Amendment #1 to H4880

An Act supporting the Mohawk Trail Woodland Partnership

The committee on Bills in the Third Reading recommends that the bill be amended The committee on Bills in the Third Reading, to whom was referred the Engrossed Bill supporting the Mohawk Trail Woodland Partnership (see House, No. 4880) being section 90 contained in the Engrossed Bill promoting climate change adaptation, environmental and natural resource protection, and investment in recreational assets and opportunity (see House, No. 4835), which was returned by His Excellency the Governor pursuant to Article LVI with recommendation of amendment specified by him, (see Attachment B of House, No. 4884)

"Engrossed Bill supporting the Mohawk Trail Woodland Partnership (see House, No. 4880) being section 90 contained in the Engrossed Bill promoting climate change adaptation, environmental and natural resource protection, and investment in recreational assets and opportunity (see House, No. 4835), which was returned by His Excellency the Governor pursuant to Article LVI with recommendation of amendment specified by him, (see Attachment B of House, No. 4884)"

Reports recommending that the amendment recommended by His Excellency the Governor be considered in the following form:

By striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the following:-

“To capitalize the Mohawk Trail Woodland Partnership Fund established in section 89 of chapter 209 of the acts of 2018 and support the goals of the Mohawk Trail Woodland Partnership, the partnership may receive funds from general appropriations, capital expenditure authorizations, grants or a combination thereof; provided, however, that upon any monies from any source being credited to the fund, meetings of the partnership board and its executive committee shall be subject to sections 18 to 25, inclusive, of chapter 30A of the General Laws and all officers, directors, and agents of the partnership, including all officers, directors and employees of any administrative agent or fund manager designated by said partnership under paragraph (6) of subsection (e) of section 91 of chapter 209 of the acts of 2018, shall, in connection with their service for the partnership: (i) comply with all applicable state finance laws; (ii) be considered officers or employees of an agency, commission or authority of the commonwealth for purposes of clause Twenty-sixth of section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws; and (iii) be considered special state employees for purposes of chapter 268A of the General Laws.”