Amendment ID: S3050-109-R1

Redraft Amendment 109

Manuel F. Correllus State Forest Trust Fund

Messrs. Cyr and Fernandes move that the proposed new draft be amended by inserting after section 3 the following section:- 

“SECTION 3A. Chapter 10 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 35UUU the following section:-

Section 35VVV. (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate, non-budgeted special revenue fund to be known as the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest Trust Fund. The fund shall be administered by the secretary of energy and environmental affairs and shall be used for the purposes of advancing recreational, educational and conservation interests within the forest complex, including, but not limited to, the construction and maintenance of facilities and infrastructure improvements.

(b) The fund shall be credited with: (i) revenue from appropriations or other money authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; (ii) funds from public or private sources, including gifts, grants, donations, rebates and settlements received by the commonwealth that are specifically designated to be credited to the fund; (iii) all fees generated by permits, licenses, easements and all other agreements not currently being directed to the General Fund relating to the use of the forest complex land; and (iv) interest earned on any money in the fund. Amounts credited to the fund shall be expended without further appropriations and the unexpended balance in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years. No expenditure made from the fund shall cause the fund to be in deficit at any point.

(c) Annually, not later than October 1, the secretary shall file with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the house and senate committees on ways and means a report of the fund’s activities, including, but not limited to, expenditures made and income received by the fund.”; and

in section 66 by striking out, in lines 2165 to 2167, inclusive, the words “, the historic farmhouse and outbuildings located within the Manuel F. Correllus state forest on Fire road 56, off of Sanderson avenue, in the town of Edgartown”; and

by inserting after section 78 the following section:-

“Section 78A.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of conservation and recreation shall make available housing in the historic farmhouse located within the Manuel F. Correllus state forest on Fire road 56, off of Sanderson avenue, in the town of Edgartown to the superintendent of the Manuel F. Correllus state forest on Martha’s Vineyard, subject to such terms and conditions as the department deems appropriate and contingent upon the superintendent remaining employed by the department. If the superintendent elects not to live in the house, the department shall make the house available to other employees of the department who care for the state forest, on the same terms.”.