Consolidated Amendment #F to H.4000

Consolidated Amendment "F" to H4000

Energy and Environmental Affairs and Housing

Fiscal Note: $7,308,000

Amendment 3 is recategorized from Housing to Labor and Economic Development

Amendments 109, 759, and 849 are recategorized from Social Services to Energy and Environmental Affairs

Amendment 400 is recategorized from Legislation, Non-Budget to Energy and Environmental Affairs

Amendment 425 is recategorized from Education to Energy and Environmental Affairs

Amendment 1030 is recategorized from Energy and Environmental Affairs to Transportation

Amendments from Energy and Environmental Affairs: 13, 32, 52, 58, 64, 70, 72, 73, 75, 84, 97, 101, 108, 109, 126, 127, 138, 146, 150, 151, 152, 154, 161, 168, 177, 180, 181, 186, 192, 194, 195, 197, 198, 205, 214, 216, 230, 234, 235, 236, 253, 262, 282, 283, 285, 293, 301, 316, 340, 360, 380, 381, 385, 388, 389, 390, 393, 398, 400, 408, 416, 425, 427, 432, 433, 446, 454, 468, 474, 498, 522, 530, 533, 539, 542, 543, 548, 557, 561, 569, 572, 574, 590, 593, 622, 624, 631, 633, 643, 644, 645, 656, 659, 661, 663, 672, 710, 728, 736, 738, 744, 759, 761, 762, 772, 782, 785, 792, 810, 820, 833, 849, 863, 868, 884, 889, 893, 894, 897, 912, 918, 926, 927, 929, 931, 932, 949, 955, 961, 962, 968, 975, 977, 981, 982, 987, 989, 997, 1003, 1005, 1015, 1023, 1049, 1050, 1071, 1080, 1087, 1088, 1092, 1093, 1094, 1095, 1102, 1104, 1105, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1132, 1136, 1143, 1153, 1155, 1156, 1157

Amendments from Housing: 104, 121, 130, 133, 156, 160, 228, 237, 259, 296, 338, 343, 392, 410, 447, 464, 480, 496, 591, 595, 602, 626, 654, 657, 668, 722, 799, 938, 1002, 1007, 1052, 1055, 1091, 1111, 1127, 1133, 1138, 1139, 1145

Mr. Michlewitz of Boston and others move to amend H.4000 in section 2, in item 2000-0100, by inserting after the word “Laws” the following words:- ; provided, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to enter into an agreement with OARS, Inc. to operate a water quality monitoring program in the Sudbury, Assabet and Concord rivers; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a reserve to meet the cost of any and all products, equipment and labor associated with the eradication of the arbovirus, as well as the cost of any other type of pesticide or agent, in order to prevent the spread of eastern equine encephalitis, west nile virus and the zika virus in Bristol and Plymouth counties, and each county shall receive $50,000 respectively; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a feasibility study on coastal erosion of beach access ramps at Sagamore beach in the town of Bourne; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Melrose for efforts to mitigate invasive species in public ponds; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the city of Revere for the purpose of procuring emergency generators for pumping stations in the city of Revere; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the city of Revere for the purposes of engineering services for flood mitigation throughout Revere; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Fall River water department for preliminary water quality data collection and analysis of South Watuppa pond; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Healthy Soils program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Stow for PFAS removal in the town’s public buildings; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended to provide grants to non-profit organizations to support offshore wind innovation and ecosystem acceleration and to support pilot studies or prototyping in offshore wind innovation in partnership with public higher education institutions or marine science non-profit organizations; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Dover for a water resource consultant; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for 2 electric vehicles to support public health and building inspection and enforcement efforts in the town of Auburn; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Rockport for a feasibility study to re-permit wastewater discharge and increase capacity;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$11,424,987” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $13,079,987;

And further amend said section 2, in item 2300-0101, by striking out the figure “$2,600,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $2,675,000;

