Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-777

OTH 777

Municipal General Fund Revenue Exceptions

Mr. Tarr moved that the proposed new text be amended By inserting after Section _ the following new section:-

"SECTION_. Notwithstanding section 5B of chapter 40 and section 4B of chapter 4 of the General Laws, or any other general or special law to the contrary, any city, town or district that has accepted the fourth paragraph of section 5B of chapter 40 of the General Laws, and thereby dedicated statewide opioid settlement receipts to a stabilization fund, may vote to revoke said acceptance at any time. Upon such revocation, the city, town or district may, without further appropriation, account for all statewide opioid settlement receipts previously received, including those already in a stabilization fund, in accordance with section 53 of chapter 44 of the General Laws, as amended by section 10, unless already certified as free cash. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, unless otherwise reserved, any city, town or district may account for all statewide opioid settlement receipts previously received in accordance with said section 53 of said chapter 44 of the General Laws, as so amended, unless already certified as free cash. Any statewide opioid settlement receipts already certified as free cash may be appropriated to the separate statewide opioid settlement revenue account established pursuant to said section 53 of said chapter 44 of the General Laws, as so amended."