Sessions Act - Laws of 2022, Chapter 268 (2023)

During,Delaying application of this statute would tend to defeat its objectives, which are to direct the spending of certain federal funds immediately and to make certain legislative changes, each of which is immediately necessary to meet those funds or other important public purposes. in relation to growth, economy and help to the community is therefore declared an emergency law, which is necessary for the immediate preservation of the common good.

Promulgated by the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies at the session of the Court and by their authority as follows:

SECTION 1. In addition to certain items in the General Grants Act and other grants laws for the 2022 financial year, the amounts specified in Section 2 shall be allocated from the general fund, unless expressly provided otherwise in this Act or these Grants Acts for the various purposes and under the in conditions set out in this Act or in the Grants Acts and subject to the laws governing the disbursement of public funds for the year ended June 30, 2022. These amounts will be added to the previously reasonable amounts and are available for the purposes of these articles. These amounts are available through the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.

SECTION 2.

0340-0500 Hampden District Promoter ........................................... ..... $180,157

1599-3384 Judgments, Settlements, and Court Fees................................. .....$10,000,000

1599-0793 COVID Response Reserve ........................................ 200,000. 000 USD
1599-2051 Oversight of federal funds .................................... .... 5,000,000 $
1599-4195 Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Settlements and Judgments ....... $ 2.912.500
Cost of Collective Bargaining Agreement 1599-4448 ..................... $58,702,336

4000-0300 EOHHS and Medicaid Administration ..................................$2,000,000
4000-0700 MassHealth Fee for Payments for Services.........$471,800,000

4510-0721 Health Profession Licensing Registration Committees ................................$7,100,000

1595-6369 Transfer from Commonwealth Transportation Fund to MBTA ............................ $111,957,684

7003-0101 Shared Workforce and Manpower Development Services .................................... 10.500.000 $

SECTION 2A. To meet certain unanticipated community obligations, provide a change of purpose for current funds, and meet certain legal requirements, the amounts set forth in this section will be provided from the general fund or the federal fund set forth in Section 2YYYYY of Chapter 29 of Chapter 29 of the COVID-19 Response General Laws, unless expressly provided otherwise in this section, for the various purposes and subject to the conditions set forth in this section and subject to the laws governing the disbursement of public funds for the financial year ended June 30, 2022. Unless otherwise stated , these amounts are available through the fiscal year ended June 30, 2027.

0950-2022 For the work of the Special Commission on the Community Seal and Motto established by Chapter 2 of the 2020 Resolutions; if, without prejudice to general or specific legal provisions to the contrary, the expenses include, but are not limited to, personnel and administrative costs ......... .............. ....... ....$100,000

1599-0122 For a reserve to meet the needs of immigrants and refugees, administered by the Office for Refugees and Immigrants; provided that the Office for Refugees and Immigrants, in administering funds under this item, coordinates with the Executive Office for Health and Human Services, the Department of Housing and Community Development, Refugee Resettlement Agencies and Community Organizations to provide access to emergency shelters, shelter, legal advice, food and health care, and providing additional support services and resources to meet the immediate needs of newly arrived immigrant families and individuals; provided that the Office and partner departments and organizations make every effort to ensure meaningful access to services, programs and activities for families and individuals with limited English proficiency; provided that additional funds can be allocated under this item to refugee resettlement agencies, non-profit and community organizations that provide assistance to newly arrived immigrants with minimal administrative hurdles to ensure timely distribution; provided that the funds may also be used both for direct assistance and for the administrative costs required to provide that assistance; provided that the Office for Refugees and Immigrants submits to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees a monthly report on the previous month's data on the number of newly arrived immigrants entering the community, as from the Office, from resettlement agencies, refugees, community organizations and other identified organizations; and provided that the Department of Housing and Community Development submits a monthly report to the House and Senate Committees on the manner of the previous month's data on the number of newly arrived immigrant families claiming and claiming emergency assistance under Item 7004-. 0101, the number of such families who were approved for housing, the number of such families who were denied access to housing, and the rationale for each such denial, expressed as a percentage of the $20,000,000 total. 1599-1214 For a reservation for additions, upgrades, or improvements in staffing, operations, or infrastructure for new and existing facilities treating men with alcohol or substance use disorders under Sections 1 and 35 of Chapter 123 of the General Laws; provided that the Secretary of State for Administration and Treasury may transfer monies under this item to government agencies as defined in Section 1 of Chapter 29 of the General Acts ... $14,000,000

1599-1410 Implementing Chapter 144 of the 2022 Act; provided the Secretary of Veterans Services can transfer funds between 1410-0010, 1410-0012, 1410-0015, 1410-0018, 1410-0024, 1410-0075, 1410-0251, 1410-0400, 1410-0630, 1410-164180., -0100 and 4190-0100; and provided that the Secretary notifies the House and Senate Committees of the ways and means at least 30 days in advance of each move. ....................................... $5,000,000

1599-6059 For a Statewide Broadband Infrastructure Investment Reserve; provided funds are managed in consultation with the Executive Office of Housing and Community Development for programs including the Last Mile Infrastructure Grant program; provided that in order to be eligible, projects must promote equity and digital inclusion; in addition, this priority should be given to projects that benefit communities of color; further provided that donations may be spent to provide public housing units, public libraries and public schools with broadband wireless connectivity and equipment necessary to access such wireless connectivity; and provided that additional funds can be spent on projects involving public-private partnerships to provide community hotspots............$25,000,000

1599-6062 For a reserve to support businesses impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic and subsequent variants; provided that no less than US$153,000,000 is made to Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation, incorporated under General Law Chapter 40W, for grants to support small businesses adversely affected by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided that an additional no less than $75,000,000 is spent on donations to hotels throughout the community; further provided that each hotel that (i) received funding from Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation in a previous round of small business grants; or (ii) was eligible to receive such funds but did not apply for such grants shall not be eligible to receive funds under this item; provided further that any hotel property whose revenue in calendar year 2021 exceeds that property's gross revenue in calendar year 2019 will not be eligible to receive funds from this item; provided that the foregoing provision does not apply to newly emerging hotels or hotel properties that were extensively renovated or constructed during the 2019 calendar year; except that when awarding grants to hotels, the company must take into account the number of jobs and the economic activity generated by each applicant; provided additionally that no less than $3,000,000 is spent on operational support donations to theaters in the community; provided that in order to be eligible for such grants, applicants must: (a) have received no less than $15,000 in box office ticket sales during calendar year 2019; (b) experienced a decrease in box office sales of 40% or more between calendar year 2019 and subsequent years or parts thereof; (c) physically located in the community; and (d) did not have current tax liens on file with the Treasury Department at the time of application; in addition, this priority should be given to candidates with 4 screens or less; provided Eligible Entities receive $15,000 per screen for each of the first 2 screens in a given location and $10,000 for each additional screen in a given location; provided that no less than $30,000,000 in additional is spent on small business grants; provided that applicants for eligible small business grants have no more than 50 employees; provided that the allowances can also be used for wage and social security expenses, mortgage interest, rent, utilities and interest on other debt obligations; provided that at least $45,000,000 is spent on grants to: (1) companies focused on reaching underserved markets; (2) minority-owned, women-owned, and veteran-owned businesses; and (3) immigrant-owned and first-generation businesses; and also that the resources of this post are distributed fairly geographically................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1599-6063 For a reserve for local economic recovery efforts and community development projects; provided, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for local economic recovery efforts in the town of Shrewsbury; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the town of Westborough for local economic recovery efforts; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the repaving of the Gate 43 access road to the Quabbin reservoir; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce, Inc. for the promotion of Holyoke's 150th anniversary celebration in 2023; provided further, that not less $60,000 shall be expended for The Brockton Public Library Foundation, Inc. for needed roof replacement and HVAC improvements; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the Wakefield Lynnfield Chamber of Commerce, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for The Friends of Norcross Center, Inc. for the restoration and preservation of the Norcross House in the town of East Longmeadow and for a new slate roof, repainting, window repairs and other repairs to the home and carriage house which is used for events, an arts and crafts gallery, an education center and a reception hall; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Living Local 413 for the completion and launch of a new web application platform, the hiring of a full-time executive director and part-time assistance to support and expand the business community throughout western Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the city of Melrose for placemaking activities in furtherance of commerce and civic engagement; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the town of Wakefield for repairs to the Civic Center roof; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the town of Wakefield for façade improvements to small businesses; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for the Cape Ann Museum, Inc. for renovations; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Hyde Park Main Streets, Inc. for economic development opportunities for businesses located in the Hyde Park Main Streets, Inc. business district; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Roslindale Village Main Streets in order to further promote economic development opportunities for businesses located in the Roslindale Village Main Street, Inc. business district; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for The Open Door/Cape Ann Food Pantry, Inc. in the city of Gloucester for capacity expansion to serve people in Essex county; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Grace Center, Inc. in the city of Gloucester for costs associated with renovations of the center’s new location; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for The Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts, Inc. for the Victory Theatre Performing Arts Center to support the Pioneer Valley Economic Revitalization Project; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Westfield Chamber of Commerce; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for installation and upgrades of lighting at Brooklawn Park fields in the city of New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $8,000,000 shall be expended for the city of Revere for riverfront infrastructure improvements; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the city of Revere for the Revere Riverfront District; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the city of Greenfield for the repair and replacement of the water main in the business district; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Westfield parks and recreation for revitalization of the downtown area and stimulation of business in the city of Westfield; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the city of Pittsfield for the William Stanley business park and the Pittsfield Economic Development Authority Site 9 redevelopment; provided further, that not less than $8,000,000 shall be expended for the town of Littleton for the Littleton common King street development; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for the repurposing of the Waterford Street school building in the city of Gardner; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for local economic recovery efforts and infrastructure improvements in the city known as the town of Bridgewater; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for local economic recovery efforts and infrastructure improvements in the town of Raynham; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for traffic mitigation at Main street and South street in the city of Medford; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Southampton for a study on a new public safety complex; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for Tech Goes Home Incorporated to support its mission to end the digital divide, ensure digital inclusion for families, adults and seniors within low-income, marginalized communities and provide the support needed to partner with schools, nonprofits and community organizations to provide digital skills training, free devices and access to high-quality internet; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the historic Chevalier Theatre in the city of Medford to replace the roof and façade; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the redevelopment, design and construction of Hurld Wyman Elementary School park in the city of Woburn; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for upgrades and improvements to the senior center in the town of Halifax; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for new athletic fields at Old Rochester Regional High School in the town of Mattapoisett; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the revitalization of the downtown Village Center area of the town of Westminster and improvements to create a more walkable, business-friendly and aesthetically accommodating Main street; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a village overlay district and mixed use redevelopment of the former department of public works building on Main street in the town of Holden; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to leverage matching municipal funds for improvements to Memorial park in the city of Taunton; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for a reevaluation of the zoning by-laws in the town of Paxton; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for traffic signal infrastructure and drainage improvements at the intersections of Lunenburg street, Main street and Summer street in the city of Fitchburg; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for improving accessibility and expanding the community garden in the town of Reading; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for the replacement of Gath Memorial pool in the city of Newton with a modern, accessible community lap pool with a splash pad; provided further, that not less than $5,000,000 shall be expended for a grant to the Martin W. Richard Foundation, Inc. and Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester, Inc, to support the construction and renovation of the Dorchester Field House in the Harbor Point neighborhood of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $55,000 shall be expended for History Cambridge for the purposes of developing programming for the city of Cambridge’s 400th anniversary; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for outdoor basketball courts with fencing and lights in the town of Sudbury; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Provincetown Fine Arts Center to work collaboratively with the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, the Truro Center for the Arts and Twenty Summers to support critical infrastructure upgrades, staff training opportunities, hybrid programming and accessibility measures; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for Cape Cod Village, Inc to provide residential services and appropriate programming for adults with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Helping Our Women, Inc. in the town of Provincetown for the expansion of services; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the resurfacing of the basketball court and street hockey rink at the Ipswich River Park in the town of North Reading; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the restructure, repair and replacement of Kidspot in the town of North Reading; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improvements to the playground located at Houghton Elementary School in the town of Sterling; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for traffic mitigation measures related to the closure of the Hall-Whitaker bridge in the city of Beverly; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Merrimack Valley Public Safety Youth Center in the city of Lawrence for a safe space for structured education, health and recreational programming for at-risk youth throughout the Merrimack Valley and to defer economic loss due to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended for Mission Hill LINK , Inc. shuttle bus services that provide safe transit and access to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority system, medical campus and shopping for elders and people with disabilities without Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority access near their homes; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the Greater Lawrence Community Boating Program, Inc, at the Abe Bashara Boat House for recreational activities for at-risk youth in the city of Lawrence on the Merrimack river and the promotion of economic development through tourism; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for broadband and emissions updates to the North American Indian Center of Boston, Inc. headquarters; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Ateneo Dominicano Del Merrimack Valley to maintain Dominican culture in the Merrimack Valley and promote economic development through tourism; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the town of Sandwich for the restoration, renovation and reconstruction of the Sandwich boardwalk that provides recreational access to the preserved areas of Old Harbor creek, Mill creek, Dock creek, Town beach and Cape Cod bay; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Tobin Community Center in the city of Boston for partnerships and information sharing between organizations and for addressing gun violence and gun violence-related trauma; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for IntenZe 978 Boxing Club, Inc. in the city of Lawrence to provide at-risk youth with health and wellness programming and promote economic development through tourism and recreation; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended to the Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Boston to provide services to vulnerable populations; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for local economic recovery efforts in the town of Dracut; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for local economic recovery efforts in the town of Tyngsborough; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the replacement of a deteriorating wooden boardwalk along Plymouth harbor at the town boat ramp with a resilient pedestrian walkway and lighting and rails to improve safety and public access; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for the engineering and associated work to be done on Pond Park culvert on route 117 in the town of Bolton; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the town of Stow for the Stow Acres innovation, conservation, recreation and development partnership; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for Gloucester Boxing Club; provided further, that not less than $388,000 shall be expended for the design and installation of heating pumps for the public library in the town of Hudson; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for HVAC upgrades and improvements at Springfield Technology Park due to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for a matching grant program for minority-owned and women-owned microbusinesses in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for traffic signals at South Main street and route 28 and the intersection of North street and Oak street in the town of Randolph; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for improvements to the playing field and playground equipment at Varney playground in the town of Chelmsford; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for The Latino Economic Development Corporation for continued support and assistance for small business; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Greater Easthampton Chamber of Commerce Inc.; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the development of Booth playground on South street in the town of Foxborough; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for infrastructure improvements to the historic Brooks Estate in the city of Medford; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for local economic recovery efforts in the town of Arlington; provided further, that not less than $1,250,000 shall be expended for Christina Street Bridge Preferred Concept Plans for the purposes of installing a bridge and shared-use path across the Charles river connecting to the conservation area along the Charles river in the town of Needham; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for design development work related to the renovation of the Worcester Memorial Auditorium into a state-of-the-art digital innovation, education and skills training, arts and entertainment facility; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for improvements to playgrounds in the town of Rowley to address disability access for equitable use; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the South Hadley and Granby Chamber of Commerce; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Courageous Sailing Center in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for economic development projects in the town of Abington; provided further, that not less than $33,000 shall be expended for local economic recovery efforts in the town of Whitman; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Spirit of Springfield, Inc. for events that provide a sense of community, civic pride and opportunities for celebration of diversity in the Latino community; provided further, that not less than $33,000 shall be expended for local economic recovery efforts in the town of East Bridgewater; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for AHORA Inc. for its financial literacy programs in the city of Lynn; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for New North Citizens Council, Inc. in Springfield for the Latino Health Salsa in the Parks Family Summertime Intervention; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for The Guild in Dorchester; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce for the creation of the Duxbury Chamber Affiliate; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for FalmouthNet, Inc. for professional services and research expenses in support of efforts to build a town-wide, community-based fiber-optic network; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of emergency repairs to the Beachmont Post Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 6712, Inc. in Revere; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for construction at and improvements to the Pembroke Community Center; provided further, that not less than $800,000 shall be expended for improving accessibility and reconstructing the east entrance of Mittineague Park in West Springfield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Hyde Park 155 Planning Committee for the furtherance of economic development opportunities for the Hyde Park business community as part of Hyde Park’s 155th anniversary; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Youth Development Organization, Inc. in Lawrence for the support of high school juniors and seniors in their path to secondary education and long-term employment through the expansion of the Postsecondary Pathways program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the renovation and redevelopment of the historic Strand Theatre in Clinton; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for infrastructure improvements in Duxbury; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Fino Field Athletic and Baseball Field Complex in Milford; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for improvements to the industrial park in Avon; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for expansion of, renovations to and improvements to the Ventress Memorial Library in Marshfield; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for providers of naturally occurring retirement communities for the elderly with whom the department of elder affairs entered into service agreements in fiscal year 2022 and shall maintain proportions of total available funding equal to those provided in fiscal year 2022; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for The Hanson Public Library Foundation, Inc. for expansion, renovations and improvements; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for Prom Angels Foundation Inc.; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for recreation improvements in the Monponsett neighborhood in Hanson; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for targeted economic development and planning work for the West Natick area around the West Natick commuter rail station to support area redevelopment; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the restoration and preservation of the historic E.B. Newton School in Winthrop, including the clock tower, room and HVAC system; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Franklin for a community wide branding and marketing study; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for seating upgrades and improvements to the Lynn Auditorium; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for revitalization and economic improvements in Grafton; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for revitalization and economic improvements in Northbridge; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for revitalization and economic improvements in Upton; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Beacon Hill Village, Inc. to expand its technological improvements and the provision of programming and services for older adults; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for improvements to Charlesgate Park in Boston; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for rebuilding and modernization of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation’s digital infrastructure system to aid in recovery from the negative economic impacts of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for East Somerville Main Street, Inc. in Somerville; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Needham town common; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for wayfinding and streetscape improvements in Medfield; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for public safety equipment for Billerica; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for bus shelters for commuting employees in the Industrial Park in Fall River to promote economic activity; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Fall River Arts and Culture Coalitions’ Mural Project to bolster tourism and economic activity in Fall River; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for local economic recovery in Haverhill; provided further, that not less than $8,000,000 shall be expended for the city of Haverhill for the Downtown Merrimack Street Redevelopment project and the Merrimack Street Public-Private Redevelopment Project design; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improvements on Water street along the Chicopee river in Springfield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the repurposing of the McCloskey School building in Uxbridge; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Downtown Hyannis Community Development Corporation for connecting downtown businesses to the OpenCape fiber-optic network; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Cotuit Federated Church for maintenance, upgrades and repairs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Love Live Local Inc. for small business capital and technical assistance programs; provided further, that not less than $5,000,000 shall be expended for debt service obligations incurred by the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, Inc. so that the institute may continue offering civic education programming to the public; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Community Art Center, Inc. in Cambridge; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for renovations to Evans field in South Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for hazardous materials abatement and demolition of the old primary school building in Lunenberg; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Milton Art Center; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for the Greendale Revitalization Initiative in Worcester; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for The Arlington Historical Society; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the North Andover Merchants Association; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Amesbury Chamber of Commerce; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the design, construction and implementation of the Downtown Initiative Action Plan in Winchester; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for United Way Franklin Hampshire County to support the creation and implementation of a diaper pantry to serve Franklin and Hampshire counties; provided further, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended for the construction of the Welcome Center and African Experience exhibit at the entrance to the Franklin Park Zoo operated by the Commonwealth Zoological Corporation established in section 2 of chapter 92B of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for traffic signals and roadway improvements at the intersection of Hathaway road and Rockdale avenue located in New Bedford; provided further, that funds may be expended for the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission for Work, Incorporated to develop and fund an outcomes-based pilot contract measuring and funding services that result in employment and wage gains for individuals with disabilities; provided further, that not less than $9,000,000 shall be expended for the improvement of the intersection at Western avenue, Soldiers Field road and Birmingham parkway in Brighton; provided further, that not less than $6,000,000 shall be expended for the replacement and construction of all sidewalks and safety ornamental fencing of all Massachusetts Department of Transportation property along Riverview road, from the Brooks street bridge to the Parsons street bridge, along Newton street past the intersection of Charlesview street, from the North Beacon street bridge, along North Beacon street to Vineland street, along Vineland street to Market street, and the creation of a passive park at the corner of Vineland street and North Beacon street in Brighton; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for HVAC improvements to Walpole high school in Walpole; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the historic Ludlow First Church and Meeting House for roof repairs; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the planning, design and construction of administrative offices for the Stoneham School Department in Stoneham; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the construction of a playground and recreational area for the children and families of the precinct of Marstons Mills in Barnstable; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for improvements to the former Chicopee municipal library, including but not limited to, improvements complying with building codes such as fire and safety and regulations pertaining to accessibility for persons with disabilities, to further enhance the economic development activity in Chicopee’s downtown; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for Norwood to offset the rise in transportation expenses after the closure of Norwood Hospital due to a historic climate hazard occurring during the pandemic; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Williamstown Summer Theater youth internship program; provided further, that not less than $600,000 shall be expended for the city of Everett the design and construction of a new park in Everett square to improve pedestrian access and safety and create opportunities for outdoor dining, farmers markets and other activities; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the town of Uxbridge for the Main street initiative and the repurposing of the McMcloskey building; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Millville for demolition and site preparation of the Millville old town hall; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the Basketball Hall of Fame in the city of Springfield for repairs and upgrades; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Springfield Symphony Orchestra for a series of educational initiatives and concerts aimed at local school communities and concerts created for minority, diverse, economically challenged neighborhoods and non-traditional audiences; provided further, that not less than $280,000 shall be expended for New England Public Media for new a Community Engagement & Outreach Center for downtown Springfield to provide inner city youth and adult programming and services; and provided further, that not less than $5,000,000 shall be expended for the city of Boston for the repair and maintenance of aquatic facilities..................................................................................$85,854,000

