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. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the payments of 75 per cent of the health insurance premiums for retirees of the town and surviving spouses of employees and retirees of the town that have been made by the town of Mashpee are hereby ratified, validated and confirmed.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.