Chapter 29

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Chapter 29: STATE FINANCE

• Section 1 Definitions
• Section 2 General Fund; deposit of revenue
• Section 2A Repealed, 1969, 546, Sec. 5
• Section 2B Federal Capital Improvement Fund
• Section 2C General Federal Grants Fund
• Section 2C 1/2 Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 128
• Section 2D Repealed, 1990, 121, Sec. 13
• Section 2E Repealed, 2009, 25, Sec. 32
• Section 2F, 2G Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 112
• Section 2H Commonwealth Stabilization Fund
• Section 2I Tax Reduction Fund
• Section 2J Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 130
• Section 2K Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 131
• Section 2L Water Pollution Abatement Revolving Fund
• Section 2M, 2N Repealed, 1992, 133, Sec. 337
• Section 2O Issuance of bonds and notes payable from Commonwealth Transportation Fund
• Section 2P Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 132
• Section 2P 1/2 Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 133
• Section 2Q Intragovernmental Service Fund
• Section 2R Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 134
• Section 2S Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 135
• Section 2T Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 136
• Section 2U Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 137
• Section 2V Dairy Equalization Fund
• Section 2W Water Pollution Abatement and Drinking Water Projects Administration Fund
• Section 2X Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 112
• Section 2Y Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 138
• Section 2Z Commonwealth Sewer Rate Relief Fund
• Section 2AA Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 139
• Section 2BB Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 140
• Section 2CC Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 141
• Section 2DD Repealed, 2009, 25, Sec. 34
• Section 2EE Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 142
• Section 2FF Repealed, 2006, 139, Sec. 36
• Section 2GG Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 145
• Section 2HH Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 112
• Section 2II Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 146
• Section 2JJ Child Care Quality Fund
• Section 2KK Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 147
• Section 2LL Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 148
• Section 2MM Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 149
• Section 2NN Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 150
• Section 2OO Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 151
• Section 2PP Repealed, 2002, 118, Sec. 3
• Section 2QQ Drinking Water Revolving Fund
• Section 2RR Workforce Training Trust Fund
• Section 2SS Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 152
• Section 2TT Liability Management and Reduction Fund
• Section 2UU Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 153
• Section 2VV Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 154
• Section 2WW Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 155
• Section 2XX Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 156
• Section 2YY Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 157
• Section 2ZZ Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund
• Section 2AAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Fund
• Section 2BBB Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 158
• Section 2CCC Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 159
• Section 2DDD Department of Fire Services Hazardous Materials Emergency Mitigation Response Recovery Trust Fund
• Section 2EEE Repealed, 2007, 61, Sec. 7
• Section 2FFF Dam Safety Trust
• Section 2GGG Civil Monetary Penalties Fund; nursing home facilities
• Section 2HHH Open Space Acquisition Revolving Fund
• Section 2III Agricultural Resolve and Security Fund
• Section 2JJJ Registers Technological Fund
• Section 2KKK County Registers Technological Fund
• Section 2LLL Firearms Fingerprint Identity Verification Trust Fund
• Section 2MMM Massachusetts Science, Technology Engineering, and Mathematics Grant Fund
• Section 2NNN Roche Community Rink Fund
• Section 2OOO Commonwealth Care Trust Fund
• Section 2PPP Essential Community Provider Trust Fund
• Section 2QQQ Medical Assistance Trust Fund
• Section 2RRR Department of Developmental Services Trust Fund
• Section 2SSS Educational Rewards Grant Program Fund
• Section 2TTT CITI Fund
• Section 2UUU Massachusetts Board of Higher Education Scholar–Internship Match Fund
• Section 2VVV International education and foreign language grant program fund
• Section 2WWW Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund
• Section 2XXX District Local Technical Assistance Fund
• Section 2YYY Courts Capital Project Fund
• Section 2ZZZ Commonwealth Transportation Fund
• Section 2AAAA State Athletic Commission Fund
• Section 2BBBB Commonwealth Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Fund
• Section 2CCCC Local Aid Stabilization Fund
• Section 2DDDD Gaming Economic Development Fund
• Section 2EEEE Local Capital Projects Fund
• Section 2FFFF Health Care Workforce Transformation Fund
• Section 2GGGG Distressed Hospital Trust Fund
• Section 2HHHH Fingerprint–Based Background Check Trust Fund
• Section 2IIII Dam and Seawall Repair or Removal Fund
