Consolidated Amendment #I to H.4400

Consolidated Amendment "I" to H4400

Labor and Economic Development

Fiscal Note: $10,680,000

Amendment 1281 has been re-categorized from Housing, Mental Health and Disability Services

Amendment 588 has been re-categorized to Energy and Environmental Affairs

Amendments from Labor and Economic Development: 8, 15, 16, 22, 23, 24, 28, 42, 47, 50, 53, 56, 60, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 75, 89, 91, 94, 114, 129, 133, 134, 140, 146, 161, 163, 174, 180, 182, 185, 186, 189, 190, 191, 199, 200, 202, 208, 209, 213, 216, 217, 248, 250, 255, 296, 297, 298, 299, 301, 302, 304, 307, 314, 315, 362, 364, 376, 377, 378, 385, 388, 405, 411, 430, 441, 444, 456, 475, 476, 479, 484, 491, 506, 544, 548, 563, 584, 618, 627, 629, 637, 638, 642, 644, 652, 666, 671, 680, 681, 682, 691, 692, 707, 717, 728, 737, 764, 766, 774, 783, 811, 817, 818, 821, 826, 827, 836, 846, 852, 856, 860, 868, 873, 874, 886, 912, 928, 929, 956, 957, 960, 962, 965, 991, 992, 995, 1025, 1032, 1034, 1036, 1037, 1039, 1042, 1045, 1057, 1063, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1095, 1099, 1127, 1130, 1131, 1133, 1143, 1152, 1153, 1160, 1165, 1201, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1208, 1215, 1216, 1221, 1223, 1225, 1231, 1253, 1257, 1260, 1266, 1276,1288, 1295, 1299, 1304, 1307, 1309, 1316, 1319, 1327, 1334, 1344, 1358, 1359, 1363, 1364, 1370, 1374, 1386, 1387, 1388, and 1392

Mr. Sánchez of Boston and others move to amend H.4400 in section 2, in item 7002-0010, by adding the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended on the Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $12,500 shall be expended on the Charles H. McCann Technical School; provided further, that not less than $12,500 shall be expended on the Berkshire Training and Employment Program; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended on the New England Center for Arts & Technology, Inc.; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended on the 495/MetroWest Corridor Partnership, Inc.;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$1,880,224” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $2,330,224;

And further amend said section 2, in item 7002-0012, by inserting after the word “organizations” the following:- ; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a grant program to St. Mary's Center for Women and Children, Inc. in Dorchester for the operation of workforce development and educational programming for women and girls; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Cape Verdean Cultural Center Feasibility Commission; 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 $125,000 shall be expended for a grant to the Union of Minority Neighborhoods, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a grant program to Crossroads Family Center in East Boston for the operation of workforce development and educational programming for women and girls; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be allocated to the Lawrence Family Development Fund for a youth jobs program to employ at-risk youths of Lawrence; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be allocated to Groundwork Lawrence Inc, to deliver hands-on STEM education for the youth of Lawrence for the purposes of expanding comprehensive services by providing dedicated street outreach, transitional, counseling services, and job training for proven-risk young adults in and from the city of Lawrence;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$11,500,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $12,760,000;

And further amend said section 2 by inserting after item 7002-0017, the following item:-

7002-0032For a transfer to the John Adams Innovation Institute Fund established in section 6A of chapter 40J of the General Laws...................................$500,000

And further amend said section 2, in item 7002-0036, by inserting after the words “economic development;” the following words:- provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended on the Roxbury Trust Fund; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended on the Methuen Arlington Neighborhood, Inc.;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$500,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $650,000;

And further amend said section 2, in item 7002-1506, by inserting after the words “eligibility requirements” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended on the Arlington Community Trabajando;

And further amend said section by striking out the figure “$500,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $550,000;

And further amend said section 2, in item 7002-1508, by inserting after the words “business ventures” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended on the Greater Gardner Business Incubation Network’s business incubator;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$1,500,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $1,575,000;

And further amend said section 2, in item 7003-0803, by adding the following words:- ; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the creation of a mini career resource center in city hall in the city of Everett to develop workforce development services in the city;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$3,960,051” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $4,060,051;

And further amend said section 2, in item 7003-1206, by adding the following words:- ; provided, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for the Urban League of Springfield, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended to the Leduc Center for Civic Engagement at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth for transportation costs related to the America Reads/Counts program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the SPARK program operated by the Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce; provided further, that $125,000 shall be expended for the Moving Ahead Program at the St. Francis House in Boston; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the department of planning and development in the city of Lowell for the continued implementation of a business development grant program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Chelmsford to create a business development grant program; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the creation of a domestic violence outreach coordinator position within the Cape Verdean Association of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Cape Verdean Community UNIDO, Inc. to support outreach to immigrants in the Roxbury and Dorchester areas of Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Haitian American Business Expo, Inc. / U.S. Haitian Chamber of Commerce, Inc. for hiring staff to assist in its’ non-profit mission of assisting Haitian American businesses through technical and business plan assistance; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Building Pathways, Inc. in Boston;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$1,400,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $3,130,000;