And further amend said section 2, in item 2310-0200, by inserting after the word “Act”, the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the New England Wildlife Center, Inc. in the city known as the town of Weymouth for costs associated with the care, treatment and maintenance of wildlife;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$16,081,736” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $16,181,736;

And further amend said section 2, in item 2330-0100, by inserting after the word “means” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for marsh restoration and revitalization, including, but not limited to, a green crab trapping program, applied research and product development, high resolution drone mapping of the great marsh deterioration and the continuation of microplastic and macroplastics sampling and academic study and processing for water column, beach environment, marsh peat and eel grass; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for shellfish propagation in Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties to be administered jointly by the director of marine fisheries and the counties; provided further, that not less than $197,000 shall be expended for Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute and the division of marine fisheries to employ environmental DNA to perform fisheries research in support of the Massachusetts blue economy;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$7,122,714” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $7,519,714;

And further amend said section 2, in item 2511-0100, by inserting after the word “shellfish” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Natick Community Organic Farm, Inc., if matched by private donations, for the reconstruction of the historic barn which was destroyed in a fire in March 2021; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Greenagers, Inc. teen and young adult environmental programming; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Medway Community Farm, Inc. for the development and maintenance of a community garden in the town of Medway; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a Saugus animal control vehicle; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the creation and operation of a commission consisting of the following members: the commissioner of environmental protection, or a designee, who shall serve as chair; the commissioner of agricultural resources, or a designee; the commissioner of public health, or a designee; the director of the division of fisheries and wildlife, or a designee; and a representative of a land trust or other group with expertise in invasive plant management, who shall be designated by the joint committee on environment, natural resources and agriculture; provided further, that such commission shall conduct a scientific review of the potential impacts of glyphosate and its most common alternative herbicides on the environment and public health, including a review, undertaken in collaboration with the natural heritage and endangered species program, of the potential impacts of glyphosate and most common alternative herbicides on: (i) all species of plants and animals that have been determined to be endangered, threatened, or of special concern pursuant to chapter 131A of the General Laws; and (ii) all significant habitats designated pursuant to said chapter 131A; provided further, that the commission may expend any portion of its funds it deems necessary to enable the collaboration of the natural heritage and endangered species program; provided further, that the pesticide subcommittee established under section 3A of chapter 132B of the General Laws shall use said scientific review as part of an individual review conducted under 333 C.M.R. 8.03 to determine whether current uses of glyphosate pose unreasonable adverse effects to the environment, and whether current registered uses of glyphosate should be altered or suspended; provided further, that the department shall submit the results of both the scientific review and individual review to the joint committee on environment, natural resources and agriculture no later than December 31, 2021; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Waltham Fields Community Farm;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$8,626,466” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $8,976,466;

And further amend said section 2 by inserting, after item 2511-0105, the following item:-

2511-0107For the advancement of community food security and the protection of public access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Spanish American Center, Inc. in the city of Leominster for the purpose of expanding and supporting its mobile food pantry; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Growing Places Garden Project, Inc. in the city of Leominster for the purpose of expanding equitable access to healthy food and environmental sustainability through education, collaboration and advocacy; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Franklin Food Pantry, Incorporated building construction project in the city known as the town of Franklin; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the purpose of transitional services at Our Neighbor’s Table, Inc. in the city of Amesbury; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for The Pettengill House, Inc. in the town of Salisbury and the city of Amesbury; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Food for Free Committee, Incorporated. in the Cambridge Weekend Backpack program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Coastal Foodshed Incorporated initiative in the greater New Bedford region to promote and grow the local food access economy and distribution channels for locally grown food; provided further, that not less than $50,000 be allocated for Grow Food Northampton, Inc. to combat food insecurity for children, families, seniors, the disabled and other vulnerable populations recovering from pandemic-related economic, medical and other stressors; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Groundwork Lawrence, Inc. to support access to healthy food in the greater Lawrence region; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for Ministerio los Milagros de Jesus, Inc. also known as Food for the World Inc., in the city of Lawrence, to provide free access to nutritious food and related support services to low-income families and the homeless; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the United Way of Massachusetts Bay, Inc. and Merrimack Valley’s Resilient Randolph Fund to provide resources for emergency assistance; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Rose’s Bounty food pantry to help fulfill food insecurity needs for southwest Boston residents; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Townsend Ecumenical Outreach, Inc. to acquire and maintain a van for the purposes of a mobile food pantry; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Family Pantry of Cape Cod Corp.; provided further, not less than $35,000 shall be expended to the 501(c)(3) charity Westwood Community Chest to continue its mission of aiding families in need; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Healthy Waltham, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to Survival Centers, Inc. for the purpose of supporting and supplying its food pantry program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Eastie Farm, Inc. for the implementation of a community supported agriculture program to bring more Massachusetts-grown food to residents, stimulate the local economy and help address food insecurity exacerbated by the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to The South Boston Association of Nonprofits, Inc. to provide emergency support assistance and food access; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Open Door food pantry in Gloucester; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item of appropriation; and provided further, that funds shall be expended fully and on a schedule consistent with section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws……............................................................................................................$1,020,000;

