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MA Gen L ch 29 § 2dddd (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 29 - State Finance|Section 2dddd - Gaming Economic Development Fund

Section 2DDDD. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Gaming Economic Development Fund. The fund shall be credited with revenues transferred to it from the Gaming Revenue Fund established in section 59 of chapter 23K. Amounts credited to the fund shall be expended, subject to appropriation, to support economic development and job growth including, but not limited to: (1) workforce training, including transfers to the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund established in section 2WWW of chapter 29; (2) tourism promotion, including regional tourism promotion agencies and cultural and recreational attraction promotion; (3) summer jobs; (4) the Massachusetts marketing partnership established in section 13A of chapter 23A; (5) higher education scholarships; (6) regional economic development initiatives; (7) support for small businesses, including small business lending; (8) green jobs promotion; (9) science, technology, engineering and mathematics career pipeline initiatives; and (10) agricultural development programs, including youth agricultural education.
MA Gen L ch 29 § 2eeee (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 29 - State Finance|Section 2eeee - Local Capital Projects Fund

Section 2EEEE. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a Local Capital Projects Fund. The fund shall be credited with any funds transferred from the Gaming Revenue Fund established in section 59 of chapter 23K and any monies credited to or transferred to the fund from any other fund or source.
MA Gen L ch 29 § 2ffff (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 29 - State Finance|Section 2ffff - Health Care Workforce Transformation Fund

Section 2FFFF. There shall be established upon the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Health Care Workforce Transformation Fund.
MA Gen L ch 29 § 2iiii (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 29 - State Finance|Section 2iiii - Dam and Seawall Repair or Removal Fund

Section 2IIII. (a) There shall be established and set upon the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Dam and Seawall Repair or Removal Fund into which shall be deposited amounts credited or transferred to the fund by the general court or any other source including, without limitation, federal grants; loan repayments; investment earnings on monies in the fund; and any other amounts required to be credited to the fund by operation of law, resolution or agreement entered into by the department of conservation and recreation. The fund shall be administered by the secretary of energy and environmental affairs. Monies deposited into the fund that are unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and shall be available for expenditure in the subsequent fiscal year.  (b) Amounts credited to the fund shall be used, without further appropriation, to provide grants or loans to local governmental bodies, charitable organizations and private dam owners to finance or refinance costs of coastal and inland waterway infrastructure inspection, repair and removal projects including, but not limited to, projects related to dams, seawalls, jetties, revetments, retaining walls, levies and other means of flood control; provided, however, that 50 per cent of the total funds expended shall be on projects related to dams and 50 per cent of the total funds expended shall be on infrastructure projects related to other means of flood or wave control including, but not limited to, seawalls, jetties, revetments, retaining walls and levies. Grants from the fund shall only be available to local government bodies and charitable organizations. For the purposes of this section, a local governmental body shall include a town, city, district, commission, board and any regional local governmental unit.  (c) On or before September 1 of each year, a local governmental body, charitable organization or private dam owner may apply to the secretary of energy and environmental affairs for assistance in financing the cost of a coastal or inland waterway infrastructure project. The secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations for the administration and implementation of this section including, but not limited to, a priority system for the approval of projects; provided, however, that priority shall be given to projects that are owned or operated by cities, towns and charitable organizations which are tax-exempt; and (i) have been classified by the department of conservation and recreation as a high hazard or significant hazard dam; (ii) have been designated by the office of coastal zone management as a critical or poor seawall; or (iii) have been identified by the United States Army Corps of Engineers as requiring imminent infrastructure improvement.
MA Gen L ch 29 § 2jjjj (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 29 - State Finance|Section 2jjjj - Public Safety Training Fund

