Amendment ID: S3018-79-R1

Redraft Amendment 79

Crumbling Foundation Relief Agency

Ms. Gobi, Ms. Rausch, Messrs. Feeney, Moore, Cronin, Eldridge, Fattman, O'Connor, Lesser, Gomez and Timilty, Ms. Moran and Mr. Pacheco move that the proposed new text be amended in section 3A, in item 7002-8060, by adding the following words:-“; provided further, that not less than $2,500,000 shall be expended for a program to be administered by the division of professional licensure that shall provide financial assistance to owners of residential real property for the costs associated with the deterioration, repair or replacement of concrete foundations due to the presence of pyrite or pyrrhotite in the foundation of homes built in the commonwealth; provided further, that said program shall provide financial assistance to minimize any negative economic impacts on the municipalities in which such properties are located”; and

by striking out the figure “$1,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$3,500,000”.