabilization Fund under section 5C of chapter 29 of the General Laws, the comptroller shall dispose of the consolidated net surplus in the budgetary funds for fiscal year 2016 as follows: (i) transfer 1/2 of the surplus, not to exceed $10,000,000, to the Massachusetts Community Preservation Trust Fund established in section 9 of chapter 44B of the General Laws; and (ii) transfer 1/2 of the surplus, not to exceed $10,000,000, to the Massachusetts Life Sciences Investment Fund established in section 6 of chapter 23I of the General Laws.