And further amend said section 2, in item 7007-0500, by striking the word “department”, both times it appears, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following word:- institute;

And further amend said section 2, in item 7007-0801, by adding the following words:- and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to support the eligible organizations’ lending and technical assistance activities, and provided further that the funds shall be allocated to SEED Corporation and Common Capital, Inc. for these purposes;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $200,000;

And further amend said section 2, in item 7007-0952, by striking out the figure “$4,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $4,600,000;

And further amend said section 2 by inserting after item 7008-0900 the following item:-

7008-1116For the commonwealth’s local economic development projects; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the National Lancers site in Framingham; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for Gloucester Celebrations, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the Fall River Fire Museum; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Lexington Visitors’ Center; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the restoration of dunes at Blish point in Barnstable; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for No Books No Ball in Roxbury; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a matching grant program to the Enrichment Center in Dorchester; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Lena Park community center in Dorchester; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for Bay State Games; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for LuminArtz for the design, preparation and production of public art displays; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the 11 Massachusetts visitor information centers; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the renovation of the Old Rutland Fire House and Museum and to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Rutland volunteer fire brigade; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for a needs assessment for the intersections of Fuller street Chapin street and Cady street Fuller street in Ludlow; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for sidewalk rehabilitation in Ludlow; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Wilbraham Nature and Cultural Council; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the New England public radio in Springfield; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Melrose center for the performing arts; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Americal civic center in Wakefield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the West Medford community center; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Old Sturbridge village; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Quaboag Valley Community Development Corporation; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the acquisition of land known as the Sichol property in Holland; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended the WWII memorial pool in North Attleboro; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce, Inc. for workforce development; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for improvements of accessibility to Fitchburg city hall; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for economic development in Hanson; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Riverside Theatre Works, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Menino arts center; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Waltham Tourism Council, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the town of Sandwich for the purpose of establishing seasonal artist shanties within the town; provided however, that prior to the disbursement of funds by the town of Sandwich, the Glass Town cultural district, Sandwich Arts Alliance, Inc., Sandwich Chamber of Commerce, Inc., and the Sandwich economic initiative corporation shall unanimously approve plans for the management and operation of the shanties effective for not less than 2 years; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a celebration of West Newbury; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the construction and implementation of the Samuel Slater Museum in the town of Webster; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Fino Field pool in Milford; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for homelessness due to natural disasters in West Springfield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the stabilization and preservation of Bagg hall and the town hall annex in Princeton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the friends of West Springfield parks and recreation; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Presentation school foundation community center in Brighton; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Hoop Hall Assists; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the creation of the Punto Urban Art Museum shop and gallery; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for the Russian Community Association of Massachusetts, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the Puerto Rican parade in Springfield; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to support the operation of the Eureka program in the Holyoke, Lynn and Worcester chapters of Girls Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for maintenance to the Jason Russell house and the Smith museum; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the Ezra Schwartz memorial pavilion in Sharon; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the restoration of State Theatre in Stoughton; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for From the Top radio programming; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Plymouth 400, Inc. for the commemoration of a 400th anniversary in Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Endicott Community Greenhouse, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the restoration and relocation of the historical Blue Hart tavern in Westwood; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Outside the Box in Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Quincy Asian Resources, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Germantown neighborhood center in Quincy; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Quincy housing authority; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for local tourism initiatives in Westfield; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the revitalization of downtown Methuen; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the construction of bathroom facilities at Frasca field in Tewksbury; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Western Massachusetts sports commission; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a clean energy economic development grant program in Springfield; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Women’s Suffrage Celebration Coalition of Massachusetts, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for a child safety program in North Reading; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended for youth programs at Dennison Memorial Community Center, Inc. in New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a 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 $100,000 shall be expended for production at Zeiterion performing arts center in 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 $75,000 shall be expended for AHA! Art, History & Architecture in New Bedford to establish and enhance outreach and educational programs to benefit financially disadvantaged children in the greater New Bedford area; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Danforth museum and art school project at Framingham State University; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item of appropriation; and provided further, that funds shall be expended fully and on a schedule consistent with the provisions of section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws…………………………………………$5,665,000.

And move to further amend the bill by inserting, after section 32E, as inserted by Consolidated Amendment “H”, the following 2 sections:-

SECTION 32F. 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 pursuant to section 5C of chapter 29 of the General Laws, the comptroller shall transfer the surplus, not to exceed $5,000,000, to the Massachusetts Community Preservation Trust Fund established in section 9 of chapter 44B of the General Laws.

SECTION 32G. Grants allocated to Regional Tourism Councils through the Tourism Trust Fund shall be distributed by September 1st of the fiscal year in which they are allocated.