• Section 2JJJJ Public Safety Training Fund
• Section 2KKKK Medical Marijuana Trust Fund
• Section 2LLLL Massachusetts Environmental Police Trust Fund
• Section 2MMMM Home and Community-based Services Policy Lab Fund
• Section 2NNNN Regional Water Entity Reimbursement Fund
• Section 2OOOO Advanced Manufacturing, Technology and Hospitality Training Trust Fund
• Section 2PPPP Massachusetts Seafood Marketing Program Fund
• Section 2QQQQ Logan Airport Health Study Trust Fund
• Section 2RRRR Municipal Naloxone Bulk Purchase Trust Fund
• Section 2SSSS MassHealth Delivery System Reform Trust Fund
• Section 2TTTT Community Hospital Reinvestment Trust Fund
• Section 2UUUU Long–Term Care Facility Quality Improvement Fund
• Section 2VVVV Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Trust Fund
• Section 2WWWW Non–Acute Care Hospital Reimbursement Trust Fund
• Section 2XXXX Municipal Epinephrine Bulk Purchase Trust Fund
• Section 2YYYY Substance Use Disorder Federal Reinvestment Trust Fund
• Section 2ZZZZ Debt and Long-Term Liability Reduction Trust Fund
• Section 2AAAAA Safety Net Provider Trust Fund
• Section 2BBBBB Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Product Cleanup Fund
• Section 2CCCCC Civics Project Trust Fund
• Section 2DDDDD Technical Rescue Services Fund
• Section 2EEEEE Massachusetts Veterans and Warriors to Agriculture Program Fund
• Section 2FFFFF Home Care Technology Trust Fund
• Section 2GGGGG Behavioral Health Outreach, Access and Support Trust Fund
• Section 2HHHHH Massachusetts Cultural and Performing Arts Mitigation Trust Fund
• Section 2IIIII Early Education and Care Public-Private Trust Fund
• Section 2JJJJJ Federal COVID-19 Response Fund
• Section 2KKKKK Nonpublic Ambulance Service Reimbursement Trust Fund
• Section 2LLLLL Low-income services solar program
• Section 2MMMMM Genocide Education Trust Fund
• Section 2NNNNN Student Loan Assistance Trust Fund
• Section 2OOOOO Healthy Soils Program Fund
• Section 2PPPPP Academic Health Department Partnerships Trust Fund
• Section 2QQQQQ Criminal Justice and Community Support Trust Fund
• Section 2RRRRR Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission Vocational Rehabilitation Reimbursement Fund
• Section 2SSSSS Massachusetts Commission for the Blind Vocational Rehabilitation Reimbursement Fund
• Section 2TTTTT Hospital Investment and Performance Trust Fund
• Section 2UUUUU Population Health Investment Trust Fund
• Section 2VVVVV Massachusetts Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative Trust Fund
• Section 2WWWWW Behavioral Health Access and Crisis Intervention Trust Fund
• Section 2XXXXX Communications Access Trust Fund
• Section 2YYYYY High-Quality Early Education & Care Affordability Fund
• Section 2ZZZZZ Commonwealth Taxpayer Relief Fund
• Section 2AAAAAA Portable Order for Life Sustaining Treatment Trust Fund
• Section 2BBBBBB Education and Transportation Fund; income surtax revenues;
• Section 2CCCCCC Education and Transportation Reserve Fund
• Section 2DDDDDD Education and Transportation Innovation and Capital Fund; certification of fund balance
• Section 3 Submission of statements showing prior appropriations, estimates, and recommendations; review
• Section 3A Information to be provided by agency or authority receiving periodic appropriation upon request by committees
• Section 3B Annual statement of planned expenditures and employment for Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and regional transit authorities
• Section 4 Estimates for purposes not covered by Sec. 3; review; public hearing
• Section 5 Repealed, 1997, 88, Sec. 7
• Section 5A Repealed, 1963, 473, Sec. 2
• Section 5B Estimates of budgeted revenues and tax expenditures; consensus tax revenue forecast
• Section 5C Comptroller's certification and disposition of consolidated net surplus
• Section 5D Indirect and fringe benefit costs expended from General Fund; recovery by comptroller
• Section 5E Repealed, 1991, 6, Sec. 17
• Section 5F Department financial plans; contents; use of information
• Section 5G Reporting and certification of tax revenues estimated to have been collected from capital gains income during preceding periods; transfer of excess amounts collected to Commonwealth Stabilization Fund and other funds
• Section 5H Report on value of property assumed abandoned; certification of actual receipts; transfer of funds
• Section 5I Certification of estimated amount of tax revenues collected; quarterly periods; transfer of certified revenue
• Section 6 Operating budget
• Section 6A Repealed, 1980, 579, Sec. 47
• Section 6B Federal grant funds
• Section 6C Operating budget; expenditures from trust and bond funds; reconciliation of reports of budget director and comptroller
• Section 6D Appropriations; content and form of general, supplemental and deficiency appropriations acts
• Section 6E General appropriation bill; balanced budget
• Section 7 Repealed, 1980, 579, Sec. 47
• Section 7A to 7G Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 112
• Section 7H Budget submitted by governor to general court; recommended corrective amendments message
• Section 7H 1/2 Growth rate of potential gross state product; actual economic growth benchmark; report
• Section 7I Requests and recommendations for appropriations or authorizations for expenditures
• Section 7J, 7K Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 112