1599-6064 For a reserve for investments in nursing facilities and nursing homes to meet costs, including but not limited to those related to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic and subsequent variants; provided that the funds are administered by the Executive Secretary for Health and Human Services in consultation with the Executive Secretary for Administration and Finance; provided additionally that no less than $30,000,000 will be spent in nursing homes for new expenses related to the 2019 coronavirus pandemic, including but not limited to testing, personal protective equipment and reimbursement of such expenses; provided that no less than $165,000,000 is spent on payments to nursing facilities pursuant to: (i) Efforts to recognize updated baseline annual costs and a cost adjustment factor in the definition of standard nursing payments and standard payment operating expenses for the period October 1, 2022 through 30. Sep 2023; (ii) additional payments to care facilities participating in a patient care transition program established by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services; or (iii) fee payments in support of care facilities that serve specific populations with complex or specialized care needs, as defined by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services; provided that the Executive Office of Health and Human Services shall consult with the Massachusetts Senior Care Association, Inc. in determining the method of distributing funds to long-term care facilities on this point. and 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East; and provided that by December 15, 2022, the Secretariat of Health and Human Services provides information to the House and Senate Committees on the manner and means in which the proposed methodology for allocating resources to this item will be detailed ...... . ................................................... .... ... ... ................... $195,000,000

1599-6066 For a reservation to increase payments to suppliers whose fees must be reviewed and implemented under Chapter 257 of the 2008 Acts; provided that in fiscal year 2023 no less than $100,000,000 is provided to human service providers whose fees are subject to said Chapter 257; provided that such payments will be provided in FY2023 solely to increase payments to direct nursing, frontline, and medical and clinical personnel, which may include, but are not limited to, increases in hourly rates, general benefits, differential shift work, overtime, hiring and retention bonuses, or recruitment, such as defined by the Director of Health and Human Services; Noting that, as a condition of receiving the resources referred to in this point, human service providers must provide written evidence of compliance with the conditions set forth herein and provide the Minister for Health and Human Services with a certificate of compliance; provided that the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Executive Office of Administration and Finance, reports by January 16, 2023 to the Joint Committee on Health Financing and the House and Senate Committees on ways and means of: (i) methodology used to allocate the resources; and (ii) allocation of resources broken down by provider; provided additionally that no less than $125,000,000 is used to increase contractor rates to a sustainable level above the 50th percentile of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics benchmark for the community; provided that the Executive Office of Health and Human Services develops a methodology to increase these rates above the fiftieth percentile for groups of services reviewed in Chapter 257 beginning in fiscal year 2024; Provided further that the methodology will be developed in consultation with the Administrative and Financial Executive Office, representatives of organized labor and representatives of all trade associations representing human service providers subject to collective bargaining review and enforcement under Chapter 257; provided that by April 17, 2023, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services reports to the Executive Office of Administration and Finance, the Joint Health Care Financing Committee, and the House and Senate Committees on ways and means, including but not limited to : (a) the proposed percentage increase above the 50th percentile of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics benchmark for the Community; (b) the estimated tax impact of implementing the increase over the next 2 and 4 financial years; and (c) a summary of the review process undertaken to develop the new methodology; and provided that a human service provider receiving such increased rates uses no less than 80 percent of the funds received to pay for its direct care, frontline medical and clinical staff, which may include, but is not limited to, the following is, hourly increases, general benefits, shift differentials, overtime, hiring and retention, or recruitment bonuses as defined by the Health and Human Services Board ..... ......... .......... ...... $225,000,000

1599-6067 For a reserve to meet the needs of community health centers; provided that no less than US$10,000,000 is spent to address deferred treatment as a result of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic and subsequent variants; provided further that such funds may be spent on recruiting and retaining labour; provided additionally that no less than $70,000,000 is spent on community health centers receiving subsidies under 42 U.S.C. Section 254(b) to fund capital improvements and expansions of community health centers, including but not limited to technology upgrades and maintenance; provided that, in addition, of such monies, no less than 75 percent of such monies shall be spent on contest gifts of no less than $5,000,000 and no more than $12,000,000; provided that up to an additional 25 percent of such funds are spent on grants not exceeding US$5,000,000; provided that preference is also given to projects using multiple sources of funding; Recalling that said grants are administered by the Secretariat of Health and Human Services, which may adjust the percentages in the rulings of the procedure according to the requirements of the application; further provided that up to 3 percent of grant funds may be spent on a community-based nonprofit technical assistance provider with experience in funding statewide qualifying health center capital projects to assist beneficiaries in project planning and fund mobilization a variety of sources; and as long as the Secretary can allocate funds over multiple grant cycles .......$80,000,000

1599-6068 For a reserve to meet the needs of community health centers receiving subsidies under 42 U.S.C. Section 254(b) and with large populations of uninsured patients disproportionately affected by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided that, notwithstanding any general or specific law or regulation to the contrary, the Administrative and Financial Executive Office will, on or before November 30, 2022, remit at least $20,000,000 to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund set forth in Section 66 of Chapter 118E of the General Acts; provided that such funds are distributed by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services as direct payments to each provider participating in the MassHealth program as a community health center or hospital-licensed health center by December 31, 2022; provided that such funds will be allocated in direct proportion to the total allowable amount of reimbursable healthcare provided through the Health Safety Net Trust Fund for each such healthcare center during Health Safety Net's fiscal year 2017, including all related agreements; provided that at least 10 calendar days prior to the expected payment date, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services will provide a list for each such health center detailing the total allowable reimbursable amount of health services processed through the Health Safety Net Trust Fund for each health center such health centers in Health Safety Net's fiscal year 2017, including any related agreements, each such health center percentage of the total allowable amount of reimbursable health services processed through the Health Safety Net Trust Fund for all such health centers together in the Health Safety Net fiscal year 2017, including all related agreements and proposed payment amounts for each of these health centers ........................ $20,000,000

1599-6069 for distributing funds to hospitals with tax problems; provided that no less than $300,000,000 is distributed to hospitals that qualify under Section 250; provided additionally that no less than $50,000,000 will be distributed by the Department of Health in grants to hospitals classified by the Health Information and Analysis Center as high-paying public hospitals and to non-acute hospitals not eligible under the Arrangement with § 250; and provided that the Secretary prioritizes donations to hospitals: (i) operations with significant negative margins; (ii) increased costs, reduced capacity or lost revenue due to labor shortages; (iii) Caring for a high percentage of new coronavirus patients in 2019; (iv) demonstrate commitment to historically underserved populations and address health inequalities and social determinants of health; (iv) serving a high percentage of patients in the health protection network; (v) have a Medicaid payer mix greater than 40 percent; or (vi) hospitals that have not received significant funds authorized through this item or grants administered through the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Hospital Assistance Trust Fund established under Section 71 of Chapter 102 of the 2021 Acts. ................................................ 350,000. 000$