Section 2JJJJ. There shall be established and set upon the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Public Safety Training Fund. The fund shall be administered by the secretary of public safety and security. The fund shall be used for the instruction of public safety personnel including, but not limited to, the recruitment of additional state police classes and for the municipal police training committee, under section 116 of chapter 6, as necessary, to preserve and promote the public safety. The fund shall be credited with all revenues collected from the surcharge imposed by section 12 of chapter 89 and the seventh paragraph of section 20 of chapter 90. The fund shall not be subject to section 5C of chapter 29 and shall be subject to appropriation.
MA Gen L ch 29 § 2kkkk (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 29 - State Finance|Section 2kkkk - Medical Marijuana Trust Fund

Section 2KKKK. There shall be established and set upon the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Medical Marijuana Trust Fund, to be expended without prior appropriation by the department of public health. Unless a greater amount is authorized by law, the fund shall consist of revenue generated from fees collected after July 1, 2013, as authorized by section 3B of chapter 7 of the General Laws and section 13 of chapter 369 of the acts of 2012. The commissioner of public health or a designee shall administer the fund and shall make expenditures from the fund for the administrative costs of operations and programs related to said chapter 369. The department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment, amounts in anticipation of expected receipts; provided, however, that no expenditure shall be made from the fund which shall cause the fund to be in deficit at the close of a fiscal year. Moneys deposited in the fund that are unexpended at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund. The commissioner shall report annually not later than March 1 to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the fund. The report shall include, but not be limited to, revenue received by the fund, revenue and expenditure projections for the forthcoming fiscal year and details of all expenditures from the fund, including an analysis of whether the fund expenditures assisted the department in meeting its regulatory mandates.
MA Gen L ch 29 § 2llll (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 29 - State Finance|Section 2llll - Massachusetts Environmental Police Trust Fund

Section 2LLLL. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Massachusetts Environmental Police Trust Fund which shall be administered by the secretary of energy and environmental affairs. The fund shall be credited with: (i) all revenues collected from the administrative surcharges imposed by section 10I of chapter 21A and section 39 of chapter 90B; (ii) a 10 per cent maintenance fee charged on all division of law enforcement private details which shall be separate from any other administrative fees charged on private details; (iii) any appropriations, bond proceeds or other monies authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; (iv) interest or investment earnings on any such monies; and (v) all other amounts credited or transferred to the fund from any other fund or source. Amounts credited to the fund may be expended, without further appropriation, by the secretary on programs and costs related to the division of law enforcement including, but not limited to: (1) the expenses of hiring, equipping and training environmental police recruits; and (2) maintenance expenses of the office. The unexpended balance in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund but shall remain available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years. No expenditure made from the fund shall cause the fund to become deficient at any point; provided, however, that the secretary of energy and environmental affairs shall report annually, not later than January 15, to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on environment, natural resources and agriculture relative to the source and amount of funds deposited into the fund, the amounts distributed and the purpose of any expenditures from the fund.
MA Gen L ch 29 § 2pppp (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 29 - State Finance|Section 2pppp - Massachusetts Seafood Marketing Program Fund

Section 2PPPP. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a Massachusetts Seafood Marketing Program Fund which shall be administered by the division of marine fisheries. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the following monies shall be credited to the fund: (i) a portion of the monies collected from the sale of commercial harvester and dealer permits issued by the division pursuant to chapter 130 in an amount to be determined by the director of marine fisheries not to exceed $250,000 per fiscal year; (ii) any appropriations, grants, gifts or other monies authorized by the general court or other parties and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; and (iii) any income derived from the investment of amounts credited to the fund. All amounts credited to the fund shall be used without further appropriation for the purpose of developing and administering the seafood marketing program established in section 23 of chapter 21A; provided, however, that program expenditures shall be made in consultation with the department of fish and game and the division and shall be consistent with any program priorities identified by the steering committee established pursuant to said section 23 of said chapter 21A. No expenditure from the fund shall cause the fund to be in deficiency at the close of a fiscal year. Monies deposited in the fund that are unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and shall be available for expenditure in the subsequent year. The fund shall be exempt from the indirect and fringe benefits that would otherwise be assessed pursuant to this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 29 § 2qqqq (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 29 - State Finance|Section 2qqqq - Logan Airport Health Study Trust Fund

