Amendment #97 to H4127

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Mr. Michlewitz of Boston moves to amend the bill in section 2A, in item 2250-2002, by striking out the words “provided, that any unexpended funds in this item shall not revert but shall be made available for the purpose of this item until June 30, 2021” and inserting in place thereof the following:- provided, that nothing in this item shall preclude PFAS impacted communities from seeking reimbursement for costs and expenses already incurred for testing potentially contaminated water supplies and the treatment and design of affected drinking water systems related to PFAS contamination; and provided further, that any unexpended funds in this item shall not revert but shall be made available for the purpose of this item until June 30, 2021.

And moves to further amend the bill, in section 2A, in item 7066-0115, by striking the words “; provided further, that if any funds allocated herein for disbursement to state and community college campuses shall be unused, the remaining funds shall be made available to University of Massachusetts’ campuses” and inserting in place thereof the following:- ; provided further, that if any funds allocated herein for disbursement to community college campuses shall be unused, the remaining funds shall first be made available to the state university campuses; provided further that if any funds from state university campuses shall be unused, the remaining funds shall be made available to the University of Massachusetts’ campuses.

And moves to further amend the bill by inserting the following section:-

SECTION 27A. Section 44 of chapter 5 of the acts of 2019 is hereby amended by striking out, each time they appear, the words “December 31, 2019”, and inserting in place thereof the following:- July 31, 2020.

And moves to further amend the bill in section 45 by striking out, in line 728, the words “Thursday, September 3” and inserting in place thereof the following:- Friday, September 4.

And further moves to further amend the bill in said section 45 by striking out, in line 729, the words “Tuesday, September 8” and inserting in place thereof the following:- Saturday, September 12.

And further moves to further amend the bill in said section 45 by striking out the second paragraph, lines 730 to 738, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following 2 paragraphs:-

Petitions for districtwide and statewide recounts of the September 1, 2020 state primary shall be submitted to the appropriate local election officials for certification not later than 12:00 P.M. on Friday, September 4, 2020 and local election officials shall complete certification not later than 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Thereafter, certified petitions shall be filed with the secretary of state not later than 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. If the state secretary determines that the contest is eligible for a statewide or districtwide recount, the state secretary shall notify the local election officials who shall complete the recount and shall notify the state secretary of the results of the recount not later than 5:00 P.M. on Saturday, September 12, 2020.

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 135 of chapter 54 of the General Laws, a board of registrars must only provide 2 days’ notice of the date, time and location of the recount to each candidate for the office for which the recount has been petitioned. Electronic notice shall be sufficient.

And moves to further amend the bill in section 47 by striking out, in lines 818 to 819, the words “Tuesday, September 8” and inserting in place thereof the following:- Wednesday, September 9.

And moves to further amend the bill in said section 47 by striking out, in lines 819 to 820, the words “Wednesday, September 9” and inserting in place thereof the following:- Monday, September 14.