1599-6070 For a reserve to promote and support harm reduction efforts and services to address substance use disorders in the community; provided that the resources for this post are administered by the Executive Secretary for Health and Human Services; provided that no less than $500,000 is spent to train state and local law enforcement personnel and emergency medical personnel, including but not limited to paramedics, paramedics, and firefighters in the administration and use of federally approved emergency opioid antagonists, including B ., but not limited to, naloxone to provide protection to an individual against an opioid overdose; provided that an additional no less than $2,000,000 is spent on the State Office of Pharmacy Services to provide emergency opioid antagonists in emergency vehicles throughout the community; provided that no less than $300,000 is spent with the Substance Dependency Services Department for the purchase of testing equipment, which may include, but is not limited to, fentanyl test strips, colorimetric reagents, high performance liquid chromatography, gas chromatography and mass spectrometry equipment to identify the potency, potency or purity of controlled substances; provided additionally that no less than US$200,000 is spent on the Department of Health and Human Services to comply with state and federal opioid overdose reporting requirements; provided that not less than $400,000 in addition is expended to the Department of Health and the Board of Medical Registration to develop or provide a training program for health professionals; In addition, the program will include a continuing education course available to all providers licensed to prescribe medications in the community and encourage the prescribing of addictive drugs currently licensed by the Federal Food and Drug Administration, where appropriate; Provided further that the program focuses on increasing the number of providers who offer such drugs directly or through referral, in addition to counseling and other appropriate support services; provided that no less than $500,000 is issued to the Executive Office of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program to support providers who can demonstrate they are in addition to counseling and other support from the Federal Food and Drug Administration provide approved drugs for addiction treatment, directly or through referral; provided, additionally, that providers who complete the federal waiver process and associated education programs on approved drugs are eligible to apply for such grant funding for the purpose of funding additional staff to support expanded services; provided additionally that providers who do not require a state waiver to prescribe such drugs are eligible to apply for such funding; In addition, no less than $1,000,000 must be spent on a pilot program in county correctional facilities to evaluate and treat individuals with an alcohol use disorder with medications approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for Alcohol Use Disorders . provided that by March 10, 2023, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services reports to the Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery and the House and Senate Committees on ways and means, including but not limited to the following : (i) the total number of persons who have received such treatment; (ii) the number of individuals who have requested such treatment and have not been approved; (iii) the reasons for refusing treatment; and (iv) ongoing initiatives to expand and improve access to alcohol control medication for individuals incarcerated in county correctional facilities; provided additionally that no less than US$100,000 is spent on the Department of Health to establish a special task force to study best practices for alcohol and drug free living in the community; noting that said task force will investigate the impact of: (a) the presence of on-site supervisors on the individuals in said residence; (b) access to treatment, including any barriers to drug-assisted treatment in alcohol and drug-free shelters; (c) drug and alcohol free accommodation, discrimination against persons adhering to treatment plans that include drug-assisted treatment, including requiring persons to abstain from drug-assisted treatment as a condition of admission or stay; (d) best practices for on-site medication dispensing; (e) the impact of local zoning laws and policing on such dwellings; (f) the role of alcohol and drug-free housing for persons paroled for alcohol or drug offenses who are required to reside in such housing, including the impact on recidivism rates and the role of probation officers and sheriff's offices in monitoring such persons thereafter their release to this accommodation; (g) the certification process for that property; and (h) any other issue that the Mutirão deems relevant to the success of said accommodation and the persons contained therein; and provided that the task force submits its findings to the Secretary of the Senate and House of Representatives, the Senate and House Committees on Appropriations and Appropriations, and the Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery by May 1, 2023. .......... $5,000,000

1599-6071 For an anti-trafficking grant program administered by the Department of Health in consultation with the Public Safety Executive Office; provided that eligible recipients of this grant have implemented an approved human trafficking awareness program for their employees that includes the following instructions: (i) the nature of the human trafficking; (ii) as human trafficking is defined in Sections 50 and 51 of Chapter 265 of the General Laws; (iii) how to identify victims of human trafficking, as defined in Section 20M of Chapter 233; (iv) survivor support and recovery options; (v) social and legal services available to victims; and, in addition, eligible applicants must ensure that the human trafficking hotline is prominently displayed in the lobby of said facility ............................ .. .. . ......... $1,000,000

1599-6072 For a reservation to meet a need for family and reproductive planning services in the community; where monies are spent on donations to providers who provide services including, but not limited to, abortion, contraception, treatment for miscarriage, assisted reproductive technology, treatment for postpartum depression, post-abortion mental health care, midwifery services, and antenatal and perinatal services; provided, in addition, the allowances may be awarded for costs associated with the provision of care, including but not limited to safety, recruitment, training and retention, and patient education materials; provided that an additional no less than $1,000,000 is spent on a public awareness campaign to educate providers and the public about so-called Crisis Pregnancy Centers and Pregnancy Resource Centers and their lack of medical services; provided that the campaign includes information on the availability of providers throughout the community offering legitimate medical and family planning services; and assuming the campaign is linguistically diverse and culturally competent............$17,500,000

1599-6073 For a reserve to provide additional funding for the Victim and Witness Assistance Panel due to federal funding cuts; provided that no less than $20,000,000 is spent on programs and services in fiscal year 2024; and provided that, to the extent possible, the Victim and Witness Assistance Council maintains the same level of programs and services that will be offered in FY2022....................... . ... ............... $20,000,000

1599-6074 For a reservation to reduce gun violence and related trauma throughout the community; provided funds are spent on competitive grants to nonprofits and community organizations focused on reducing gun violence and related trauma in communities and individuals; provided further that donations are administered by the Directorate of Health and Human Services; provided that in allocating grants, the Executive Office will prioritize nonprofit and community organizations that: (i) serve communities disproportionately affected by community violence and gun violence; (ii) Use evidence-based and evidence-based approaches to address gun violence and the impact of gun violence-related trauma on individuals and communities; (iii) focus on practices to break cycles of violence, trauma and retribution to reduce gun violence, particularly in communities composed of historically marginalized and underrepresented groups; and (iv) providing violence intervention services to community segments identified as having the highest risk of continuing armed violence or becoming victims of armed violence; Further provided, use of grants includes, but is not limited to: (a) capacity-building initiatives, including diversity, equity and inclusion, training and professional development initiatives; (b) evidence-based or evidence-based pilot programs to provide innovative practices to reduce gun violence; (c) impact studies, policy innovation and support for grassroots organizing; and (d) direct intervention services and support services for survivors of gun violence, including emergency shelters and transportation services; Provided that not less than US$3,000,000 will be allocated to a grant program administered in consultation with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to support improvements in school security infrastructure to protect against armed violence; provided further that the grant program is limited to: (1) physical target protection initiatives, including but not limited to building entrance security and the replacement of non-locking interior doors with lockable doors in emergencies; (2) Establishing or upgrading building entrances with sufficient technology to support remote viewing, verbal communication, and unlocking of doors prior to entry; (3) the establishment or upgrading of centralized alarm systems linked to local emergency response teams; and (4) establishing or upgrading central communication systems in school buildings to support staff communication in emergencies; provided an additional not less than $2,000,000 is allocated to a grant program administered in consultation with the Departments of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Public Health and Department of Mental Health to provide related support and resources provide schools with behavioral health reduce gun violence; provided that not less than US$1,000,000 is spent on a public awareness campaign on the Commonwealth Red Flag Laws pursuant to Sections 131R through 131Y of Chapter 140 of the General Laws; and further, that the campaign will be conducted in consultation with the Department of Public Health and the Department of Mental Health................. .......... ............... $20,000,000

1599-6075 For a reserve for investments in public lands and lands otherwise protected and maintained for public access, including but not limited to: preserves, parks, trails, rivers, lakes, ponds, streams and other waterways, trails , beaches, fishing piers, boat ramps, community gardens, urban farms, farms and forests and other recreational facilities and open spaces; Provided further that the Board of Directors for Energy and Environmental Affairs manages the funds of this item in consultation with the Board of Directors for Administration and Finance; provided that funds are spent on communities and non-profit organizations to dramatically increase new open space projects, including but not limited to waterfront parks, hiking trails, bike paths, playgrounds, urban farms, community gardens and green spaces; provided additional funds are expended on the acquisition of new conservation areas and agricultural conservation and conservation restrictions on working farms and forests, particularly in critical headwaters, wetlands and estuaries; provided additional funds are expended on the removal of obsolete or unwanted public or private levees throughout the community; provided that additional funds are allocated to the protection and restoration of springs and wetlands on state or private cranberry farms that have been taken out of production by the owners; provided that additional funds are spent on the restoration of coastal and tidal wetlands, including salt marshes; if additional funds are used for the dredging of ports, bays and inland waterways; provided that an additional no less than $25,000,000 is spent on projects in eligible census areas and communities disproportionately affected by the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided that funds from this item are distributed fairly geographically; and provided that donations may additionally include a matching fund requirement...$100,000,000

1599-6076 For a reserve for investments in public land and land otherwise protected and preserved for public access in environmental justice communities including but not limited to: preserves, parks, trails, rivers, lakes, ponds, streams and other waterways, trails, beaches, fishing piers, boat ramps, community gardens, urban farms, farms and forests and other recreational facilities and open spaces; Assuming funds can be spent on climate resilience and adaptation projects..........$75,000,000

1599-6077 For a reserve for local and statewide environmental and tourism projects; provided, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for upgrades to the Doyle school playgrounds for ADA compliance; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute Incorporated for research purposes; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the design costs and related expenses associated with the construction of a water treatment plant to assist with PFAS remediation in the town of Lynnfield; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Grow in Revere, the Revere Food Hub in Revere; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the costs associated with a septic system or other wastewater disposal system serving the public facilities project in the town of Middleton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for engineering costs associated with work on the Old Hix bridge and Hix bridge landing in Westport to preserve the health of the Westport river; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the replacement of a gate valve in the town of Georgetown; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the replacement of a culvert on Orchard street in the town of Newbury; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc. to acquire, conserve and renovate with the Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust, Inc. land at 1413-1415 Varnum avenue in the city of Lowell; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for residential homes involved in the environmental cleanup in the area of Bliss Corner in the town of Dartmouth; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for maintenance of the bike trail in the city of Malden; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for renovations to public parks in the city of Malden; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the North Shore Community Health, Inc. climate change mitigation and green impact initiative; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for restoration of the wetland and floodplain at Sam Wright field in the town of Easton; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the completion of a climate mitigation project and the construction of a performing stage at the site of Riverfront park in the city of Fitchburg; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the creation of a water treatment plant in the town of Scituate; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for Revolutionary Spaces for various projects related to the Old State House and the Old South Meeting House; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Boch Center’s Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame in Boston; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension’s water quality and hazardous waste program for the construction of a permanent household and small business hazardous waste collection and education facility; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Latin Women's Association of Brockton to support its food distribution program; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for improvements to Puffer playground in Brockton; provided further, that not less than $55,550 shall be expended for the Lake Wallace sensory trail pond element in Belchertown; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for the Clougherty Pool and Doherty Park in the Charlestown section of Boston for repairs to outdoor recreational space; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for The Charity Guild, Inc. for the food distribution program in Brockton; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the operations of the Worcester Regional Food Hub; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improvements to the rail trail in Berlin; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Salvation Army in Brockton; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the installation of solar panels at Beverly high school or other municipal properties in Beverly; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for upgrades to water infrastructure on the Middlesex turnpike corridor in Bedford; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Dorchester Food Co-op; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for efforts to alleviate flooding in the area around Jordan street and adjoining neighborhoods in Beverly; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Urban Farming Institute; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Mattapan Food and Fitness; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Catholic Charities of Brockton for the food distribution program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for recreational programming and summer job opportunities to at-risk and low-income youth in Lawrence; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the continued development of the North Reading wastewater and sewerage system; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for Gallery Z Café LLC for hood vents, dishwasher and electrical equipment; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the planning and implementation of a mixed-use walkable village in Burlington; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Mass Audubon for the conservation, remediation and the connection of a parcel of land in the town of Plymouth to Myles Standish forest and Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary to increase recreational access to open space and enhance eco-tourism; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for permits, design and engineering of the Old Marlborough road water treatment plant in Maynard; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Southwick Civic Fund for programs that address food insecurity and a regional food pantry in Southwick; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for greenspace for community events and increased parking capacity at Greycourt park in Methuen; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for an excessive wastewater flow system in Chelmsford; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the operation of a PFAS remediation system in Chelmsford; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for stormwater and coastal infrastructure enhancements for flood mitigation in Lynn; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the New Lynn Coalition’s grocery delivery program for individuals and families who are unable to travel to pick up groceries from food aid programs; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Island Grown Initiative, LTD to create a central distribution hub for the Island Food Pantry in order to address food insecurity on Martha's Vineyard; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the department of conservation and recreation for the development of a landscape management plan for the Charles river conservation area along Quinobequin road between state highway route 9 and state highway route 16 in the city of Newton; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the maintenance and improvement of Shore park and Morgan park at Indian lake in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the maintenance of walking trails at Newton Hill and related improvements in Elm park in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Acord Food Pantry in Hamilton to increase its capacity to serve people in Essex county; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the study of sewer extension from Elm street to Cobb street in Norton; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for lighting and security improvements to the Connecticut river bikeway in Springfield; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Dracut Food Pantry; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Springfield water and sewer commission for capital projects intending to resolve issues related to operational resiliency; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for recreation improvements in the town of Halifax; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the food banks in the towns of Avon, Canton and Stoughton; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the Brookline Housing Authority to modernize kitchens, provided that all appliances are electric only; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the Blue Hills Weather Observatory and Science Center; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Hopedale pond dam; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Riverbend park playground in Medford; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Women’s Lunch Place, Inc. for the purpose of providing meals and services to homeless women and children in need; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for improvements to public facilities and park elements at Lynn Woods in Lynn; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Fenway Cares Mutual Aid Initiative, including administrative costs, to distribute fresh food and personal protective equipment to food-insecure residents in Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the parks and recreation department in the city of Easthampton; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for design costs and related expenses associated with the construction of a water treatment plant to assist with PFAS remediation in Webster; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for planning and implementation of the town of Walpole's 300th anniversary celebration; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for The West End Museum, Incorporated for mitigation of the adverse effects of the novel coronavirus 2019 and to recover from the impacts of a recent flood; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for improvements to Dugger park in Medford; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improvements to Parallel park in Arlington; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a water treatment plant for PFAS remediation in Abington and Rockland; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Worcester Green Corps for program staffing and awareness of green jobs and land stewardship; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Groundwork Somerville, Inc. to support their food access and urban farming programs; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for PFAS remediation and water treatment in Hanover; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for PFAS remediation and water treatment in Norwell; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Daniel's Table, Inc. in Framingham; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for startup costs for Revolution 250 related to the planning and celebration of the commonwealth's 250th anniversary of the American Revolution which will spur tourism and economic activity in all corners of the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the construction and renovation costs of the Environmental Education and Discovery Center in the southeastern Massachusetts bioreserve located in Fall River; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for rodent and pest control in Randolph; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Food for Free Committee, Incorporated in Somerville; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for Community Action Pioneer Valley, Inc. for a program center and food pantry in Greenfield; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for the dredging of the channel in Quincy bay and beach restoration in the Merrymount neighborhood in Quincy; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve for the replacement of the restroom facility on the environmentally sensitive Washburn island; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Military Support Foundation, Inc. for the distribution of food to veterans in need in the counties of Barnstable, Bristol and Hampden; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for design, survey, site preparation and construction of walking paths, bridges and other outdoor spaces along the Middlesex canal and open space in the town of Wilmington; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the expansion and improvement of water and sewer infrastructure in Mendon; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for design, survey, site preparation and construction of a disc golf course, parking and walking trails in Tewksbury; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the expansion of the urban farming and community climate resiliency projects of Groundwork Southcoast; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to Jamaica Plain Coalition & Family Engagement Network/Tree of Life in the Jamaica Plain section of the city of Boston for the infrastructure and technology needs of the Mildred C. Hailey Apartments Housing Development’s food distribution service; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Center for Human Development, Incorporated for the repair and upgrade of community kitchen facilities for the Not Bread Alone congregate meal program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for water and sewer improvements at Belmont village in Belmont; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the expansion of the Reading Food Pantry and for other costs associated with helping the food pantry better address food insecurity issues within the town of Reading; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the construction of an ice skating rink in Belmont; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Survival Centers, Inc. to support its food pantry inventory; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for the Trustees of Reservations for the creation of a climate-resilient waterfront park at Piers Park Phase 3 in East Boston; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the department of conservation and recreation for maintenance, irrigation, design, construction and any other related costs for the Leo J. Martin Memorial golf course in Weston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Weymouth Elder Services Center for food security programs; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for increased food pantry access in Somerville; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Hilltown Mobile Market for expansion of the market to a brick and mortar facility featuring a year-round commercial kitchen; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the installation and operation of no less than 2 air quality monitoring stations in the East Boston section of Boston in cooperation with the department of environmental protection, the data from which shall be made available online to the public at regular intervals; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the silver plating factory assessment and remediation and a land use and economic development opportunity study in North Attleborough; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Weymouth Food Pantry for food security programs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a food insecurity restaurant meals program in North Andover in partnership with the Merrimack Valley YMCA and Groundwork Lawrence, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Our Neighbors’ Table, Inc. in support of the regional food hub; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for Green harbor dredging project in Marshfield; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for the New England Aquarium Corporation for maintenance upgrades and other improvements; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for a marketing campaign for the Mohawk Trail Association, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for fire hydrant replacement in Somerset; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the town of Bellingham for the sensory playground installation at Stallbrook elementary school; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the town of Blackstone for a groundwater contamination study at Countryside Auto Salvage; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the town of Medfield to rebuild the Hinkley playground in compliance with current safety standards and ADA requirements............................................. $24,060,550