And further amend said section 2, in item 2800-0500, by inserting after the word “commission”, the third time it appears, the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the cleanup of Pilayella algae on Kings beach and Long beach in the city of Lynn;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$1,179,660” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $1,229,660;

And further amend said section 2, in item 2810-0122, by inserting after the word “areas” the following words:- ; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improvements to Goodwill park in the town of Holliston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the purpose of the design and engineering of a shared use path on Service road in the town of Sandwich; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Magazine Beach Partners, Inc. for the purpose of improving Magazine beach; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the department of conservation and recreation for the site cleanup and initial design phase for Doyle playground, located in the Hyde Park section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the department for assistance in preserving and protecting the Fowl meadow in the Readville section of the city of Boston, an area of critical environmental concern; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for playground design, a design plan with a civil engineer for the parking lot and storm water treatment and construction of a parking lot at Gardner field in the town of Acton; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improvements at the Mattakeesett street fields complex in the town of Pembroke; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be provided to clear the remaining area of Johnsons pond in the town of Groveland for boating and fishing; provided further, that not less than $55,000 shall be expended for the maintenance of Red Rock park on Lynn Shore drive in the city of Lynn; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for parks and playgrounds in the town of Sunderland; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to improve pedestrian safety at Dilboy field on Alewife Brook parkway in the city of Somerville; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for renovation and accessibility improvements at LoConte Ice Rink in the city of Medford; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended on the historical restoration and refurbishment of the Stone Building in Hemlock Gorge Reservation in the town of Wellesley, including, but not limited to, the drainage, flooring, lighting and windows; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the department of parks, recreation and culture of the city of Newton for construction oversight expenses of the Levingston Cove shoreline improvement and access project at Crystal lake in the city of Newton to protect the water quality of the lake; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the department of parks, recreation and culture of the city of Newton to create accessible paths and connections at the Crystal lake beach and park area, improve wheelchair ramp accessibility to the water and purchase accessibility equipment to assist guests needing additional accommodations; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Arlington playground initiative; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the Arlington community orchard; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Blue Hill Weather Observatory and Science Center; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for roof repair to the historic Redman House in the town of Canton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the de-weeding of Cheshire lake; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to install a well and irrigation system for the town park’s upper field in the town of Whitman; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the purpose of tree replanting in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Callery park in the city of Lowell for park and playground renovation; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the Osgood pond boardwalk and trail in the town of North Andover; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended to the town of Belmont for maintenance at Rock Meadow; provided further, that not less than $110,000 shall be expended for the city of Quincy for improvements, preparedness and operations for ferry service; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the purposes of aquatic invasive species control for the Charles river and Mystic river; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the redesign of the intersection of VFW parkway and South street in the town of Brookline and VFW parkway and Church street in the West Roxbury section of the city of Boston for pedestrian and motorist safety; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for The Saint Mary of Carmen Society, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Winchester for improvements to Winter pond; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the revitalization and dredging of Purgatory cove in the city of Waltham; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the parks commission in the city of Brockton for playground equipment and shade structure at Danny Goodwin park; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the improvements and repairs of Gilmore playground in the city of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for improvements to Goddard park in the town of Auburn; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for improvements to Elm park in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improvements to Bancroft tower in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Let’s Row Boston program administered by Community Rowing, Inc. of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the Chandler Pond Preservation Society, Inc. for the maintenance of Chandler pond in the Brighton section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Friends of Herter Park, Inc. for the maintenance of the outdoor theater in Artesani park with approval from the department of conservation and recreation; provided further, that that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Seekonk for funding to assess the structural concerns at the Burr’s pond dam in the Burrs pond conservation area; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for fencing upgrades and general improvements at Burnham park in the city of Methuen; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the replacement of playground equipment at Forest Lake park in the city of Methuen; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to improve underutilized areas and create green space for first time recreational use at Cook pond in the city of Fall River; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item of appropriation; and provided further, that funds shall be expended fully and on a schedule consistent with the provisions of section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $2,820,000;