• Section 7L Appropriation laws for commonwealth expenses; subject matter
• Section 7M Transfer of funds among appropriation items for House of Representatives and Senate
• Section 7N Transfer of funds among items of appropriation for joint legislative expenses
• Section 7O Transfer of funds from items appropriated to joint legislative expenses to items for the house of representatives and the senate
• Section 8 Repealed, 1953, 612, Sec. 7
• Section 8A Repealed, 1984, 484, Sec. 34
• Section 8B to 9 Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 112
• Section 9A Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 166
• Section 9B Allotment of monies made available by appropriation to state agencies; initial and supplemental allotments by secretary
• Section 9C Deficiency of revenue
• Section 9D Anticipated decrease in estimated revenue
• Section 9E Insufficient appropriations for required expenditures
• Section 9F Periodic appropriations; notification of expenditures
• Section 9G Authorization of expenditures
• Section 9G1/2 Publication of allocation of commonwealth debt for capital facility projects
• Section 10 Repealed, 1945, 637, Sec. 3
• Section 11 Repealed, 1945, 242, Sec. 10
• Section 12 Appropriations for fiscal year
• Section 12A Obligations incurred against appropriation or subsidiary accounts for future items delivered or services rendered
• Section 12B Fiscal year for payment of classified personal services
• Section 13 Encumbrances outstanding at close of fiscal year
• Section 13A Transfer of unexpended balance of fund, trust fund or other separate account to General Fund
• Section 14 Appropriations for other than ordinary maintenance; unencumbered balance
• Section 15 Successive appropriations
• Section 16 Payments from ordinary revenue; cash on hand
• Section 17 Withholding appropriations; unadjusted accounts
• Section 18 Payments from the treasury regulated
• Section 19 Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 112
• Section 19A Time of making transfers called for in general appropriation acts
• Section 20 Authorization of payments
• Section 20A Repealed, 2013, 38, Sec. 44
• Section 20B Repealed, 1996, 366, Sec. 1
• Section 20C Late penalty interest; submission of invoice
• Section 21 Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 112
• Section 22 Payments limited; expenses incurred
• Section 23 Advancements from treasury; management of state agency funds; funding of checks and drafts
• Section 23A Payments for human service programs; rules and regulations relating to eligibility
• Section 24 Advancements; certification of immediate use
• Section 25 Advancements; detailed statements; filing by recipients
• Section 26 Expenses in excess of appropriations or allotments
• Section 26A, 26B Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 112
• Section 27 Expenses and increases regulated
• Section 27A Repealed, 1986, 488, Sec. 17
• Section 27B Repealed, 2017, 64, Sec. 24
• Section 27C Certain laws, rules, etc. relating to costs or assessments effective only by vote of acceptance or appropriation; written notice requesting determination; class actions
• Section 28 State publications; costs; payments
• Section 29 Subsidiary accounts; emergency increase or decrease by interchange; sufficiency of funds to cover disbursements
• Section 29A Consultants; employment and compensation; legislative reports
• Section 29B Contracts with organizations providing social, etc., services
• Section 29C Acquisition of property or services from commercial vendor by general court or agency; liability for late penalty interest
• Section 29D Private debt collectors, employment by state agencies
• Section 29E Maximum reimbursement for project costs
• Section 29F Debarment from bidding; definitions; lists; notice; affiliates; mitigating circumstances
• Section 29G Utility expenses of commonwealth; recoupment of overcharges
• Section 29H Overdue payments to commonwealth; late charges
• Section 29I Payment system for interdepartmental fiscal transactions; service agreements and chargebacks; reports
• Section 29J Use of state funds to pay for executive or legislative agent prohibited
• Section 29K Audit by state authority of appropriations received from the commonwealth equal to or in excess of $500,000; audit committee; compensation committee; annual financial report; limitation on compensation of executives and employees of state authority
• Section 30 Insuring property of the commonwealth
• Section 31 Centralized payroll system; duties of comptroller; authorized payments; wage garnishments
• Section 31A Death, dismissal or retirement of state employees; accumulated vacation or sick-leave allowances; payments
• Section 31B Teachers; weekly payments
• Section 31C Schools and colleges; non-teaching positions; vacation time
• Section 31D Payment of salaries upon death of officers or employees; discharge of liability
• Section 31E Voluntary services at public schools by state employees; effect on salaries
• Section 32 Time for presentment for payment of checks issued by the state treasurer; place for payment of checks not timely presented; transfer of unclaimed funds; refunds
• Section 32A Unpaid wages and salaries; unclaimed wage fund; refunds
• Section 33 Repealed, 1931, 426, Sec. 2
• Section 34 Deposit of public monies
• Section 34A Repealed, 2006, 139, Sec. 39
• Section 35 Bonds or other securities; assignments, etc.