1599-6078 For a Reserve to Combat Food Insecurity; provided no less than $25,000,000 is spent on food security infrastructure grants

1599-6079 To the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust for the purpose of reducing the principal or interest cost of water quality improvement projects; provided that eligible projects include, but are not limited to, drinking water system improvements, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance remediation and mixed water overflow projects; provided that this preference is also given to projects related to the remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances; provided further that no less than 25 percent of grant funds will be spent on eligible census districts, environmental justice communities and communities disproportionately affected by the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided that not less than $15,000,000 is expended on costs associated with planning and implementing projects to reduce water pollution in a watershed designated by the Department of the Environment as a nitrogen-sensitive area after the effective date of this Act; Provided that water pollution reduction projects may include additional funds spent in support of the Community Sanitation Loan Scheme to provide grants or loans to qualifying borrowers; provided that funds from this item are distributed fairly geographically; and in addition, grants may include a matching funds requirement...$115,000,000

1599-6080 For investments and improvements in ports and port infrastructure to support emerging clean energy industrial clusters; provided no less than $45,000,000 is spent on the port city of Salem; provided that not less than $30,000,000 in addition is spent on the Port of the City of New Bedford; and provided that an additional not less than $20,000,000 is expended in the reconstruction of the Brayton Point commercial center in the City of Somerset...... .......... ....$100,000,000

1599-6081 For investments in support of the implementation of Chapter 179 of the 2022 Acts; provided that no less than US$50,000,000 is remitted to the Clean Energy Investment Fund established under Section 15 of Chapter 23J of the General Acts; provided that an additional no less than $50,000,000 is paid to the Electric Vehicle Adoption Encouragement Trust established under Section 19 of Chapter 25A of the General Acts; provided that not less than $50,000,000 in addition is paid to the Billing Infrastructure Implementation Fund set forth in Section 81 of said Chapter 179; provided that by March 1st of each year until appropriations under this item are exhausted, the Executive Office for Energy and Environmental Affairs shall, in consultation with the Massachusetts Center for Clean Energy, submit a report to the Executive Office for Administrative and Financial The Joint Committee on Telecoms, Utilities and Energy and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations include, but are not limited to: (a) a comprehensive multi-year spending plan for the promotion and advancement of clean energy initiatives of this item, including proposed strategies for applying the for any initiative available resources; (b) proposed timetable for the use of resources under this item for each initiative; and (c) proposed plan to ensure regional and demographic equity in the promotion and advancement of clean energy initiatives, including access to electric vehicle charging infrastructure

1599-6082 For a reserve to support and promote the community's agriculture, blue economy and cranberry growing sectors; provided that no less than $8,000,000 is spent to support Blue Economy initiatives at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth; provided that not less than $250,000 in addition is expended for the design, engineering and feasibility study for the construction of a Cranberry Educational Center in southeastern Massachusetts; provided that no less than $2,000,000 will be expended to meet the costs of operating, designing and constructing a state-of-the-art coastal research port infrastructure currently referred to as the Seaside Exploration and Research Access Complex in the City of Falmouth and by Woods Hole is operated by Oceanographic Institution; provided that the funds are used to support the region's position as a leader in blue technology research and development and to promote innovation, economic development and competitiveness in the Community; and further, that no less than $1,750,000 will be spent on grants or other financial assistance to support the economic growth and viability of the community's cranberry growing industry...... .. ... .... ..................... $12,000,000

1599-6083 For the Federal Low-Income Residential Energy Assistance Program to help eligible low-income seniors, working families and other families pay part of their winter heating bills; provided the Department of Housing and Community Development determines the maximum benefit a family is entitled to: $57,000,000

1599-6084 For a reserve managed by the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency to support the creation of affordable housing for sale and rent; provided that no less than $100,000,000 is spent on the CommonWealth Builder program to support the production of homes for sale below market value to improve homeownership opportunities for first-time homebuyers and the socially disadvantaged in affected to disproportionately expand communities through the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided additional grants and loans to developers are used to facilitate the production of affordable housing units for families earning between 70% and 120% of the area's median income; provided that projects with units restricted to families with 70 percent of the area's median income are preferred; provided additionally that not less than $100,000,000 is expended on a Workers' Housing Program to provide grants, loans or other financial assistance to support the production of housing for rent or sale to serve families with incomes between the ages of 60 and 60 percent and 120 percent are affordable of the area's median income; provided that projects must additionally ensure that at least 20 per cent of housing units are accessible to families whose income is 80 per cent or less of the area's median income; provided that an additional not less than $100,000,000 is contributed to the Affordable Housing Trust established under Chapter 121D of the General Acts to support the creation and maintenance of affordable housing units with a particular focus on very low and extremely low income families; provided that preference is given to projects supported by this item that include clean energy and sustainability initiatives, such as electric heat pumps, net-zero developments, passive houses or equivalent energy efficiency certifications and all-electric buildings; provided that consideration is also given to allocating funds under this item to projects in communities disproportionately affected by the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided that allocations of funds under this item consider projects that provide equitable housing opportunities for historically excluded and underrepresented groups and that create and improve access to home ownership to promote economic mobility with long-term security benefits, housing, racial equity and health outcomes to to fill the ownership gap in socially disadvantaged communities; provided that the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency reports semi-annually to the Joint Housing Committee and the House and Senate Committees on the nature of spending under this item in support of affordable housing creation, including a breakdown of projects by community; Provided that the first report includes a strategic plan to increase the availability of affordable housing in all regions of the community for low- to middle-income families, including efforts to promote equitable property opportunities for historically marginalized or underrepresented populations; provided that not less than $1,000,000 is spent in the first year of the government pilot project to finance small real estate acquisitions as part of the Housing Stabilization and Investment Trust established under Section 2 of Chapter 121F of the General Acts; provided that such pilot project provides soft loans to complement other soft purchase loans administered by municipal lenders or other affordable housing lenders on an ongoing basis; provided that purchases made under this pilot project follow the accessibility restrictions of the above lenders for the purchase of affordable housing; Provided further that the loans under this pilot project will be used for the acquisition of buildings of at least 1 unit and not more than 8 units for rent or ownership or mixed-use buildings for a period of up to 50 years; and provided that no less than $3,500,000 is spent on the Saving Towards Affordable and Sustainable Homeownership program administered by the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance, Inc. ................................$304,500,000

1599-6085 For a reservation for an equitable developer financing program to: (a) provide financial assistance for residential or mixed-use residential construction, rehabilitation, or redevelopment projects; (b) to convert derelict, derelict, vacant or underutilized land into new residential, commercial or light industrial uses; or (c) construct or renovate owner-occupied prefab homes; provided that to be eligible under this point: (i) projects must take place in port cities, qualifying census counties or communities disproportionately affected by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; and (ii) the developer or sponsor must be an individual or an entity controlled by one or more individuals that has been socially and economically disadvantaged or disproportionately impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic, as defined in a certification process to be developed by the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency; provided that the funding program may be administered by either or both of the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency and the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency; Provided that such financial support may take the form of a grant, loan, equity investment or other form of financial support as determined by the Managing Authority; In addition, eligible uses of funding may include, but are not limited to: (a) pre-development costs such as permitting costs, site planning and planning, transportation studies, environmental impact assessment, design and architecture, attorneys' fees, and title and appraisal fees; and (b) to fund soft and non-interest loans, grants, grants, credit enhancements and the costs incurred by public sector entities from interest rate reductions in permanent financing offers, or to fund any portion of a pool of capital or reserve for purposes including but not limited to provision equity and guarantees for eligible projects; Provided further that such financial support shall, to the extent possible, be provided in a manner that reflects geographic and demographic diversity and social, ethnic and economic equality within the community; and provided further that no more than 5 percent of this item may be used for reasonable program administration expenses...$50,000,000

1599-6086 For expenses related to a study conducted by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development on the effectiveness of Career Services and Workforce Development grant programs administered by the Executive Office, including Commonwealth Corporation and MassHire; provided that the study includes, but is not limited to, the following information: (i) status of grants awarded under the program; (ii) number and names of education providers and qualified service providers receiving grants; (iii) the number of subscribers receiving services in each concession; (iv) the number of participants employed for each grant; (v) the salary and post-placement benefits that participants will receive for each scholarship; (vi) the average salary and benefits of participants in each program prior to participation; (vii) the cost per participant for each grant; (viii) employment retention or promotion rates 1 year after graduation; (ix) employment retention or promotion rates 3 years after graduation; (x) cost-effectiveness of each program, including savings in public support and estimates of future tax contributions to participants; (xi) the number of grants and program grants awarded by region; (xii) the number of grants and program grants awarded, broken down by basic industry sector; (xiii) demographic information of participants in each grant program, including age, gender, race, ethnicity, education level, employment status prior to participation, disability status, income level, and use of public assistance; and (xiv) reviewing the grant application process and timing for distributing grants to providers or applicants; and provided that the results of this study are reported by June 16, 2023 to the Joint Committee on Economic Development and New Technologies, the Joint Committee on Labor and Human Resource Development, and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriate Actions. .... ......................... $500,000

1599-6087 For a reservation in support of scholarships for Massachusetts students enrolled in and pursuing a college, university, nursing school, or other accredited public or independent institution that offers a college program and is pursuing a college diploma in asked of the community; provided that funds under this item are administered by the Department of Higher Education and promote debt-free access to higher education for community residents; further provided that the higher education department, in consultation with the staff office for work and personnel development, issues regulations for the scholarship program in which the admission requirements, application criteria and the amount of the scholarship are specified; provided that in developing program regulations, the Department will prioritize awarding scholarships to students enrolled in a course or training program aligned with regional labor market plans to meet the needs of the workforce in high-income areas, including, but not limited to , students enrolled in healthcare, including nursing, education, including early childhood and special education, manufacturing, and cybersecurity programs; Provided also that in awarding scholarships preference will be given to first-generation students and traditionally underserved student populations; except that preference is given to students attending public colleges; provided that at least 30 days prior to the obligations arising out of that position, the higher education department reports to the Board of Management and Finance, the Joint College Committee, the Joint Committee on Labor and Personnel Development, and the House and Senate committees on ways and means on all program criteria and Guidelines for the distribution of funds .......... $50,000,000