And further amend section 2, in item 7004-0101, by inserting at the end thereof the following words:- ; provided further, that funds appropriated for this item in fiscal year 2021 shall not revert but shall be made available for this item for these purposes in fiscal year 2022; provided further, the department of housing and community development shall distribute said funds to those currently contracted emergency assistance family shelter providers with shelter operating gaps identified by the fiscal year 2020 uniform financial report submitted to the operational services division and with operating deficits that are attributable to: (i) shelter maintenance and unit supply costs, (ii) unit rental rates that are not aligned to regional fair market rents and (iii) professional shelter staff compensation and benefits that are not commensurate with compensation and benefit rates determined by geographic region for similar professional positions, as denoted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor; and provided further, not later than December 31, 2021, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on housing detailing the distribution of supplemental funds based on identified operating gaps and deficits.

And further amend said section 2, in item 7004-0107, by inserting after the word “programs” the following words:- ; provided, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Women’s Lunch Place, Inc. for the purpose of providing meals and services to homeless women and children in need; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Plymouth Area Coalition for the Homeless, Inc.’s shelter; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the repair of electrical systems and other repairs as required by the Norwell housing authority; provided further, that not less than $156,000 shall be expended for Horizons for Homeless Children, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Friendly House, Inc. in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the continued conversion of an emergency housing facility to a permanent supportive housing facility to service Bristol county; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the operations or acquisition of property by the Gardner Emergency Housing Mission, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the United Way of Pioneer Valley on behalf of the Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness to facilitate regional coordination across Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire counties to prevent and end homelessness with a housing first approach that centers on racial equity; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Commonwealth Housing Development for a technology center to be administered by the Allston-Brighton Community Development Corporation in the Brighton section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended for senior recreation improvements in the city of Fall River Housing Authority for Holmes Apartments and Oak Village; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Homeless Prevention Council of Cape Cod; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Lower Cape Community Housing Partnership; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Boston housing authority to provide free high speed internet access, digital equity and necessary related capital improvements at state-assisted properties; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Maverick Landing Community Services, Inc. to provide information and assistance on housing and eviction issues, including completing and submit housing assistance applications, through a housing support station in the East Boston community; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for Grace Center, Inc. on Cape Ann in the city of Gloucester; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for Wellspring House, Inc. in the city of Gloucester; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item of appropriation; and provided further, that funds shall be expended fully and on a schedule consistent with section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $1,041,000;

And further amend said section 2, in item 7004-9005, by inserting after the word “repairs”, the first time it appears, the following words:- ; provided further, that no employee of a housing authority shall simultaneously be an elected executive officer within the same municipality in which the authority is located;

And further moves to amend the bill by inserting, after section 24K, inserted by Consolidated Amendment “E”, the following 2 sections:-

SECTION 24L. Chapter 227 of the acts of 2018 is hereby amended by striking out section 21 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

