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2017 Massachusetts General Laws
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE III LAWS RELATING TO STATE OFFICERS
Chapter 29 STATE FINANCE
- Section 1 Definitions
- Section 2 General Fund; deposit of revenue
- Section 2A Repealed, 1969, 546, Sec. 5
- Section 2B Federal Capital Improvement Fund
- Section 2C General Federal Grants Fund
- Section 2C1/2 Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 128
- Section 2D Repealed, 1990, 121, Sec. 13
- Section 2E Repealed, 2009, 25, Sec. 32
- Section 2F, 2G Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 112
- Section 2H Commonwealth Stabilization Fund
- Section 2I Tax Reduction Fund
- Section 2J Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 130
- Section 2K Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 131
- Section 2L Water Pollution Abatement Revolving Fund
- Section 2M, 2N Repealed, 1992, 133, Sec. 337
- Section 2O Issuance of bonds and notes payable from Commonwealth Transportation Fund
- Section 2P Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 132
- Section 2P1/2 Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 133
- Section 2Q Intragovernmental Service Fund
- Section 2R Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 134
- Section 2S Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 135
- Section 2T Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 136
- Section 2U Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 137
- Section 2V Dairy Equalization Fund
- Section 2W Water Pollution Abatement and Drinking Water Projects Administration Fund
- Section 2X Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 112
- Section 2Y Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 138
- Section 2Z Commonwealth Sewer Rate Relief Fund
- Section 2AA Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 139
- Section 2BB Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 140
- Section 2CC Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 141
- Section 2DD Repealed, 2009, 25, Sec. 34
- Section 2EE Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 142
- Section 2FF Repealed, 2006, 139, Sec. 36
- Section 2GG Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 145
- Section 2HH Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 112
- Section 2II Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 146
- Section 2JJ Child Care Quality Fund
- Section 2KK Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 147
- Section 2LL Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 148
- Section 2MM Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 149
- Section 2NN Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 150
- Section 2OO Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 151
- Section 2PP Repealed, 2002, 118, Sec. 3
- Section 2QQ Drinking Water Revolving Fund
- Section 2RR Workforce Training Trust Fund
- Section 2SS Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 152
- Section 2TT Liability Management and Reduction Fund
- Section 2UU Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 153
- Section 2VV Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 154
- Section 2WW Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 155
- Section 2XX Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 156
- Section 2YY Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 157
- Section 2ZZ Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund
- Section 2AAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Fund
- Section 2BBB Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 158
- Section 2CCC Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 159
- Section 2DDD Department of Fire Services Hazardous Materials Emergency Mitigation Response Recovery Trust Fund
- Section 2EEE Repealed, 2007, 61, Sec. 7
- Section 2FFF Dam Safety Trust
- Section 2GGG Civil Monetary Penalties Fund; nursing home facilities
- Section 2HHH Open Space Acquisition Revolving Fund
- Section 2III Agricultural Resolve and Security Fund
- Section 2JJJ Registers Technological Fund
- Section 2KKK County Registers Technological Fund
- Section 2LLL Firearms Fingerprint Identity Verification Trust Fund
- Section 2MMM Massachusetts Science, Technology Engineering, and Mathematics Grant Fund
- Section 2NNN Roche Community Rink Fund
- Section 2OOO Commonwealth Care Trust Fund
- Section 2PPP Essential Community Provider Trust Fund
- Section 2QQQ Medical Assistance Trust Fund
- Section 2RRR Department of Developmental Services Trust Fund
- Section 2SSS Educational Rewards Grant Program Fund
- Section 2TTT CITI Fund
- Section 2UUU Massachusetts Board of Higher Education Scholar–Internship Match Fund