1599-6088 For a reserve to fund various economic development projects throughout the commonwealth; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for New England Farm Workers Council, Inc. for continued expansion in western Massachusetts within the public community college and public vocational school systems for the promotion of educational offerings and the provision of employment opportunities; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Springfield to Boston Education Foundation for a director to oversee, promote and curate the foundation for 1 year, marketing and the purchase of cars, tools and parts; provided further, that not less than $8,000 shall be expended for police bicycles in Saugus; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for fire equipment in Saugus; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the Italian Home for Children, Inc. for a capital improvement project to serve high acuity children that require a specialized facility; provided further, not less than $623,000 shall be expended for statewide imagination library program that fosters higher levels of child literacy by providing books to children ages newborn to 5 years of age; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the department of elementary and secondary education to aid in the disbursement of federal funds for the Local Food for Schools Program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Operation ABLE of Greater Boston, Inc. to provide basic workforce and skills training, employment services and job re-entry support to older workers; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for costs associated with the purchase of information technology, medical equipment and interior building construction and the furnishing of a community health center licensed under an academic medical center in Springfield; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for the Montachusett Veterans' Outreach Center, Inc. for the building or acquisition of additional housing units; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for Harbor Health Services, Inc. for upgrades to dental equipment, technology infrastructure and operations at the community based dental health clinics servicing Plymouth and Cape Cod; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Torch Light Recovery Group to further promote re-entry services for people who were formally incarcerated; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for S.C.M Transportation to assist seniors in getting to doctor's appointments and grocery stores; provided further, that not less than $2,200,000 shall be expended for the town of Ludlow for Westmass Area Development Corporation Ludlow Mill #8 and Mill #11 to immediately increase affordable housing production; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended for Community Servings, Inc. for a 1-time investment to support increased demand and expand the medically tailored meal program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Berkshire Bounty Inc. for efforts to combat food insecurity in rural communities; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the Haven From Hunger food program in Peabody; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for Fairview Hospital in the town of Great Barrington for the continuation of the Collaborative Care program in the 5 Southern Berkshire Public Schools; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the Danvers Community Council, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Middleton food pantry; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, Inc. for the Your Next Star employment training program for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for the Minnechaug Regional High School Booster Club for the replacement and installation of the Falcon Athletic Field at Minnechaug regional high school with turf, said field having served as a critical recreation facility and respite for the Wilbraham school community during the Covid-19 pandemic; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for STRIVE, a job training and placement service for the chronically unemployed, to provide access to technology equipment and training for clients who are disproportionately impacted by poverty and the pandemic; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Cape Cod Healthcare, Inc. for the development, construction and the equipment of an urgent care facility in Orleans; provided further, that $15,000 shall be expended for the town of Harwich for the purchase of new voting machines; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Cape Cod Law Enforcement Council to provide mental health, wellness and suicide prevention services to emergency service providers in the towns of Brewster, Orleans, Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro and Provincetown; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for North Star Family Services, Inc. to facilitate the development of Journey Home permanent supportive family housing for north central Massachusetts families; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for New England Life Flight, Inc., Boston MedFlight, for critical care air medical and dedicated ground critical care transport equipment; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the RESIST Foundation for the Project Turnaround Program for violence prevention programming in the neighborhoods of Boston with the highest rates of community violence and gun violence as well as the promotion of and support of workforce development for formerly incarcerated individuals; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to the town of Stoneham for costs associated with the design and construction of an outdoor amphitheater on the grounds of Stoneham high school; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a gang-to-college pilot program to serve gang-involved youth from high-crime areas in the city of Boston enrolled in college pathway programs; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for a 3-year grant to Roca, Inc. to plan for and expand the intervention model for high-risk Young Mothers Program into Boston for young mothers experiencing acute trauma, multiple systems involvement, mental health needs, domestic violence and abuse; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for public health and safety initiatives and revitalization of Ringer park in the Allston section of Boston; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership to develop and implement a workforce development second chance initiative to improve outcomes for underserved populations, and candidates facing challenges entering the workforce; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to the city known as the town of Braintree for economic development; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the town of Holbrook for economic development; provided further, that not less than $144,000 shall be expended for the Mattapan Community Health Center, Inc. for increased salaries for nurses, and medical or clinical assistants; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the SEIU Local 509 Commonwealth Human Service Workers and Educators Training Professional Development Fund to train and address the impacts of secondary trauma on social workers in the department of children and families; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Greater Lynn Senior Services, Inc. for its elder housing stabilization program; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for Harbor Health Services, Inc. to expand care models to keep seniors in their homes and communities and to implement senior friendly technology infrastructure upgrades; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended for The Boston Debate League Incorporated to support their after-school debate league and work with incarcerated individuals; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for covering the operational costs associated with providing medical interpreter services at the Lowell community health center; provided further, that $1,000,000 be expended for Roca, Inc. to provide and administer a transitional employment program (TEP) and other job placement programs for the highest-risk, court involved young people and adults in the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center, Inc. to train community health workers to serve as the patient link to medical and social services for the disenfranchised population throughout the Worcester and MetroWest regions; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for Island Health Care for dental and primary care clinic expansion; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Old Timers Sports and Family Health in Springfield; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for Southwest Boston Senior Services, Incorporated for a one-time investment to support and provide statewide medically-tailored and culturally-appropriate meals to persons battling chronic illnesses, the disabled and elders in collaboration with the statewide Meals on Wheels network; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for NeighborWorks Housing Solutions to digitize their records; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for the city of Lawrence Council on Aging for the purpose of repairing and bringing to code the Center's kitchen; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Pembroke Titans Against Drugs (PTAD) – Friends of the Pembroke Drug Prevention Coalition (PDOC), Inc; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended for Mothers Overlooked, Reaching out and Empowerment in the city of Springfield for gun violence prevention and victims’ services programs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Solutions at Work, Inc. to support the administration of the Green street shelter in Cambridge; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Natick Housing Authority for the development of a master plan for public housing in Natick; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for Year Up, Inc. to implement workforce development programs that provide job opportunities for young adults; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Wayland Affordable Housing Trust in Wayland for the acquisition, creation, preservation and support of affordable housing; provided further, that $750,000 shall expended for South Boston Community Health Center, Inc. to fund critical renovations and expansion at the main facility, to accommodate continued growth in primary care services and to allow for better patient flow to enhance infection control protocols; provided further, that $650,000 shall be expended for the city of Haverhill for the airfield redevelopment; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended to Springfield Day Nursery Corporation in the city of Springfield for capital expenses associated with the construction of a new facility to expand access to early education, center-based care and family services to low-income children and families in western Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the downtown revitalization, roadway and environmental enhancement project in the town of Millbury; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Front-Line Initiative in Tewksbury to allow the opportunity to look at innovative ways to expand the work being done in service of the community; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the operation of the school-based health center for the Randolph public school system; provided further, that not less than $2,144,000 shall be expended for the extraordinary and unreimbursed COVID-19 pandemic related expenditures incurred by the New England Center for Children, Inc. during fiscal year 2020 and fiscal year 2021; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improvements at Waverley Oaks Apartments in Belmont; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the town of Belmont for the predevelopment costs for Sherman Gardens Apartments; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Randolph fire department for a new ambulance; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the town of Belmont for improvements to the Belmont Public Library; provided further, that not less than $1,600,000 shall be expended for a federally qualified community health center with a 24-hour, 7-days-a-week satellite emergency facility licensed under 105 C.M.R. 130 to establish an early diagnosis program to address racial disparities in health care in communities disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; provided further, that not less than $8,000,000 shall be expended for Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center Inc. for the purpose of planning and construction of a new state of the art, ADA-compliant health center in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $900,000 shall be expended for the East Boston Community Development Corporation, Inc., for the acquisition of residential units to be maintained as affordable housing; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the town of Stoneham for the planning, building and construction costs associated with the Stoneham High School construction project; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Cambodia Town Lowell, Inc. to form an Asian-American business support division which shall provide education and training to minority-owned businesses in Lowell; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center, Inc. for the costs associated with renovations, remodeling and conversion of administrative space for the expansion of behavioral services for vulnerable, high-risk patients; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the development of a faculty education institute at William James College, in collaboration with the behavioral health advisory commission established in section 1of chapter 77 of the acts of 2022, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Middlesex Community College and other public institutions of higher education campuses to prepare a comprehensive plan to train Massachusetts college and university faculty and staff in mental health first aid and social emotional education techniques to increase the quality of campus mental health; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the city of Somerville to conduct focus groups and a feasibility study related to the development of a rental registry and energy retrofitting housing in Somerville; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the New England Center for Arts and Technology Inc. career center; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the city of Somerville to study energy efficiency opportunities in affordable housing for low and moderate-income households; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the design and development of 3 regional partial care program centers located in the greater Boston, greater Worcester and greater Springfield areas to provide services to college and university students transitioning from an inpatient mental health service to campus, in collaboration with the behavioral health advisory commission established in section 1 of chapter 77 of the acts of 2022; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for CODAC Behavioral Health for a medical mobile unit to provide mental health services and treatment for opioid and substance abuse disorders in hot spots and community outreach to students at Westfield State University; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for athletic fields to benefit Lowell High School students; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to the city of Boston to develop a curriculum that can be used by teachers in Boston Public Schools, as well as other educational providers that leverage existing open data from the city, state, and federal government; and provided further, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended to the city of Boston to support the development of programs and services that improve the experience of digital government services for multilingual communities................................ $44,159,000

1599-6089 For a reserve to provide funds for various economic development projects; provided that if the Boston Landmarks Commission designates the Nazzaro Community Center as a historic building, no less than $25,000,000 will be disbursed to Boston Centers & Families in the City of Boston for the construction of a new community center in the North End of Boston and not less than $5,000,000 of said $25,000,000 will be spent on the redevelopment of the Nazzaro Community Center in the North End of Boston for future use by a non-profit organization; provided that no less than $100,000 is spent on Boston Asian: Youth Essential for capital improvements; provided that no less than $75,000 is additionally spent on Chinatown Business Association, Inc. in the city of Boston; provided that an additional not less than $300,000 is paid to the Bay Village Neighborhood Association for improvements to Elliot Norton Park and Bay Village Garden in the City of Boston; provided that no less than US$250,000 is additionally spent to the North End Waterfront Resilience Association for climate resilience planning; provided, in addition, that no less than $50,000 will be spent on a matching donation towards the repair, replacement and rebuilding of Lynnfield High School's tennis courts; provided that an additional no less than $50,000,000 is allocated to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority for economic development improvements at transit stations in Norfolk County; provided additionally that no less than $25,000 is spent on the Reading/North Reading, Inc. Chamber of Commerce; provided that an additional no less than $100,000 is spent in the city of Andover on Tucker Family Field to support recreational sports and youth athletic activities; provided that not less than US$2,000,000 is disbursed to the City of Boston for infrastructure improvements and site preparation and for evaluation and rehabilitation, tree protection and development of accessible open green space for the Drexel Village project; Additionally, $1,000,000 will be made available to East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Corporation to introduce hosting solutions for critical medical and business data and expand electronic medical record capabilities to other facilities to promote cybersecurity and operational efficiencies ; provided additionally that not less than $120,000 is spent to Gloucester Celebration Corporation for the design and purchase of 2 bronze carved flower vases on Stacy Boulevard commemorating Gloucester's birthday; provided that an additional not less than $1,000,000 is spent on the renovation of the Huntington Theatre, including but not limited to accessibility and historical preservation improvements; provided that not less than $2,500,000 is spent on behalf of the City of Ludlow for Westmass Area Development Corporation to rehabilitate and redevelop destroyed and derelict historic buildings and associated support infrastructure for affordable housing and economic development projects; provided that no less than $2,000,000 in addition is spent on affordable housing at Anne M. Lynch Homes in Old Colony; provided additionally that no less than $2,000,000 is spent on the South Boston Community Health Center; and provided no less than $50,000 goes to the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park for park maintenance. ....... $86,570,000