Section 2QQQQ. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Logan Airport Health Study Trust Fund to be expended, without prior appropriation, by the department of public health. The fund shall consist of monies allocated by the Massachusetts Port Authority or any other public or private entity to the department of public health to conduct public health activities associated with the Logan Airport Health Study, conducted pursuant to item 4510–0600 of chapter 159 of the acts of 2000. The commissioner of public health shall make necessary expenditures from the fund for administration and project management activities and for direct support to community health centers within the study area. The department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts in anticipation of expected receipts, but no expenditure shall be made from the fund that would cause the fund to be in deficit at the close of a fiscal year. Monies deposited in the fund that are unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund.
MA Gen L ch 29 § 2rrrr (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 29 - State Finance|Section 2rrrr - Municipal Naloxone Bulk Purchase Trust Fund

Section 2RRRR. (a) There shall be a Municipal Naloxone Bulk Purchase Trust Fund. The fund shall be administered and expended by the commissioner of public health or a designee for the municipal naloxone bulk purchase program. Municipalities, ambulance services licensed pursuant to chapter 111C and non-profit organizations that contract with the department of public health's bureau of substance addiction services may join the program to purchase naloxone for municipal first responder agencies, such ambulance services and non-profit organizations. A sheriff of a house of correction that contracts with the department of public health may also participate in the program; provided, however, that such participation shall be pursuant to terms that the department may establish for such contract. The state office of pharmacy services shall assist with the purchasing and distribution of naloxone on behalf of the program. For the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system. The department of public health shall provide technical assistance to participating municipalities, ambulance services, non-profit organizations and sheriffs to ensure that program participants complete all training and registration requirements.  (b) The fund shall consist of: (i) payments made by program participants for the purchase of naloxone; (ii) revenue from appropriations or other monies authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; and (iii) funds from public or private sources including, but not limited to, gifts, grants, donations, rebates and settlements received by the commonwealth that are specifically designated to be credited to the fund. Funds received under clauses (ii) or (iii) shall be apportioned in a manner determined by the department and shall be applied to provide price reductions for municipalities purchasing naloxone through the program, in addition to any discounts procured by the fund through bulk purchasing. Amounts credited to the fund shall not be subject to further appropriation and monies remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund.  The commissioner shall report annually not later than October 1 to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the fund's activity. The report shall include, but not be limited to, revenue received by the fund, revenue and expenditure projections for the forthcoming fiscal year and details of all expenditures from the fund, participants in the program, the amount of naloxone purchased by each participant and the discount procured through bulk purchasing.
MA Gen L ch 29 § 2tttt (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 29 - State Finance|Section 2tttt - Community Hospital Reinvestment Trust Fund

Section 2TTTT. (a) There shall be a Community Hospital Reinvestment Trust Fund to be expended, without further appropriation, by the secretary of health and human services. The fund shall consist of money from public and private sources, including gifts, grants and donations, interest earned on such money, any other money authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund and any funds provided from other sources. Money in the fund shall be used to provide annual financial support, consistent with the terms of this section, to eligible acute care hospitals. The secretary, as trustee, shall administer the fund and shall make expenditures from the fund consistent with this section.  (b) The secretary may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify amounts for payment in anticipation of expected receipts; provided, however, that no expenditure shall be made from the fund which shall cause the fund to be deficient at the close of a fiscal year. Revenues deposited in the fund that are unexpended at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and shall be available for expenditure in the following fiscal year.  (c) The secretary shall annually direct payments from the fund to eligible acute care hospitals. To be eligible to receive payment from the fund, an acute care hospital shall be licensed under section 51 of chapter 111 and shall not be a hospital with relative prices that are at or above 120 per cent of the statewide median relative price, as determined by the center for health information analysis.  (d) In directing payments, the secretary shall allocate payments to eligible acute care hospitals based on the proportion of each eligible acute care hospital's total gross patient service revenue to the combined gross patient service revenue of all eligible acute care hospitals in the prior hospital rate year; provided, however, that payments shall be adjusted to allocate proportionally greater payments to eligible acute care hospitals with relative prices that fall farthest below 120 per cent of the statewide median price. The secretary shall establish by regulation a formula to allocate payments pursuant to this subsection.  (e) The secretary may require as a condition of receiving payment from the fund that an eligible acute care hospital agree to an independent financial and operational audit to recommend steps to increase sustainability and efficiency of the acute care hospital.  (f) The executive office of health and human services shall promulgate regulations necessary to carry out this section.  (g) Not later than 30 days after payments are allocated to eligible acute care hospitals under this section, the secretary for health and human services shall file a report with the joint committee on health care finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the allocation and recipient of each payment.
MA Gen L ch 29 § 2uuuu (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 29 - State Finance|Section 2uuuu - Long&ndash;term Care Facility Quality Improvement Fund

