Session Laws

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. Item 8072-68 of section 2 of chapter 976 of the acts of 1971 is hereby amended by inserting after the word "equipment", in line 2, the words:- including the cost of educational and administrative computer equipment.

SECTION 2. Item 2120-8781 of section 2 of chapter 920 of the acts of 1977 is hereby amended by striking out the wording and inserting in place thereof the following:-

For certain renovation and improvement to the waterfront area of Quinsigamond state park, said funding to be in addition to the funding authorized in item 2611-8751 of section four of chapter five hundred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen hundred and seventy-four.

SECTION 3. Item 7507-8791 of section 3 of chapter 513 of the acts of 1978 is hereby amended by striking out the wording and inserting in place thereof the following:-

For certain renovations, including the cost of furnishings and equipment; to be in addition to the amount appropriated in item 7507-8771 of section two of chapter four hundred and eighty-one of the acts of nineteen hundred and seventy-six.

SECTION 4. Section 35 of chapter 732 of the acts of 1981 is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence, as most recently amended by section 5 of chapter 233 of the acts of 1984, and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The Massachusetts aeronautics commission is hereby authorized and directed to expend a sum not to exceed one million one hundred thousand dollars for the purposes of airport systems improvement and development in the commonwealth for payments, reimbursements or both to cities, towns and counties for planning design and construction of airports pursuant to sections thirty-nine F and fifty-one K of chapter ninety of the General Laws for providing navigational aids pursuant to section forty of chapter ninety of the General Laws; provided, however, that five hundred thousand dollars of said amount shall be authorized to be expended by the Westover metropolitan development corporation pursuant to clause (d) of section five of chapter six hundred and seventy-two of the acts of nineteen hundred and seventy-four for the development, design and construction of a facility appropriate for air passenger service and to assist said corporation to qualify for federal grants including such grants for airport improvement; provided, further, that two hundred thousand dollars of said amount shall be authorized to be paid to the city of New Bedford for fifty per cent of the cost of expansion and renovation of the terminal building at the New Bedford Municipal Airport, such funds to be provided for that purpose notwithstanding the requirements of section thirty-nine F of chapter ninety of the General Laws.

SECTION 5. Chapter 313 of the acts of 1982 is hereby amended by striking out section 12 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 12. The department of environmental management is hereby authorized to acquire by gift, or to expend a sum not exceeding five million dollars for the acquisition and development of that property known as the Moseley Estate in the city of Newburyport, and other properties fronting on the Merrimack river.

The department of environmental management shall hold and develop said areas for purposes of conservation and, under the provisions of chapter one hundred and thirty-two A of the General Laws, said department shall insofar as practicable maintain said lands in their natural state. No actions except those essential to the quiet enjoyment of the land and facilities by the people shall be permitted thereon.

SECTION 6. Section 1 of chapter 637 of the acts of 1983 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 6, the word "twenty-seven" and inserting in place thereof the word:- thirty.

SECTION 7. Section 4 of said chapter 637 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 9, the word "fifteen" and inserting in place thereof the word:- eighteen.

SECTION 8. Item 0332-8838 of section 2B of chapter 723 of the acts of 1983 is hereby amended by striking out the wording and inserting in place thereof the following:-

For a study, and the preparation of plans and an environmental impact report, if necessary, and construction of a courthouse which may include the proposed consolidation of the Amesbury and Newburyport district courts including the acquisition of land and any buildings thereon.

SECTION 9. Item 7507-8841 of section 2A of said chapter 723 is hereby amended by striking out the wording and inserting in place thereof the following:-

For certain renovations, including the cost of furnishing and equipment.

SECTION 10. Item 7508-8841 of section 2B of said chapter 723 is hereby amended by striking out the wording and inserting in place thereof the following:-

For a study, and the preparation of plans, if necessary, and construction of a parking lot and grounds improvements at Massasoit Community College in Brockton and Canton.

SECTION 11. Item 2120-8841 of section 4 of said chapter 723 is hereby amended by striking out the wording and inserting in place thereof the following:-

For a study, and the preparation of plans, if necessary, and for the rehabilitation and restoration of the Olmsted parks in the commonwealth including the Olmsted park system in the city of Boston and the town of Brookline including Franklin park, Olmsted Park and Jamaica Pond, the Riverway and the Back Bay Fens; the Kennedy Park in the city of Fall River; the Lynn Woods and High Rock Reservation in the city of Lynn; Forest Park in the city of Springfield; D.W. Field Park in the city of Brockton; Buttonwood Park in the city of New Bedford; and Elm Park in the city of Worcester; provided that the department of environmental management is authorized to make grants to the above municipalities for studies, planning, engineering services, and construction in the restoration of said Olmsted parks.

SECTION 12. Section 11Q of said chapter 723 is hereby further amended by striking out the third sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- All interest and payments on account of principal of such obligations shall be payable from the General Fund.

SECTION 13. The second paragraph of section 3 of chapter 431 of the acts of 1984 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 9, the word "ninety-four" and inserting in place thereof the word:- ninety-nine.

SECTION 14. The first paragraph of section 4 of chapter 435 of the acts of 1984 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the words "section two" and inserting in place thereof the words:- sections one and two.

SECTION 15. The second paragraph of said section 4 of said chapter 435 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 8, the word "ninety-four" and inserting in place thereof the word:- ninety-nine.

SECTION 16. The metropolitan district commission is hereby authorized to expend during fiscal year nineteen hundred and eighty-six an amount not to exceed three million dollars for the purpose of repairing and replacing pipes underneath the Lynnway in the city of Lynn. No monies herein authorized for expenditure shall be expended until the Lynn water and sewer commission, established pursuant to chapter three hundred and eighty-one of the acts of nineteen hundred and eighty-two, shall have entered into an agreement with the commissioner of the metropolitan district commission, acting on behalf of the commonwealth, to reimburse the commonwealth for amounts expended to repair and replace said pipes. Such agreement shall provide for the initial reimbursements to occur on or before June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eighty-seven, and that all expenditures shall be reimbursed no later than ten years from the date of the agreement; provided, however, that the payment of interest shall not be required on the amount so reimbursed. Monies herein authorized for expenditure shall be expended in conjunction with monies appropriated pursuant to chapter six hundred and thirty-seven of the acts of nineteen hundred and eighty-three, as amended by section six of this act.

SECTION 17. This act shall take effect upon its passage.