Amendment #184 to H4461
Consolidated Amendment
Mr. Dempsey of Haverhill moves to amend the bill Fiscal Note: $68,168,000
Amendments: 1, 13, 15, 17, 23, 24, 33, 39, 44, 48, 51, 52, 62, 63, 70, 73, 77, 79, 81, 84, 88, 93, 96, 97, 98, 102, 110, 114, 116, 121, 123 ,124, 125, 131, 137, 148, 150, 155, 181
Mr. Dempsey of Haverhill moves to amend the bill, in section 2A, in item 7002-8009, by adding at the end thereof the following words:- ; provided further, that $75,000 shall be expended for the purpose of structural, roofing, masonry and site work at the Colonial Theatre in the city of Pittsfield; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended to rehabilitate, finish, or expand facilities related to the Center for the Arts in the town of Natick; provide further, that $250,000 shall be expended for site analysis and feasibility of an upper valley innovation center to provide start-up entrepreneurial maker space in the city of Greenfield;
And moves to further amend said item by striking out the figure “$15,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $15,575,000;
And moves to further amend said section by striking out item 7002-8010;
And moves to further amend said section, in item 7002-8014, by adding at the end thereof the following words:- ; provided further, that $396,000 shall be expended to the Franklin County Community Development Corporation for costs associated with the expansion of the Western Massachusetts Food Processing Center;
And further moves to amend said item by striking out the figure “$6,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $6,396,000;
And further moves to amend the bill by striking out item 7002-8015 and inserting in place thereof the following items:-
7002-8016 For a Designated Port Area Pilot program to be administered by the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency to make grants, loans, or a combination thereof for the design, construction, repair, renovation, rehabilitation, or other capital improvement of existing commercial and marine industrial infrastructure and commercial and public maritime transportation infrastructure; provided that, in making such grants or loans, the agency shall consider: (i) the impacts on future economic growth and commercial and industrial development within the designated port area; (ii) the impacts on the commercial fishing industry; (iii) the impacts on wastewater and wastewater pretreatment in the designated port area; (iv) the attendant economic benefits to the commonwealth; and (v) any strategic report or other assessment created under section 94 of chapter 287 of the acts of 2014; provided further, that the agency shall reasonably anticipate that its loan will leverage additional private investment in the property or the designated port area in which the property is located; and, provided further, that the agency shall, in coordination with the executive office of housing and economic development, submit an annual report to the clerks of the house and senate who shall forward the report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies on or before December 31. The report shall include a current assessment of the progress of each project funded through the program………….…………………………………………………………………….$1,000,000
7002-8017 For the Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation, established in section 3 of chapter 40J of the General Laws and doing business as the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, to create a cybersecurity and data analytics technology development and training center of excellence pursuant to section 104; provided further, that $75,000 shall be expended for the purpose of extending Mass Broadband, fiber optic cable network to the William Stanley Business Park to support the operation of the Berkshire Innovation Center in the city of Pittsfield; provided further, that $200,000 shall be expended for the Haitian American Business Expo, Inc. to expand its launch of its first-of-its-kind free platform connecting the Haitian / Haitian-American business community free-of-charge- with consumers by showcasing Haitian businesses and services throughout the Commonwealth through its Haitian business and non-profit web directory, database, mobile application, media outlets and community presence.……………………………………………………..…………………..…. $4,775,000
7002-8018 For public infrastructure grants to municipalities and other public instrumentalities for design, construction, building, land acquisition, rehabilitation, repair and other improvements to publicly-owned infrastructure; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for the Hamilton Canal District in the city of Lowell; provided further, that $500,000 be expended for the completion of the Northampton Arts Trust building project, located on Hawley Street in the city of Northampton; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for the relocation and rehabilitation of Stearns Tavern in the city of Worcester to provide job training and employment opportunities, in conjunction with the Seven Hills Foundation, for persons with disabilities, and to create an all-ages, universally-accessible playground and park to adjoin the tavern; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended on improving wayfinding efforts in cultural districts designated pursuant to clause 5 of subsection (a) of section 63 of chapter 23A of the General Laws; provided further, that $200,000 shall be expended for infrastructure improvements in the city of Brockton; provided further, that $150,000 shall be expended for infrastructure improvements pursuant to MassDOT’s Route 107 Corridor Study in the cities of Salem and Lynn; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for the restoration, rehabilitation and renovation of the Lowell Memorial Auditorium in order to ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act in the city of Lowell; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended for the engineering cost of replacing the West Park Street Bridge in the town of Lee; provided further, that $142,000 shall be expended to assist the Middlesex 3 Coalition Transportation Management Association to acquire and maintain a transportation service vehicle between the City of Lowell and the Towns of Bedford and Burlington; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended for new sidewalks at the intersection of Randolph street and state route 138, also known as Turnpike street, in the town of Canton; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended for the redevelopment of infrastructure in the Avon industrial park; provided further, that not less than $350,000 be expended for repairs of the Tashmoo Boat Ramp in Vineyard Haven to encourage commercial and recreational activities; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended for the study and implementation of parking management plans in municipalities that, due to residential, commercial or industrial development, require the development of demand-based parking to meet the needs of visitors to the municipality whether they be employees, customers of businesses or tourists; provided, that municipalities that demonstrate an average daily visitor population or at least 30,000 shall be given priority; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended for the redevelopment of Stoughton Center in the town of Stoughton; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended for repairs, enhancements and improved pedestrian access in the Melrose downtown business and historic district; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for infrastructure improvements to the Lynnway route 1A in the city of Lynn; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Buckland for the completion of the Clesson Brook Road bridge reconstruction project; provided further, that $150,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Fall River waterfront including parking accessibility and improvements to Jefferson Street; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for improving infrastructure along route 140 in the town of Boylston; provided further, that $200,000 shall be expended for a workforce development grant to Into Action Recovery, Inc for the purchase and renovation of an opiate recovery treatment facility to promote economic development, workforce development and substance abuse recovery in the town of Tewksbury; provided further, that provided that $500,000 shall be expended for economic development linking state and local land to the business districts along the Route 3A Corridor in Weymouth and Hingham and along the Back River in the towns of Weymouth and Hingham; provided further, that $230,000 shall be expended for the repair of sidewalks along Granite avenue in the town of Milton; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for infrastructure improvements in the town of Templeton……………$6,322,000
7002-8019 For the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation established pursuant to section 2 of chapter 40W of the General Laws for a program to provide matching grants to community development financial institutions certified by the United States Treasury or community development corporations certified under chapter 40H of the General Laws to enable them to leverage federal or private investments for the purpose of making loans to small businesses……………………………………………………………………………$1,000,000
7002-8021 For the Brownfields Redevelopment Fund established by section 29A of chapter 23G of the General Laws ……………………..…………………………..…………… $45,000,000
And further moves to amend the bill in section 2B by inserting after item 7004-8016 the following item:-
7004-8017 For the Urban Revitalization and Development Grant Program established by section 53 of chapter 121B of the General Laws……………………………………………….$1,000,000
And further moves to amend the bill in section 2C in item 7009-2005 by inserting after the words “administration of the program” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $250,000 be allocated for the purpose of job training at Holyoke Works; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended for an employment training program for unemployed or underemployed young adults with disabilities, provided that funds shall be awarded competitively by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development to community-based organizations with recognized success in creating strong collaborations with employers to consider young adults with disabilities and said organization shall provide extensive training and internship programming and ongoing post-placement support for participants and employers; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended to the Central Massachusetts Center for Business and Enterprise to support custom workforce training curriculums in the manufacturing industry through a higher learning institution within the Blackstone Valley; provided further, that $25,000,000 shall be expended on an employer-employee training grant program pursuant to section 57 of chapter 74 of the General Laws;
And further moves to amend said item by striking out the figure “$45,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $70,600,000;
And moves to further amend said section in item 6720-1340 by adding at the end thereof the following words:- ; provided further, that funds shall be expended for investment in infrastructure improvements to the World Trade Center and other maritime facilities to accommodate future maritime uses, including Sail Boston 2017/Tall Ships;
And moves to further amend said item by striking out the figure “$107,500,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $109,500,000
And moves to further amend said section by adding at the end thereof the following items:-
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Department of Conservation and Recreation
2800-7109 For the design, construction, reconstruction, improvement or rehabilitation of department or navigable coastal and inland waterways projects including, but not limited to, dredging for the purpose of promoting trade, tourism and other economic benefits on a local, regional or statewide basis………………………………………….……………..$5,000,0000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
8100-0026 For the State Police and the Boston Regional Intelligence Center/Boston Police Department to enhance and expand technology and protocols to establish and improve programs for the prevention of economic cybercrime, terrorist activities, organized crime, including gangs, and to enhance emergency response and transportation infrastructure alerts and drug interdiction in accordance with an interagency agreement. The interagency agreement shall provide protocols to coordinate and share information and data aggregation developed by the parties and provide assistance and cooperation with the business community, the gateway communities, regional fusion centers, the Massachusetts Port Authority and the Mass Bay Transit Authority……………………………………………………………………….$25,000,000