Section 2UUUU. There shall be a Long–Term Care Facility Quality Improvement Fund. The commissioner of public health shall administer the fund and shall make expenditures from the fund for measures to improve the safety and quality of care provided in long-term care facilities including, but not limited to: (i) staff training and education; (ii) technical assistance to implement best practices; (iii) dissemination of best practice models on quality of care; (iv) state operation of facilities pending correction of deficiencies or closure; (v) costs of relocating residents from 1 facility to another; and (vi) funding to support adequate department resources to inspect facilities under state and federal law.  The fund shall consist of: (i) revenue generated from fines and penalties imposed by the department on long-term care facilities under section 73 of chapter 111; (ii) revenue from appropriations or other money authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; and (iii) funds from public or private sources including, but not limited to, gifts, grants, donations, rebates and settlements received by the commonwealth that are specifically designated to be credited to the fund. The department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts in anticipation of expected receipts; provided, however, that no expenditure shall be made from the fund that shall cause the fund to be deficient at the close of a fiscal year. Amounts credited to the fund shall not be subject to further appropriation and money remaining in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund. The commissioner shall report annually, not later than October 1, on the fund's activity to the senate and house chairs of the joint committee on elder affairs and the house and senate committees on ways and means. The report shall include, but not be limited to: (1) revenue received by the fund; and (2) expenditures from the fund, including the recipient, date and reason for the expenditure.
MA Gen L ch 29 § 2vvvv (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 29 - State Finance|Section 2vvvv - Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Trust Fund

Section 2VVVV. There shall be a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Trust Fund. The fund shall be administered by the commissioner of public health to support the sexual assault nurse examiner program. There shall be credited to the fund all money received from public or private sources for the sexual assault nurse examiner program including, but not limited to, gifts, grants, donations, bequests, contributions of cash or securities, contributions of property in kind from persons or other governmental, nongovernmental, quasi-governmental or local governmental entities. Expenditures from the fund shall be made to support the sexual assault nurse examiner program including, but not limited to: (i) costs of the sexual assault nurse examiner program, including coordination and oversight of sexual assault nurse examiner services; (ii) wrap-around services for sexual assault patients of all ages that may include medical follow up, behavioral health intervention or crisis intervention; (iii) training that supports certification and recertification of sexual assault nurse examiners, including expenditures for training consultants, materials and venues, continuing education and professional development opportunities; (iv) educational, outreach and technical assistance efforts for professional and public audiences that may include training and outreach material development and production; (v) costs associated with sexual assault nurse examiner and sexual assault programs, grants and initiatives of the commissioner; and (vi) other services needed by the sexual assault nurse examiner program to support program operations and development. The department of public health may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify amounts for payment in anticipation of expected receipts; provided, however, that no expenditure shall be made from the fund which shall cause the fund to be deficient at the close of a fiscal year. Amounts credited to the fund shall not be subject to further appropriation and money remaining in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and shall be available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years.