1599-6090 For a reserve to support economic development in the commonwealth; provided, that not less than $5,000,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation established in section 3 of chapter 40J of the General Laws to support start-up costs associated with robotics incubation, testing and innovation for research and development and commercialization activities; provided further, that any award from this funding to a private entity shall result in a significant public benefit and the private benefit shall be incidental to a legitimate public purpose; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended to the USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee, Incorporated for capital upgrades, infrastructure improvements and the maintenance and care of historic naval vessels; provided further, that not less than $3,400,000 shall be expended for the town of Orange to support the cleanup of the brownfield site on West River street; provided further, that a lien shall be placed on the site to ensure that the commonwealth is the first recipient of reimbursement if the site is sold; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for efforts to mitigate invasive aquatic species in Sabbatia lake in the city of Taunton; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for economic development projects in the town of Rockland; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for sewer upgrades on Clark street in the town of Spencer; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for economic development initiatives in the town of Templeton; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for economic development initiatives in the town of Holden; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for economic development initiatives and municipal construction needs in the town of Paxton; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for Open Table, Inc. to purchase and develop a food-safe warehouse in the town of Maynard; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the city of Fitchburg for downtown housing production; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations for outreach, resource creation and pilot programs to encourage fiscally sound, innovative methods to stop the displacement of small businesses and tenants; provided further, that the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations, in partnership with the Mel King Institute for Community Building, may expend said funds to provide online training and digital learning courses in affordable housing financing, small business development and other entrepreneurial, economic development and management related topics to state-certified community development corporation board members and professionals, housing authority boards, affordable housing resident leaders and other community-based groups, with a particular focus on underinvested-in communities made up of marginalized and underrepresented demographic groups; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended to the Fitchburg Redevelopment Authority for property redevelopment and downtown revitalization; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for Greater Boston Legal Services, Inc. to support the displaced survivors of the June 21, 2022 fire in the city of Revere; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the Montachusett Community Branch YMCA for infrastructure improvements; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for Boston Area Gleaners Incorporated for capital initiatives at Stonefield Farm located on Martin street in the town of Acton; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Springfield Food Policy Council for the continued operation and expansion of food markets and mobile food markets in the Hampden district; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the town of Harvard to make renovations and repairs to the Bromfield House located on Massachusetts avenue in the town of Harvard; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the town of Maynard for the benefit of ArtSpace, Inc. to make renovations and repairs to the facility located on Summer street in the town of Maynard; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to Food Link, Inc. to address food insecurity in the city of Woburn and the towns of Arlington, Billerica, Burlington and Lexington; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Arlington EATS, Inc. in the town of Arlington to allow for operational efficiency and expenses related to the opening of a new facility; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended to the Arlington Youth Counseling Center in the town of Arlington; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for renovations and updates to the Maurice Buck Auditorium in the town hall in the town of Billerica; provided further, that not less than $275,000 shall be expended for transportation improvements and updates in the town of Lexington; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Social Capital Inc. in the city of Woburn for civic engagement initiatives for youth and for developing the next generation of leaders; provided further, that not less than $355,000 shall be expended for the town of Wellesley to improve pedestrian and bicycle access to the Elm Bank Reservation; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the city of Newton for the Newton Highlands Village Enhancement Project; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the city of Newton for the purchase of bike share stations; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended for the city of Newton to expand its composting program and make composting starter kits available to residents free of charge; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the city of Newton for the design and construction of the Spears Park community garden; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Brookline for the acquisition and installation of electric vehicle charging stations; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Brookline for stencil templates, pavement markings, share-the-road symbols and other materials needed for the installation of dedicated bike lines; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Grafton for the purchase of firefighter radios; provided further, that not less than $450,000 shall be expended to Veterans Inc., for the continued operation of its homeless veterans' reintegration program in the counties of Worcester, Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to the city of Malden to make improvements to Summer street including, but not limited to, placemaking, streetscaping and artistic design; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for repairs to the fire department headquarters in the city of Melrose; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the New North Citizens Council, Inc. to support anti-gun violence initiatives in the North End and Mason Square sections of the city of Springfield, youth job initiatives and the North End Housing Initiative project in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Springfield Museums Corporation for construction and renovation costs associated with the addition of upgraded handicap accessible entrance doors at the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum and the Springfield Science Museum in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for pedestrian and bicycle improvements in the downtown area of the town of Wakefield; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Centro Las Americas Inc. for the operation of its food pantry program; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended to Dismas House of Massachusetts, Inc. in the city of Worcester for the operation of human service programming; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Central Massachusetts Center for Business and Enterprise, Inc. for the operation of a collaborative workforce pipeline program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the design, purchase and implementation of wayfinding signs and banners in the town of Auburn; provided further, not less than $90,000 shall be expended for the design, purchase and implementation of wayfinding signs and banners in the town of Westborough; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the operation of a building façade improvement grant program for small businesses and organizations in the town center district in the town of Shrewsbury; provided further, that not less than $650,000 shall be expended for the redevelopment of Jefferson park in the city of Cambridge; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for repairs and improvements to Memorial Hall in the city of Melrose; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended to the Leadership and Literacy Foundation, Inc. for the city of Methuen youth and community center for purposes including, but not limited to, supporting and enhancing the center’s facilities, staffing and programming; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for economic development initiatives by the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University located in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the city of Amesbury for improvements to urban pedestrian spaces; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for improvements at the Mother Brook Arts and Community Center, Inc. located in the town of Dedham; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Reading to implement the rapid recovery plan for downtown Reading; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the town of Andover for park improvements, including, but not limited to, improvements to Recreation park and the design and construction of passive and active recreational improvements to the Chandler road recreation area; provided further, that not less than $210,000 shall be expended to the department of conservation and recreation for accessibility improvements, light improvements, bench seating and landscaping to the John Boyle O'Reilly monument plaza in the Fenway neighborhood in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $900,000 shall be expended to the city of Watertown for design and construction of improvements to Saltonstall park, including, but not limited to, accessibility improvements, beautification and construction of a performance gazebo; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Downtown Brockton Association, Inc. to promote economic development in the city of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to Soldier On, Inc. for the design and construction of a veterans housing project in the town of Tewksbury; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the Marine Biological Laboratory for the restoration of the seawall located in Woods Hole; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to furnish and for equipment for the council on aging in the town of Pembroke; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for roadway improvements along the VFW Parkway in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $220,000 shall be expended for improvements to the gymnasium at the Old Colony Young Men’s Christian Association, Incorporated in the city of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District, Inc. to study the feasibility of constructing public restrooms and other public amenities in the downtown area of the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Boylston to undergo a feasibility study for the Senior Center and Public Safety Building project, including, but not limited to, determining the location, environmental codes and needs of the building; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for capital needs in the town of Shutesbury; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of West Boylston to fund the architectural, mechanical and electrical bid specifications for the installation of a new high efficiency air to water heat pump at the Beaman Memorial Public Library; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for the Collaborative for Educational Services, Inc. in the city of Northampton; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Food Trust Program established in section 65 of chapter 23A of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s family medicine residency program in the city of Greenfield; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for municipal economic development initiatives in the towns of Rowley, Hamilton, Middleton, West Newbury and Wenham; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the construction of wet laboratories and maker space to support early stage life sciences companies at the Northeastern University’s Innovation Campus in the town of Burlington; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to the city of Gloucester and the towns of Manchester-by-the-Sea, Rockport and Essex for broadband infrastructure improvements; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for athletic field improvements in the town of Wilmington; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for improvements to the animal control department in the city of Holyoke; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a feasibility study for the decommissioned power plant on Agawam avenue in the city known as the town of West Springfield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the greenway bicycle and pedestrian path in the town of Southampton; provided further, that not less than $135,000 shall be expended to the Worcester Youth Center, Inc; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended to the SouthCoast Community Foundation. Inc. to administer a 1-time grant program to provide capital assistance, equipment and programmatic support for the benefit of children and families of Greater New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $95,000 shall be expended for the Agawam Youth Football Association, Inc., the Agawam Soccer Association Inc. and the Agawam Basketball Association Inc.; provided further, that not less than $18,500 shall be expended for youth sports improvements to Borgatti park in the city known as the town of Agawam; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for Easthampton Little League, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the town of Lexington for farmers markets, local festivals, parades, musical and theatrical performances or other governmental or nonprofit events sponsored or sanctioned by municipal government; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for construction industry apprenticeship and career preparedness training programs administered by Building Pathways, Inc. aimed at increasing the participation of socially and economically disadvantaged populations, which may include, but shall not limited to, women and people of color, in the building trades industries; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the town of Lincoln for farmers markets, local festivals, parades, musical and theatrical performances or other governmental or nonprofit events sponsored or sanctioned by municipal government; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a study on possible improvements to the property at the Stony Brook reservation located in the Hyde Park section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for economic development initiatives by the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, Inc. in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended to the Economic Development & Industrial Corporation of Lynn for capital needs related to the operation of a ferry service in the city of Lynn; provided further, that not less than $275,000 shall be expended for repairs, construction and improvements at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School in the city of Northampton including, but not limited to, repairing roof damage due to a storm on May 22, 2022 and damage caused by a fire on May 23, 2022; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for road improvements at the intersection of Ararat street and C street in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $225,000 shall be expended for the Greater Lowell Community Foundation, Inc. for community programs in the city of Lowell; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Greater Lowell Community Foundation, Inc. for the Lowell Waterways Vitality Initiative in the city of Lowell; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the development of a food hub and commercial kitchen at the location of the former Peter Fitzpatrick school in the town of Pepperell; provided further, that not less than $890,000 shall be expended for capital improvements to rehabilitate Children’s Services of Roxbury, Inc.’s headquarters into a diverse community space to expand access to services for families in crisis, including eviction prevention and culturally responsive mental health and substance use disorder recovery support services; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the reconstruction of the bandstand and gazebo in the town of Dunstable; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improvements to the function facility at the municipally-owned Hillview Country Club Corporation in the town of North Reading; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Student and Parent Internship program and the Reality Check program at Everett public schools; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the city of Waltham for farmers markets, local festivals, parades, musical and theatrical performances or other governmental or nonprofit events sponsored or sanctioned by municipal government; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the town of Concord for farmers markets, local festivals, parades, musical and theatrical performances or other governmental or nonprofit events sponsored or sanctioned by municipal government; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Cultural Alliance of Medfield, Inc. for the remediation, design, construction and improvements to the Performing Arts and Education Center at the former Medfield State Hospital property in the town of Medfield; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the town of Sutton for construction of an outdoor stage at Waters Farm; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to support the operations of the Chelmsford Center for the Arts in the town of Chelmsford; provided further, that not less than $290,000 shall be expended to the Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce, Inc. for expansion of business infrastructure, staff development and training, and agritourism; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Blackstone Valley Boys & Girls Club, Inc. for construction projects; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the Charlton Historical Society, Incorporated for infrastructure improvements and tourism expansion; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for zoning recodification in the town of Wrentham; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a study to evaluate simplifying town fees for business owners in the town of Wrentham; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the Milford Area Chamber of Commerce, Inc. for road safety improvements and sewer upgrades in the town of Milford; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the development of Booth playground and a skatepark on South street in the town of Foxborough; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for information technology infrastructure, including, but not limited to, record digitization, storage and electronic retrieval, in the town of Sherborn; provided further, that not less than $170,000 shall be expended for a downtown facade improvement program in the town of Medfield; provided further, that not less than $170,000 shall be expended for the creation of a downtown business improvement district in the town of Millis; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a business development collaborative to support, recruit, assist and incentivize investment and growth of new and existing businesses and to act as an incubator and accelerator for economic development opportunities in the city known as the town of North Attleborough; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improvements to boating-related infrastructure at Veterans Memorial Park beach in the town of Sharon; provided further, that not less than $170,000 shall be expended for a sidewalk development project on Washington street in the city known as the town of Franklin; provided further, that not less than $170,000 shall be expended for improvements to grade crossings located on Great Plain avenue in the town of Needham; provided further, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended for replacing water mains in the town center in the town of Dover; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation to provide grants, in consultation with the Massachusetts emergency food assistance program, to independent restaurants located in the commonwealth to supply prepared meals and other food products to food banks and other programs addressing food insecurity needs of individuals in the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the Cape Cod Toy Library, Inc. to support programs, capital investments and staffing needs; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod to support the commemoration of the agency’s fortieth anniversary, to construct client service facilities and to ensure the health and vitality of residents and tourists on the lower and outer Cape; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to WE CAN Corporation to coordinate free and confidential services, including legal consultation with volunteer attorneys, volunteer career specialists and volunteer financial counselors, to assist women in navigating legal crises, job loss, homelessness and housing instability, divorce and custody matters, immigration or residency issues, personal loss, financial troubles and other transitions; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum Foundation, Inc. for the creation of a technology platform to include virtual reality and augmented reality elements to digitize museum assets and produce digitized content; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Family Table Collaborative, Inc. for packaging, production and distribution of meals and other operational programs and needs; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended to the town of Wellfleet for the surveying, environmental inspection, financial forecasting and accounting costs associated with the Maurice Campground site located on state highway route 6; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the city known as the town of Barnstable for facility upgrades to the United States Customs House, including the Coast Guard Heritage Museum, to protect and preserve the museum’s historic archives and ensure the safety and comfort of visitors and volunteer docents; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to Harbor Health Services, Inc.’s Ellen Jones Community Dental Center in the town of Dennis for the operation and equipping of a dental clinic serving the mid and lower Cape Cod area; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended to relocate the Cape Cod Watershed Institute facility and program to the grounds of Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for Massachusetts Military Support Foundation, Inc. for veterans housing projects; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Camping Association Inc. for a grant program to provide summer mental health services in licensed summer camps; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Northern Strand bike path in the city of Everett; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to conduct a traffic analysis of the intersection of Main street and Lawrence road in the town of Boxford; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for railings on the Main street bridge in the town of Newbury; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended for signalization upgrades in the town of Groveland; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for enhancements to Mary O'Malley park in the city of Chelsea; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for college and career assistance programs at Chelsea public schools; provided further, that not less than $130,000 shall be expended to The Quaboag Hills Chamber of Commerce, Inc. for the expansion of regional agri-tourism; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to The Margaret Fuller House, Incorporated for a food pantry and additional services in the city of Cambridge; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to East End House, Inc. for services in the city of Cambridge; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee, Inc. for services in the city of Cambridge; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Zion Community Services Corporation for services in the city of Everett; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the John F. Kennedy Family Service Center, Inc. for services in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Harvest on Vine food pantry in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston for food distribution and additional services; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Eben-Ezer Family & Children's Services, Inc. in the city of Everett; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Nurtury, Inc. in the city of Cambridge; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Berkshire Agricultural Ventures, Inc. for the development of a shared freezer and cold storage project to improve rural food security in Berkshire county; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Ohketeau Cultural Center for work related to interdisciplinary education in the central and western regions of the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the establishment of a regional transportation shuttle service between the town of Great Barrington and Wassaic station in the town of Amenia, New York; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Housatonic river water remediation efforts in the town of Great Barrington; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition, Inc. to acquire a new space in the city of North Adams; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended to upgrade and improve buildings and facilities at Plummer Youth Promise, Inc. in the city of Salem; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for staffing costs at the Salem Alliance for the Environment (SAFE), Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the planning and development of school-based health center programs at Manet Community Health Center, Incorporated to invest in the advancement of school health and school-based co-location health clinics in partnership with local school districts and health staff to meet the medical, urgent and same day, health education, disease prevention and behavioral health needs of students by improving access to care and services for all students and families with a particular focus on those with social, financial, cultural, linguistic and transportation barriers; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to the city of Quincy for design, permitting and planning costs related to the development of a presidential museum and learning center; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for local economic development projects in equal amounts to the towns of Easton, Milton, Stoughton and West Bridgewater and the cities known as the towns of Braintree, Bridgewater and Randolph; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Citizens Housing and Planning Association, Inc. to support programming to eradicate racial discrimination in housing in the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the operation of weekend ferry services in the city known as the town of Winthrop; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for Hugh R. O'Donnell elementary school in the East Boston section of the city of Boston for playground and outdoor space improvements and free concerts in partnership with the Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $1,400,000 shall be expended for the costs associated with the study, planning and design of a fire training and emergency response coordination facility by the Essex County Fire Chiefs Association, Inc. to serve Essex county; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to World Farmers, Inc. for the purpose of on-farm infrastructure development improvements; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Association of Black Business and Professionals, Incorporated for its programs assisting black businesses and professionals; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for 413 Stay Woke, Stay Active Inc. in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Baystate Brightwood Health Center in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a neighborhood economic development and land use study for the West Medford commercial district and immediate neighborhood in the city of Medford; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to conduct a study on the addition of a commuter rail station on the Fitchburg line in the Alewife neighborhood of the city of Cambridge near Cambridge park drive; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the town of Acton to make improvements to the Nathaniel Allen Recreation Area, also known as NARA Park, located at Ledge Rock way in the town of Acton; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a grant program to be administered by the department of agricultural resources to assist with the administrative costs of nonprofits that provide: (i) land to low-income and moderate-income individuals for agricultural production; or (ii) food security jobs to individuals in communities where the median household income is not greater than 80 per cent of the statewide median income and residents are at-risk of health issues due to pollution or other environmental hazards; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the creation of an accessible path to access Mystic River road from the West Medford Community Center in the city of Medford; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber of Commerce, Inc. for improvements to the visitor information center in Buzzards Bay; provided further, that not less than $155,000 shall be expended to the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce for seasonal workforce housing coordination; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended to make technological improvements to the application process for the emergency housing assistance program under section 30 of chapter 23B of the General Laws in order to reduce erroneous delays and denials, improve data tracking and increase accessibility by reducing barriers for applicants, including applicants with disabilities and applicants with limited English proficiency; provided further, that said improvements shall include, but not be limited to: (i) improvements to the telephone application system; (ii) improvements to the computerized application platform; and (iii) the development of an online application that has responsive design on mobile devices, satisfies federal plain language guidelines developed by the Plain Language Action and Information Network and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 accessibility guidelines and can be integrated into efforts to develop a common application for benefits; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Lawrence Partnership Inc. for operating expenses related to inclusive economic development in the city of Lawrence; provided further, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended to the town of East Bridgewater for costs associated with the marketing of businesses, including, but not limited to, the creation of brochures, increasing the presence of businesses on the town website and instructing local businesses of available state and federal assistance programs; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Cohasset food pantry in the town of Cohasset; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Duxbury food pantry in the town of Duxbury; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Hingham food pantry in the town of Hingham; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Wellspring Multi-Service Center in the town of Hull; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Marshfield food pantry in the town of Marshfield; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Norwell food pantry in the town of Norwell; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Scituate food pantry in the town of Scituate; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Friendship Home, Inc. in the town of Norwell; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Norwell Grange Corporation in the town of Norwell; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Maddie’s Promise, Inc. in the town of Hingham; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Duxbury Post #223, the American Legion in the town of Duxbury; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for NeighborWorks Housing Solutions to support the veterans home in the town of Marshfield; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Friends of Hull Scouting, Inc. in the town of Hull; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for arts improvements at the Westfield middle school in the city of Westfield; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for playground improvements for the Southampton road elementary school in the city of Westfield; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for school safety improvements in equal amounts to the city of Westfield and the city known as the town of Agawam; provided further, that not less than $170,000 shall be expended to evaluate the rehabilitation and reuse of landmarks in the town of Hanson, including the former Plymouth County Hospital site, the historic Bonney House and the construction of a boardwalk from Main street to Burrage pond in the town of Hanson; provided further, that not less than $78,000 shall be expended for public safety improvements in the town of Halifax; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the police department in the city known as the town of Weymouth; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the police department in the town of Marshfield; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the police department in the town of Hingham; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a mattress recycling social enterprise program operated by UTEC, Inc; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the senior center in the town of Cohasset; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the senior center in the town of Duxbury; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the senior center in the town of Hingham; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the senior center in the town of Hull; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the senior center in the town of Marshfield; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the senior center in the town of Norwell; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the senior center in the town of Scituate; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Suffolk district attorney’s office to support the Services Over Sentences program and improvements related to public safety and security; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Catie’s Closet, Inc. to connect low-income and homeless students in the city of Boston with access to social services, mental and behavioral health resources and other necessities including, but not limited to, clothing and toiletries; provided further, that not less than $57,000 shall be expended to study the implementation of underground electricity and telecommunication lines and town-owned broadband in the town of Whitman; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the shared police department serving the towns of Russell and Montgomery; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improvements for the police department in the city of Westfield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Self-Evident Education, Inc. in the city of Northampton; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the Easthampton council on aging; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended on facility improvements to the Easthampton community center; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to American Legion post 207 in the city known as the town of West Springfield; provided further, that not less than $46,500 shall be expended for transportation expansion for the Hope for Holyoke recovery center in the city of Holyoke; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for accessibility improvements to the New England Farm Workers’ Council, Inc.’s location in the city of Holyoke; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for a feasibility study on building a new Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail station in the town of North Andover; provided further, that not less than $85,000 shall be expended for cultural initiatives and programming by Cape Ann Museum, Inc. in the city of Gloucester; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the executive office of public safety and security to administer a pilot program, to be known as the officer peer support program, to distribute grants to police departments to provide mental health training and support services for police officers; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Cabral Center for Leadership and Innovation in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended for pipe replacement on Main street in the city known as the town of Agawam; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city of Attleboro for the Industrial Development Strategy initiative to identify local workforce strengths, industry clusters, available industrial land, opportunities and limitations for development and to recommend approaches to attract emerging industries related to the workforce strengths in the city of Attleboro; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended to Roca, Inc. for the implementation and evaluation of a 4-year grant to fund the Rewire4 program to plan for and expand the delivery of training for police and other criminal justice partners; provided further, that said training shall focus on brain science, trauma and community interactions and use a cognitive behavioral theory approach; provided further, that said training shall utilize the Rewire4 program or other similar training programs where no similar training tools exist across the commonwealth or nationally; provided further, that said grant funding shall be utilized to train not less than 25 cohorts of police per year throughout the commonwealth; provided further, that each cohort shall receive not less than 8 hours of training and additional virtual support utilizing text-based services or similar alternatives; provided further, that said grant funding may be used to support ongoing content development including, but not limited to, training modifications and tools to ensure the sustainability of said program within police departments; provided further, that said grant funding shall be used to conduct project evaluations and ongoing quality improvement efforts; provided further, that not less than 30 days following the close of the grant period, any findings from said program evaluations shall be submitted in a report to the executive office of health and human services and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the W.E.B. DuBois Institute for summer and after school programming for students; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Sarepta Women and Children Empowerment Center, Inc. to conduct a study on the history and status of citizens of Haitian decent in the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the development of 200 affordable senior housing units at the intersection of Walnut street and Commercial street in the town of Foxborough; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to Robert F. Kennedy Community Alliance, Inc. for the development of a clinically focused, multi-use mental health treatment and clinician training site in the town of Lancaster; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority for the staffing costs associated with the Massachusetts Graf Writers Collective pilot program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council for the operation, safety and administration of the annual South Boston Evacuation Day and St. Patrick's Day parade in the South Boston section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the registry of motor vehicles to take steps to ensure equitable access to state services, programs and activities serving limited English proficient individuals; provided further, that such steps shall include, but not be limited to: (i) timely provision of oral interpretation; (ii) multilingual translation of vital documents and communications related to eligibility, legal rights, privileges or duties including, but not limited to: (A) applications; (B) informational materials; (C) notices; and (D) complaint forms; (iii) multilingual translation of public facing websites; (iv) hiring and retention of multilingual staff; and (v) updating and implementing language access plans; provided further, that the registry of motor vehicles shall appoint a language access coordinator whose sole responsibilities are to implement the steps described in clauses (i) to (v), inclusive, and to train staff on compliance with said clauses; provided further, that not later than June 30, 2023, the registry of motor vehicles shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on state administration and regulatory oversight detailing an accounting of all funds expended and steps taken to fulfill clauses (i) to (v), inclusive; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the Island Housing Trust Corporation to assist in the development of the Southern Tier neighborhood consisting of 45 rental units on land owned by the town of Oak Bluffs; provided further, that not less than $450,000 shall be expended for the Berkshire county sheriff's office to close the budget gap associated with 911 dispatch operations at the Berkshire county communication center; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the implementation of the Tech Impact Collaborative's digital economy initiatives with the Berkshire Innovation Center, Inc. in Berkshire county; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Boston Housing Authority for the long-term preservation and maintenance of open and green space at state-aided public housing communities in the South Boston section of the city of Boston, including the courtyard at the Monsignor Powers apartments known as ‘Colin’s Courtyard’; provided further, that the executive office for administration and finance, in consultation with the executive office of technology services and security, shall develop a single-entry portal for small businesses to use to apply for state government grants; provided further, that the single-entry grant application portal shall store basic applicant information, including, but not limited to, business name, address and contact information, to more easily facilitate the grant application process for small business owners in the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for a grant program to train wastewater operators, including diverse wastewater operators; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to Earth Limited for the costs associated with an education facility construction project; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for infrastructure improvements in the city known as the town of Weymouth; provided further, that not less than $3,185,343 shall be expended for the Education Development Center, Inc. to increase kindergarten through grade 16 student participation in data science education pathways by recruiting participating school districts, preparing a public awareness campaign for data science educational opportunities and careers and providing professional development courses in computational biology, chemistry and physics courses to teachers; provided further, that not less than $8,000,000 shall be expended for planning, design, acquisition, construction and any other costs associated with improvements to public safety, pedestrian access, utilities, federal Americans with Disabilities Act compliance and downtown revitalization in the area impacted by the at-grade commuter rail crossing near the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Ashland commuter rail station; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for improvements to the wastewater treatment facility in the town of Holliston including, but not limited to, upgrades to the supervisory control and data acquisition system; provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended for community-based economic development efforts in the town of Hopkinton including, but not limited to, place-making projects, local farmers markets, community supported agriculture projects and identification of form-based code areas within the town; provided further, that not less than $275,000 shall be expended for pedestrian connectivity and safety improvements for Milford street in the town of Medway; provided further, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended for clean-up of polychlorinated biphenyls from soils on Willow street near the Cochituate rail trail in the town of Natick; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for design and community engagement for a project to improve Main street in the town of Natick including, but not limited to, access to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Natick Center commuter rail station; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for the entity that assumes management of cancer services at MetroWest Medical Center, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for Leonard Morse Hospital in the town of Natick for a pilot program to improve practices in behavioral health care and to address behavioral health staffing shortages; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended as a grant to the town of Somerset for the replacement and upgrade of old drainage infrastructure in the Valley road neighborhood; provided further, that not less than $450,000 shall be expended as a grant to Stanley Street Treatment and Resources, Inc. for water sprinkler system and water pumping station upgrades; provided further, that not less than $410,000 shall be expended as a grant to Westport Community Schools in the town of Westport for laptop technology upgrades and technical education supports; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for safety improvements and upgrades at the intersection of state highway route 177 and Gifford road in the town of Westport; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the city of Malden for the completion of planning and economic development studies; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to the town of Belmont for the study, design and construction of bicycle, pedestrian and vehicle safety improvements on Grove street and adjacent areas in the city of Cambridge, including improvements to sidewalks and the intersection of Grove street and Huron avenue; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Military Support Foundation, Inc., for the reimbursement of vehicle fuel costs associated with the delivery of food to veterans in Barnstable county; provided further, that not less than $85,000 shall be expended to the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce, Inc. for a program to offset the costs of childcare for women, including women who are returning to work, actively engaged in workforce training or technical capacity building or enrolled in a non-matriculated program at an area college or university; provided further, that not less than $85,000 shall be expended to the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce to leverage matching funds from businesses to offset childcare costs for employees or support on-site childcare services; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the Wildlands Trust, Inc. for the redevelopment of D.W. Field park in the city of Brockton and the town of Avon; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to D.W. Field Park Association, Inc. for the restoration, upgrade and historic preservation of the Tower Hill observation tower; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the fire department in the town of Tewksbury to cover the costs associated with fire department services at Tewksbury State Hospital; provided further, that not less than $200,000 to the town of Ashby for costs related to the fire on Log Cabin road; provided further, that not less than $2,500,000 shall be expended to the city of Framingham for a parking garage or other parking options to support access to the regional justice center and municipal and economic development needs of the city in area of the regional justice center; provided further, that expenses may include, but shall not be limited to, site acquisition, planning, design, study and construction costs; and provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the Old Colony Planning Council to conduct a regional study of water supply needs in connection to the economic resiliency and sustainability of the water supply in the greater Brockton area............................... $75,990,343

