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 2000, 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, 2000. Said sums shall be in addition to any amounts previously appropriated and made available for the purposes of said items.

SECTION 2.

JUDICIARY.

Committee for Public Counsel Services.

0321-1500 .....................................................$231,735

EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE.

Department of Veterans' Services.

1410-0300 .....................................................$650,000

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

Division of Medical Assistance.

4000-0430 ....................................................$7,375,000
4000-0500 ....................................................$43,250,000
4000-0600 ....................................................$64,100,000
4000-0700 ....................................................$39,000,000
4000-0860 ....................................................$12,945,000
4000-0870 .....................................................$21,380,000

Holyoke Soldiers' Home.

4190-0100 .....................................................$216,460

Department of Social Services.

4800-0031 ....................................................$5,664,245

Department of Mental Health.

5095-0015 ....................................................$375,000

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

Department of State Police.

8100-0000 .....................................................$592,764

Department of Correction.

8900-0001 .....................................................$1,922,000

County Corrections.

8910-0000 .....................................................$4,000,000

Sheriffs.

8910-0110 .....................................................$231,112

Parole Board.

8950-0001 .....................................................$381,580

SECTION 3. Item 4000-0300 of section 2 of chapter 127 of the acts of 1999 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; and provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary and for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of recoveries and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed a total of $30,000,000.

SECTION 4. Item 4000-0430 of said section 2 of said chapter 127 is hereby amended by striking out the figure "$3,666,500" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $6,724,000.

SECTION 5. Item 4000-0500 of said section 2 of said chapter 127 is hereby amended by striking out the figure "$148,620,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $204,355,000.

SECTION 6. Item 4000-0600 of said section 2 of said chapter 127 is hereby amended by striking out the figure "$235,520,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $274,091,000.

SECTION 7. Item 4000-0700 of said section 2 of said chapter 127 is hereby amended by striking out the figure "$102,380,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $143,083,000.

SECTION 8. Item 4000-0860 of said section 2 of said chapter 127 is hereby amended by striking out the figure "$21,070,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $26,266,000.

SECTION 9. Item 4000-0870 of said section 2 of said chapter 127 is hereby amended by striking out the figure "$8,460,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $25,200,000.

SECTION 10. This act shall take effect upon its passage.