• Section 36 Mortgages held by commonwealth; discharge; assignments
• Section 37 Real estate acquired by foreclosure; sale by state
• Section 38 Investment of commonwealth funds; loans
• Section 38A Investment funds; establishment; sale of participation units
• Section 38B Deferred compensation committee
• Section 38C Investments; bonds or notes; contracts; powers of state treasurer; payments to constitute general obligations
• Section 39 Bonds, etc., held by commonwealth; exchanges
• Section 40 Trust deposits with state; form; investment
• Section 41 Bonds, etc., of commonwealth; custody
• Section 42 Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 112
• Section 43 Repealed, 1926, 143
• Section 44 Unappropriated income
• Section 45 Securities purchased for sinking funds
• Section 46 Transfer of securities from one fund to another
• Section 47 Borrowing in anticipation of receipts; use of notes to pay taxes of bearer
• Section 47A Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 112
• Section 48 Signatures on bonds and notes
• Section 48A Facsimile signatures, bonds, notes, interest coupons; signatures of former officers
• Section 48B Bonds and notes; official statements; advertising; collateral tax consequences to social security recipients
• Section 49 Sinking fund for commonwealth bonds; investments
• Section 49A Minibonds; issuance and sale; limitations; regulations
• Section 49B Insurance or credit line security for bonds and notes; agreements with brokers
• Section 49C College savings programs; issuance and sale of bonds; powers and duties of state treasurer
• Section 50 Serial and sinking fund payments; certification
• Section 51 Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 112
• Section 52 Repealed, 1999, 68, Sec. 7
• Section 53 Notes or bonds maturing later than three years after issuance; requirements for inviting purchase proposals; waiver
• Section 53A Refunding bonds; issuance; proceeds; terms; report
• Section 54 Deposits or other security for proposals by bidders
• Section 55 Sale of bonds, etc.; expenditures
• Section 56 Transfers of reverted funds; sales of bonds or other securities
• Section 57 Repealed, 1968, 536
• Section 58 Registered bonds exchanged for coupon bonds or defaced bonds
• Section 59 Lost or destroyed interest-bearing bonds; duplicates
• Section 60 Lost or destroyed interest-bearing bonds; owner's indemnity bonds
• Section 60A General obligations of the commonwealth, full faith and credit; negotiable instruments; direct debt limit
• Section 60B Capital debt affordability committee; estimation of prudent amount of new debt each fiscal year
• Section 61 Claims for materials or labor against commonwealth; oath of claimants
• Section 62 Repealed, 1943, 83, Sec. 2
• Section 63 Unlawful exercise or departments abuse of power; commonwealth, commissions, officers, etc.; court restraint
• Section 64 Deferred compensation contracts; public employees; investments; budgets
• Section 64A Individual retirement accounts; public employees
• Section 64B Deferred compensation contracts between governmental bodies and employees; investments
• Section 64C Individual retirement accounts between governmental bodies and employees
• Section 64D Deferred compensation program, annuity or other defined contribution plan; required participation
• Section 64E Qualified defined contribution plan for employees of not-for-profit employer
• Section 65 Delegation of certain powers and duties by secretaries of executive offices established under Chapters six A and seven; review by secretary of administration and finance
• Section 66 Violation of state finance laws; penalties
• Section 67 to 70 Repealed, 1992, 133, Sec. 346
• Section 71 Treasurer's obligation regarding local aid intercepts