1599-6091 For a reservation in support of a nonprofit security grant program for target protection and other security enhancements for nonprofit organizations at high risk of terrorist attacks or hate crimes, as defined in Section 32 of Chapter 22C of the General Laws; provided that priority is given to non-profit organizations that have suffered acts of terrorism or hate crimes as defined in Section 32 of Chapter 22C referred to; provided that donations are distributed geographically equitably to the east, center, and west of the community; and provided that pending the complete exhaustion of resources under this post, the Secretary of State for Public Safety shall submit annual reports to the House and Senate committees on ways and means, including but not limited to: (i) Number of applicants for grants; (ii) successful scholarship applicants; (iii) criteria for evaluating grant applications; and (iv) Amount of funds awarded to each grantee: US$5,000,000

1599-8910 For a reserve to cover expenses related to the 14 county sheriff's offices; provided that the Minister for Administration and Finance may transfer funds under this item to government agencies as defined in Section 1 of Chapter 29 of the General Laws; and provided that the Secretary notifies the House and Senate Committees of the manner and means at least 15 days prior to any referral...... ..... $28,000,000

4000-0325 To set up regional low-threshold housing options for homeless or unstable forms of housing with addictions; provided that the Secretary of Health and Human Services submits to the House and Senate Committees at least 30 days before any appropriations are to be used for that item a plan of expenditure for ways and means ......... ... ... ...... $25,000,000

