Amendment ID: S2181-7-R1

Redraft Amendment 7

Technical Amendment to Cape Cod and Islands Water Protection Fund

Mr. Cyr moves that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section 7 the following 3 sections:-

“SECTION 7A. The second paragraph of section 19 of chapter 29C of the General Laws, as appearing in section 2 of chapter 337 of the acts of 2018, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “protection” the following words:- as submitted to the department of environmental protection by a majority vote of the chief executive officers of the municipality.

SECTION 7B. The fourth paragraph of said section 19 of said chapter 29C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the words “board, in addition to any approvals required under this chapter. The” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- management board, in addition to any approvals required under this chapter. The management.

SECTION 7C. Section 20 of said chapter 29C, added by section 2 of chapter 337 of the acts of 2018, is hereby amended by adding the following 2 paragraphs:-

Annually, not later than June 1, the commissioner of revenue shall make available to the management board the total amount of revenue collected under section 3C of chapter 64G in the preceding fiscal year from occupancies in each municipality that is a member of the fund. The management board shall maintain complete itemized records of all receipts, expenditures and disbursements from the fund in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and shall produce an annual written report that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) an account of revenue generated under section 3C of chapter 64G; (ii) itemized expenses of the board; (iii) summaries of the projects funded through the Cape Cod and Islands Water Protection Fund; (iv) an account of administrative expenses of the Cape Cod commission and the Martha’s Vineyard Commission; and (v) 5-year projections relative to expected revenue and upcoming projects.

The records maintained by the management board shall be audited annually by an independent certified public accountant. Annually, not later than January 15, a copy of the annual audit report and the annual written report shall be provided to the chairs of the joint committee on environment, natural resources and agriculture and to each representative and senator who represents at least 1 municipality in the county of Barnstable, the county of Dukes County or the county of Nantucket.”; and

in section 36, by inserting after the word “designate”, in line 477, the following words:- “by a majority vote of the chief executive officers of the municipality.”.