Chapter 482

AN ACT MAKING CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1999.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. To provide for supplementing certain items in the general appropriation act and other appropriation acts for fiscal year 1999 and for certain other activities and projects in said fiscal year, the sums set forth in section 2 are hereby appropriated from the General Fund unless specifically designated otherwise herein or in said appropriation acts for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified herein or in said appropriation acts and subject to the provisions of law regulating the disbursement of public funds, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999. The sums appropriated herein shall be in addition to any amounts previously appropriated and made available for the purposes of said items.

SECTION 2.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE.

Department of Veterans' Services.

1410-0300 ................................................................................. ..........................................................$61,750

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS.

Office of the Secretary.

2000-0100 ................................................................................. .........................................................$200,000

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

Department of Transitional Assistance.

4406-3000 ................................................................................. .........................................................$138,000

SECTION 2A.To provide for certain unanticipated obligations of the commonwealth, to provide for an alteration of purpose for current appropriations and to meet certain requirements of law, the sums set forth herein shall be appropriated from the general fund unless specifically designated otherwise and shall be for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified herein and subject to the provisions of law regulating the disbursement of public funds and the conditions pertaining to appropriations in the general appropriation act or other appropriation acts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999. The sums appropriated herein shall be in addition to any amounts previously appropriated and made available for the purposes of said items.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE.

Reserves.

1599-3880

For a reserve to meet the fiscal year 1999 cost of salary adjustments authorized by the collective bargaining agreement between the University of Massachusetts and the Graduate Employees Organization, Local 2322/UAW; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance shall transfer from the sum appropriated herein such amounts as are necessary to meet such costs; and provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the comptroller shall charge to the Collective Bargaining Reserve Fund expenditures from the accounts receiving transfers from this item in amounts equal to the amounts of such transfers

............................................................................................. ................................................$470,000

Collective Bargaining Reserve Fund..........................................100.0%

Department of Economic Development.

7007-1001

For a one time supplemental payment for the additional expenses of the Massachusetts Sports Partnership, Inc.; provided, that the funds appropriated in this item shall be in addition to funds made available to said Massachusetts Sports Partnership pursuant to item 7007-0950 of section 2 of chapter 194 of the acts of 1998

............................................................................................ .................................................$200,000

SECTION 3. Item 2000-0100 of section 2 of chapter 194 of the acts of 1998 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; provided further, that not more than $200,000 shall be expended for a matching grant to the town of Rowley to acquire in the town of Rowley a 54-acre property identified as Map 4, Block 12, also known as 64 Pingree Farm Road, and a 34-acre property identified as Map 5, Block 84, also known as 29 Boxford Road, for conservation, open space preservation, and wellfield protection; provided further, that said $200,000 shall not be so expended until equal matching funds are available to said town for said acquisitions; provided further, that said amount shall be in addition to any other amount expended by any public agency for said acquisitions.

SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. ENDORSEMENTS FOLLOW ON PAGE 4

Approved January 15, 1999.