4403-2001 For a pilot program to mitigate cliff effects for 100 community-wide participants who have not received more than 12 consecutive months of public benefits at the time of enrollment in the pilot program; provided that participants in the pilot program are eligible for the Employment Opportunity Tax Credit; provided that, in addition, the Economic Development Board of Western Massachusetts, Inc. and the Working Cities Group, in cooperation with the Department of Transitional Assistance, assigns case managers to the Department to oversee and support families or individuals applying for or already receiving public assistance, to maximize your benefits and prepare for reduced benefits as your employment income increases; provided that the Working Cities Group provides training, mentoring, financial wellbeing training, cliff readiness training and other services to pilot participants; provided that the Western Massachusetts, Inc. Economic Development Board, in partnership with the Department, develops the pilot program that serves a demographically and geographically representative sample of individuals and families receiving transitional assistance; in addition, the department should cooperate with all appropriate bodies in the development of the pilot programme; provided that the pilot program runs for at least 3 years from the 2023 financial year; as long as the pilot program tests a model that facilitates, encourages and supports participants to enter, re-enter and remain in the labor market; Recalling that it is up to the Secretariat to determine the value of the basic income to be paid to each family or individual participating in the programme; provided that participants receive an additional benefit from the Transitional Assistance Department during their participation in the Pilot Program equal to the difference between any reduction in Transitional Assistance and any increase in income to ensure that the participant's income cannot be met minus the said basic income; provided that if the participant successfully transitions from public support during or at the end of the pilot program, they will continue to receive advisory and technical support services and be monitored for data collection purposes; provided that if the department determines that a participant has successfully transitioned into the workforce during or at the end of the pilot program, the community will award such participant an adjustment equal to 20 percent of the base, not exceeding US$10,000 ; provided that the department liaises with the Economic Development Board of Western Massachusetts, Inc. during the pilot program. Provision of 2 intensive case managers with primary responsibility for overseeing pilot participants' progress; Provided that the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts, Inc., Department and Intensive Case Managers utilize joint resources from employer partners, employees, mentors and volunteers of the Working Cities Group to maximize the effectiveness of the pilot program; provided, in cooperation with the Economic Development Board of Western Massachusetts, Inc. and the Department, an outside surveyor will be retained to submit an annual effectiveness and impact report to the Court by January 31 for each year that the program is in effect of the program; noting that the report must include, but is not limited to: (i) the number of participants; (ii) the number of participants entering the labor market; (iii) the annual income of each participant; (iv) the hourly wage of each participant, including a record of any wage increases in each year; (v) the dollar amount of all monies accrued to the State in years 1 through 3 inclusive; and (vi) all records of participants joining or leaving the workforce, including reasons for departure; and provided that by July 31, 2025, the Department submits the report to the Secretary of the House and Senate, the House and Senate Appropriations and Appropriations Committees and the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities... .......$1,000,000

7004-9323 For donations to local housing authorities for public housing reconstruction; Provided grants require a local match as determined by the Department of Housing and Community Development; an additional up to $10,000,000 will be spent on the Mary Ellen McCormack Public Housing Community in the City of Boston; In addition, the Department may exempt a recipient of donations of this item from the requirements of Chapters 7C and 121B of the General Acts if the recipient demonstrates that such exemptions are necessary to achieve the effective renovation of public housing and will not adversely affect the Housing may affect residents or any eligible income recipients; and provided that the Department may additionally grant grantees under this item such additional regulatory facilities as are necessary to further the goals of public housing rehabilitation, including seeking additional sources of funding to maintain it as sustainable affordable housing ensure ................................................... $10,000,000

7009-6601 For a reserve to support the recruitment and training of computer science educators in community public schools; provided that funds under this item may be expended by the Department of Primary and Secondary Education on efforts including but not limited to: (i) the recruitment of teachers specializing in the teaching of computer science; (ii) support for the certification of computer science teachers; and (iii) teacher education and training through certifications to support improving their skills to integrate computer science and digital literacy into the K-12 curriculum; provided that by February 1, 2023, the Department shall submit a report to the Joint Education Committee and the House and Senate Appeals Committees on: (a) a strategy to ensure that computer science education is available at every college in the community offered to schools until September 1, 2025; (b) a strategy to increase enrollment rates in computer science courses, particularly among female students, students of color, English students and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds; (iii) a recommendation as to whether a basic course in computer science should be a requirement for completing secondary school in the community; and (iv) a proposed timeline for implementing such requirement, if recommended; and in addition, funding under this item should be prioritized for schools and districts identified by the Department as having inadequate computer science education. ... ...... $2,500,000

7009-7477 To establish a grant program, administered by the Executive Office of Education in consultation with the Executive Office of Work and Workforce Development and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, to increase talent flow in the nursing workforce and improve the career paths for the nursing profession; provided funds can be spent on program-related personnel, technology, equipment and operational costs to increase student enrollment with public providers of post-secondary nursing program training, including nursing assistant training, practical nursing programs and registered nursing programs... ... ................................ $2,500,000

7010-1195 For grants to be administered by the Executive Office of Education to support path planning in high school early technology programs in at least 3 public school districts or charter schools; provided that applications for these planning grants demonstrate that the proposal: (i) provides equitable access for traditionally underrepresented students in higher education and in high-demand industrial sectors; (ii) allows participating students to combine high school, post-secondary, and work-based learning experiences; and (iii) enables participating students to earn a high school diploma, an associate degree in a technical field, and an industry-recognized degree within 6 years of their first day of school; Further provided that all grant applications include: (a) an articulation agreement with at least one higher education institution that provides program participants with access to post-secondary education and training opportunities; and (b) a memorandum of understanding with at least 1 regional industrial or business partner providing program participants access to work-based learning experiences and internships; and provided that by December 31, 2022, the Executive Office shall submit a report to the Joint Committee on Education and the House and Senate Committees on Ways and Appropriations detailing grant awards and recommendations for the sustainable funding of the implementation of these Ways programs. .... ................... $1,000,000

SECTION 2C.I. In order to make available appropriations in the 2023 financial year that would otherwise be released on June 30, 2022, the unused appropriations of the appropriations listed below, not exceeding the amount indicated below for each item, will be reallocated for the purposes and in accordance with the conditions , set out for the relevant item in Section 2 of Chapter 24 of the 2021 Laws. However, for items not listed in Section 2 of the General Foundation Act, the amounts in that Section are reallocated for the purposes and conditions established for the relevant articles in Section 2 or 2A of this Act or in previous Appropriation Acts. Amounts in this section shall be reused from the fund or funds allocated to the relevant item in Section 2 of Chapter 24 above; provided, however, that for items not included in Section 2 of Chapter 24, the amounts in that section shall be from the fund or funds designated for the corresponding item in Sections 2 through 2E of this Act or in previous acts of appropriation, be reused. The unissued balance of any allocation in the Massachusetts management accounting and reporting system with a secretarial code of 01 or 17 shall be reallocated for the purposes and subject to the conditions set forth for the relevant line item in Section 2 of Chapter 24. This section applies in addition for all amounts available for such purposes.

1599-1210 Reserve and Peace Officer Standards of the Training Commission.........$2,899,430

1599-0054 Hinton Labs Answer Reservation ........................................ .. ..................$620,000
1599-0080 Expansion Reserve Vaccine Testing................................................. ... ...................................... $11,000,000
1599-0768 DUA Public Information Campaign Reservation ............................ ............ ...$855,324
1599-1211 Reserve of Police Reform........................................ ..... ................................$3,328,000

1102-3400 State House Security Operations........................ ............ ......... ....$148,000

1450-1200 Health Policy Commission........................................ ... .. ....................... $300,000

1780-0100 Supplier Diversity Bureau................................................. ... ................... ......................$555,000

4590-0915 Public Health Hospitals................................ .......... ....... ................................. ..... ..... ....................... ..................... ................................ ................. ... ......$400,000

5046-0000 Adult Mental Health and Support Services ........................................................ .................................................. ................................................... ........... .......... .............. ............... $5,000,000

4800-0015 Operations and Clinical Support Services ................................................ . ..................................... ........... . .................................................. ................................... $2,175,325
4800-1100 Case Management Social Worker................................ .............. . ................................................. ... ................ ............................... ..... ......................... .............. $5,060,000

4110-1000 Community Services for the Blind .................. ................. . .................................................. .................. ................................. .. .......................... ...................$400,000

4125-0100 Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing ........................................ ....................... ................... ...... ..... $871,396

5920-2000 Residential Community Services ........................................ .... ...... .. ...................................... .... ........... .................................... ..... ......................... ...... .............. ..... ................$34,000,000

7002-0017 Housing and business development IT costs................................. ....... .. .......................................... ..... . ..... ...................................... ....... ...... .........$125,000

7006-0071 Telecommunications and Cable Division................................................. .. ....... ..................................... .... .. ...................... $160,000

7008-0900 Travel and Tourism Office ........................................ ... ................................................... ....... ..... ......................... $146,282

7100-0700 Public Cooperation Office................................................. .. .... ...................................... ...... ... ..... ...........$268,074

8000-0600 Public Security Executive Secretariat .................................................. . ... ......................$400,000

8100-0515 State Police New Class .......................................... . ................................................... ....... ..... ...................... $2,275,000
8100-1014 Tested SAEK .......................................... ... .. ................................................ .. ..... .. ................................ 2,200,000 $

8200-0200 City Police Training Commission ........................................ ... ....................................... ... ... .... .. $500,000

8324-0000 Fire department ..................................... ..... ... . ........................ ....... ......... 3,058. $688
8324-0050 Local Fire Department Projects and Grants ........................................ ................................................. ......... ........$173,170

8700-0001 Military Division ............................................ .... . .................................................. ... ........ ...................... $511,000

8900-0010 Prison Industry and Agricultural Services Program ........................................................ ................................................... .. .... ... ... ..... $91,164

8950-0001 Probation Service Administration ................................................ .. ................................................. . ..$498,250

ARTICLE 2C.II. For the purpose of making available in fiscal year 2023 the balances of retained earnings and interstate waiver authorizations otherwise reversed as of June 30, 2022, the unused balances of the authorizations listed below, up to a maximum of the amount specified below for each item, are hereby used for the purposes and re-approved under the conditions set out for the relevant Article in Section 2 or 2B of Chapter 24 of the Laws of 2021. However, for articles not contained in Section 2 or 2B of Chapter 24, the values ​​of that section shall apply for the purposes and subject to the conditions set forth for the relevant article in Section 2, 2A or 2B of this Act or in previous appropriation acts were reapproved. Amounts in this section are re-approved from the fund or funds designated for the relevant item in Section 2 or 2B of the General Approval Act; However, for articles not listed in Section 2 or 2B of the General Appropriation Act, the amounts in that section shall be reauthorized from the fund or funds applicable to the relevant article in Section 2, 2A or 2B of this Act or have been determined in advance. acts of appropriation. The amounts reapproved in this section are in addition to the amounts available for these purposes.

1775-0800 Reversal of Operation of Purchase and Repair of Government Vehicles ........................ ......... ... ...................................... ....... .... . ..................................$2,800,000

1410-0018 Retained earnings of Agawam and Winchendon cemeteries ........................ ........... .. .................................. ................ .... ................................ ....... ....$650,000

SECTION 3. Chapter 6 of the General Laws is amended by deleting Section 204 as it appears in the 2020 Official Edition and inserting the following section in its place:-

Section 204. (a) There must be an employee ownership advisory board composed of: the director of the Massachusetts Office of Business Development or his designee, the Secretary of Labor and Human Development or his designee, the President of Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation, or his Designee, the Chief Executive Officer of Associated Industries of Massachusetts, Inc. or his designee, the Executive Director of the Center for Economic Democracy, Inc. or his designee, the President of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO or his designee, the President of the University of Massachusetts or his alternate and 7 other members appointed by the governor, representing separate and distinct companies, each owning at least 30 percent of the company's stock owned by an employee-owned plan or trust, and 4 additional members appointed by the governor e be appointed and represent separate and distinct industrial or workers' cooperatives.

(b) Each appointed member shall serve a 4-year term. At the end of the term of office, a successor is determined in the same way. Each member may be re-appointed but will not hold office for more than 8 consecutive years. Vacancies are filled in the same manner as the original position for the remainder of the unexpired term. Any member may be removed from appointment by a majority vote of the Advisory Board.

(c) Ten members of the Council constitute a quorum and the consent of 10 members is necessary and sufficient for the Council to take action. The board must meet at least three times a year; provided, however, that remote participation in sessions is permitted. No vacancy in membership of the Council shall affect the right to a quorum, to exercise all rights and to exercise all functions of the Council. Any action taken by the Board of Directors may be approved by resolution at an ordinary or extraordinary meeting and shall come into effect immediately unless otherwise provided in the resolution.

(d) There is a Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board, elected annually at the first meeting of the Advisory Board. The Board may elect other directors if it deems it necessary.

(e) The Board shall advise the Governor and Executive Director of the Massachusetts Employee Ownership Center on matters and policies related to employee ownership and community engagement. Staff at the staff-owned center in Massachusetts support the administrative functions of the board.

(f) The Board shall advise the director of the Massachusetts Office of Business Development in the selection of a director of the Massachusetts Employee Center.

(g) The board must adopt a charter, operating rules, procedures and mission statement.

ARTICLE 4. Subsection (b) of Section 35KKK of Chapter 10 of the General Laws as contained in the Official Edition 2020 is amended by the addition of the following sentence:- The Fund is not subject to earmarking.

Art. Articles 51 to 53 inclusive and Articles 70 to 72 inclusive of Chapter 13 of the General Laws are hereby repealed.

ARTICLE 6. Chapter 15A of the General Laws as contained in the Official Edition 2020 is amended by adding the following Section after Section 19½:-

§ 19¾. (a) For the purposes of this Section, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following words shall have the following meanings:

“Student Expenses”: tuition and domestic and foreign fees charged to students for general attendance at a public higher education institution; provided, however, that “Student Expenses” do not include fees or other fees determined by the Institution that are specific to a particular course, program, or activity, or fees for student accommodation, meals, or medical insurance.