- Section 2VVV International education and foreign language grant program fund
- Section 2WWW Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund
- Section 2XXX District Local Technical Assistance Fund
- Section 2YYY Courts Capital Project Fund
- Section 2ZZZ Commonwealth Transportation Fund
- Section 2AAAA State Athletic Commission Fund
- Section 2BBBB Commonwealth Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Fund
- Section 2CCCC Local Aid Stabilization Fund
- Section 2DDDD Gaming Economic Development Fund
- Section 2EEEE Local Capital Projects Fund
- Section 2FFFF Health Care Workforce Transformation Fund
- Section 2GGGG Distressed Hospital Trust Fund
- Section 2HHHH Fingerprint–Based Background Check Trust Fund
- Section 2IIII Dam and Seawall Repair or Removal Fund
- Section 2JJJJ Public Safety Training Fund
- Section 2KKKK Medical Marijuana Trust Fund
- Section 2LLLL Massachusetts Environmental Police Trust Fund
- Section 2MMMM Home and Community–based Services Policy Lab Fund
- Section 2NNNN Regional Water Entity Reimbursement Fund
- Section 2OOOO Advanced Manufacturing, Technology and Hospitality Training Trust Fund
- Section 2PPPP Massachusetts Seafood Marketing Program Fund
- Section 2QQQQ Logan Airport Health Study Trust Fund
- Section 2RRRR Municipal Naloxone Bulk Purchase Trust Fund
- Section 2SSSS MassHealth Delivery System Reform Trust Fund
- Section 2TTTT Community Hospital Reinvestment Trust Fund
- Section 2UUUU Long-Term Care Facility Quality Improvement Fund
- Section 2VVVV Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Trust Fund
- Section 3 Submission of statements showing prior appropriations, estimates, and recommendations; review
- Section 3A Information to be provided by agency or authority receiving periodic appropriation upon request by committees
- Section 3B Annual statement of planned expenditures and employment for Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and regional transit authorities
- Section 4 Estimates for purposes not covered by Sec. 3; review; public hearing
- Section 5 Repealed, 1997, 88, Sec. 7
- Section 5A Repealed, 1963, 473, Sec. 2
- Section 5B Estimates of budgeted revenues and tax expenditures; consensus tax revenue forecast
- Section 5C Comptroller's certification and disposition of consolidated net surplus
- Section 5D Indirect and fringe benefit costs expended from General Fund; recovery by comptroller
- Section 5E Repealed, 1991, 6, Sec. 17
- Section 5F Department financial plans; contents; use of information
- Section 5G Reporting and certification of tax revenues estimated to have been collected from capital gains income during preceding periods; transfer of excess amounts collected to Commonwealth Stabilization Fund and other funds
- Section 5H Report on value of property assumed abandoned; certification of actual receipts; transfer of funds
- Section 6 Operating budget
- Section 6A Repealed, 1980, 579, Sec. 47
- Section 6B Federal grant funds
- Section 6C Operating budget; expenditures from trust and bond funds; reconciliation of reports of budget director and comptroller
- Section 6D Appropriations; content and form of general, supplemental and deficiency appropriations acts
- Section 6E General appropriation bill; balanced budget
- Section 7 Repealed, 1980, 579, Sec. 47
- Section 7A to 7G Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 112
- Section 7H Budget submitted by governor to general court; recommended corrective amendments message
- Section 7H1/2 Growth rate of potential gross state product; actual economic growth benchmark; report
- Section 7I Requests and recommendations for appropriations or authorizations for expenditures
- Section 7J, 7K Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 112
- Section 7L Appropriation laws for commonwealth expenses; subject matter
- Section 7M Transfer of funds among appropriation items for House of Representatives and Senate
- Section 7N Transfer of funds among items of appropriation for joint legislative expenses
- Section 7O Transfer of funds from items appropriated to joint legislative expenses to items for the house of representatives and the senate
- Section 8 Repealed, 1953, 612, Sec. 7
- Section 8A Repealed, 1984, 484, Sec. 34
- Section 8B to 9 Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 112
- Section 9A Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 166
- Section 9B Allotment of monies made available by appropriation to state agencies; initial and supplemental allotments by secretary
- Section 9C Deficiency of revenue
- Section 9D Anticipated decrease in estimated revenue
- Section 9E Insufficient appropriations for required expenditures