SECTION 21. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of energy resources shall require distribution companies, as defined in section 1 of chapter 164 of the General Laws, to jointly and competitively conduct offshore wind generation solicitations and procurements and enter into cost-effective long-term contracts equal to approximately 1,600 megawatts of aggregate nameplate capacity not later than June 30, 2027; provided, however, any solicitations conducted pursuant to this section shall be subject to the required solicitation and procurement process of section 83C of chapter 169 of the acts of 2008, inserted by section 12 of chapter 188 of the acts of 2016. As part of any solicitations and procurements authorized by this section, the department of energy resources may also require distribution companies to jointly and competitively solicit and procure proposals for offshore wind energy transmission sufficient to deliver energy generation procured pursuant to this section from designated wind energy areas for which a federal lease was issued on or after January 1, 2012 that may be developed independent of such offshore wind energy generation. Such transmission service shall be made available for use by more than 1 wind energy generation project and shall not exceed the generation capacity authorized by this section. Any selection of offshore wind energy transmission shall be the most cost-effective mechanism for procuring reliable, low-cost offshore wind energy transmission service for ratepayers in the commonwealth. Solicitations and procurements authorized pursuant to this section shall be included in the total solicitations and procurements required by said section 83C of said chapter 169.

SECTION 24M. Item 2250-2002 of section 2A of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019 is hereby amended by striking out the words “June 30, 2021” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- June 30, 2022.

And further amend the bill by inserting, after section 27, the following 2 sections:-

SECTION 27A. Chapter 8 of the acts of 2021 is hereby amended by striking out section 91 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

SECTION 91. Section 83C of chapter 169 of the acts of 2008, as most recently amended by section 2 of chapter 48 of the acts of 2019, is hereby amended by striking out subsections (a) and (b) and inserting in place thereof the following 2 subsections:-

(a) In order to facilitate the financing of offshore wind energy generation resources in the commonwealth every distribution company shall jointly and competitively solicit proposals for offshore wind energy generation; and, provided, that reasonable proposals have been received, shall enter into cost-effective long-term contracts. Long-term contracts executed pursuant to this section shall be subject to the approval of the department of public utilities and shall be apportioned among the distribution companies.

(b) The timetable and method for solicitations of long-term contracts shall be proposed jointly by the distribution companies and the department of energy resources using a competitive bidding process, and shall be subject to review and approval by the department of public utilities. The distribution companies, in coordination with the department of energy resources, shall consult with the attorney general regarding the choice of solicitation methods. A solicitation may be coordinated and issued jointly with other New England states or entities designated by those states. The distribution companies may conduct 1 or more competitive solicitations through a staggered procurement schedule developed by the distribution companies and the department of energy resources; provided, that the schedule shall ensure that the distribution companies enter into cost-effective long-term contracts for offshore wind energy generation equal to approximately 5,600 megawatts of aggregate nameplate capacity not later than June 30, 2027, including capacity authorized pursuant to section 21 of chapter 227 of the acts of 2018; and provided further, that individual solicitations shall seek proposals for no less than 400 megawatts of aggregate nameplate capacity of offshore wind energy generation resources. A staggered procurement schedule developed by the department of energy resources, if applicable, shall specify that a subsequent solicitation shall occur within 24 months of a previous solicitation; provided, however, that the department of public utilities shall not approve a long-term contract that results from a subsequent solicitation and procurement period if the levelized price per megawatt hour, plus associated transmission costs, is greater than or equal to the levelized price per megawatt hour plus transmission costs that resulted from the previous procurement. Proposals received pursuant to a solicitation under this section shall be subject to review by the department of energy resources and the executive office of housing and economic development. If the department of energy resources, in consultation with the distribution companies and the independent evaluator, determines that reasonable proposals were not received pursuant to a solicitation, the department may terminate the solicitation, and may require additional solicitations to fulfill the requirements of this section.

SECTION 27B. Section 93 of said chapter 8 is hereby repealed.