Budget Amendment ID: FY2019-S4-889

ENV 889

Establishing the Metropolitan Beaches Trust

Messrs. Crighton, Keenan, Collins and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting, after section ___, the following new section: -

“SECTION XX. Section 35 of Chapter 10 of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after Section 35DDD the following:

Section EEE:  There shall be established the Metropolitan Beaches Trust Fund to be used, without further appropriation, to support the work of Metropolitan Beaches Commission, and free events and recreational and educational programs at the Metropolitan Beaches. Funds for this trust may come from both public and private sources, to be expended as recommended by the Metropolitan Beaches Commission in consultation with the Department of Conservation and Recreation. Any balance in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund, but shall remain available for expenditure in subsequent future years to support the work of the Metropolitan Beaches Commission and free events and recreational and educational programs at the Metropolitan Beaches.”