Amendment #771 to H4000

Division of Standards

Mr. Chan of Quincy moves to amend the bill, in section 2, by striking out item 7006-0065 and inserting in place thereof the following item: -

“7006-0065  For the division of standards which may retain not more than $769,819 from revenues received from item-pricing violations collected through municipal inspection efforts, and from weights and measures fees and fines collected from cities and towns for enforcement of weights and measures laws, and from registration fees and fines collected pursuant to sections 184B to 184E, inclusive, of chapter 94 of the General Laws and section 56D of chapter 98 of the General Laws to support its enforcement activities as provided in subsection (h) of section 184D of said chapter 94; provided, that notwithstanding said subsection (h) of said section 184D of said chapter 94, the division shall not fund the municipal grant program provided in said subsection (h) of said section 184D of said chapter 94; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system ................................ $769,819”