Budget Amendment ID: FY2017-S4-943

ENV 943

Borderland State Park Trust Fund

Mr. Joyce moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting the following new section:

“SECTION XX. (a) Chapter 92 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 official edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 34C the following section:-

Section 34D. Notwithstanding any general or special law or administrative bulletin to the contrary and pursuant to section 34, there is hereby established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund, to be known as the Borderland State Park Trust Fund, which shall be used for the purposes of advancing recreational, educational and conservation interests, including, but not limited to, the construction and maintenance of facilities and infrastructure improvements for the area within the reservation. The trust shall receive, hold and expend with the advice of the Borderland Advisory Council, all fees generated by parking, permits, licenses and all other agreements not currently being directed to the General Fund relating to the use of the park land as authorized by the commission. The department shall not make expenditures from this fund so as to cause the fund to be deficient.

(b) This law shall be commonly be referred to as "The William Hocking Law"

(c) This act shall take effect upon passage.”