- Section 9F Periodic appropriations; notification of expenditures
- Section 9G Authorization of expenditures
- Section 9G1/2 Publication of allocation of commonwealth debt for capital facility projects
- Section 10 Repealed, 1945, 637, Sec. 3
- Section 11 Repealed, 1945, 242, Sec. 10
- Section 12 Appropriations for fiscal year
- Section 12A Obligations incurred against appropriation or subsidiary accounts for future items delivered or services rendered
- Section 12B Fiscal year for payment of classified personal services
- Section 13 Encumbrances outstanding at close of fiscal year
- Section 13A Transfer of unexpended balance of fund, trust fund or other separate account to General Fund
- Section 14 Appropriations for other than ordinary maintenance; unencumbered balance
- Section 15 Successive appropriations
- Section 16 Payments from ordinary revenue; cash on hand
- Section 17 Withholding appropriations; unadjusted accounts
- Section 18 Payments from the treasury regulated
- Section 19 Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 112
- Section 19A Time of making transfers called for in general appropriation acts
- Section 20 Authorization of payments
- Section 20A Repealed, 2013, 38, Sec. 44
- Section 20B Repealed, 1996, 366, Sec. 1
- Section 20C Late penalty interest; submission of invoice
- Section 21 Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 112
- Section 22 Payments limited; expenses incurred
- Section 23 Advancements from treasury; management of state agency funds; funding of checks and drafts
- Section 23A Payments for human service programs; rules and regulations relating to eligibility
- Section 24 Advancements; certification of immediate use
- Section 25 Advancements; detailed statements; filing by recipients
- Section 26 Expenses in excess of appropriations or allotments
- Section 26A, 26B Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 112
- Section 27 Expenses and increases regulated
- Section 27A Repealed, 1986, 488, Sec. 17
- Section 27B Expenditure of funds for lease or purchase of data processing or reproduction equipment restricted
- Section 27C Certain laws, rules, etc. relating to costs or assessments effective only by vote of acceptance or appropriation; written notice requesting determination; class actions
- Section 28 State publications; costs; payments
- Section 29 Subsidiary accounts; emergency increase or decrease by interchange; sufficiency of funds to cover disbursements
- Section 29A Consultants; employment and compensation; legislative reports
- Section 29B Contracts with organizations providing social, etc., services
- Section 29C Acquisition of property or services from commercial vendor by general court or agency; liability for late penalty interest
- Section 29D Private debt collectors, employment by state agencies
- Section 29E Maximum reimbursement for project costs
- Section 29F Debarment from bidding; definitions; lists; notice; affiliates; mitigating circumstances
- Section 29G Utility expenses of commonwealth; recoupment of overcharges
- Section 29H Overdue payments to commonwealth; late charges
- Section 29I Payment system for interdepartmental fiscal transactions; service agreements and chargebacks; reports
- Section 29J Use of state funds to pay for executive or legislative agent prohibited
- Section 29K Audit by state authority of appropriations received from the commonwealth equal to or in excess of $500,000; audit committee; compensation committee; annual financial report; limitation on compensation of executives and employees of state authority
- Section 30 Insurance
- Section 31 Centralized payroll system; duties of comptroller; authorized payments; wage garnishments
- Section 31A Death, dismissal or retirement of state employees; accumulated vacation or sick-leave allowances; payments
- Section 31B Teachers; weekly payments
- Section 31C Schools and colleges; non-teaching positions; vacation time
- Section 31D Payment of salaries upon death of officers or employees; discharge of liability
- Section 31E Voluntary services at public schools by state employees; effect on salaries
- Section 32 Time for presentment for payment of checks issued by the state treasurer; place for payment of checks not timely presented; transfer of unclaimed funds; refunds
- Section 32A Unpaid wages and salaries; unclaimed wage fund; refunds
- Section 33 Repealed, 1931, 426, Sec. 2
- Section 34 Deposit of public monies
- Section 34A Repealed, 2006, 139, Sec. 39
- Section 35 Bonds or other securities; assignments, etc.
- Section 36 Mortgages held by commonwealth; discharge; assignments
- Section 37 Real estate acquired by foreclosure; sale by state
- Section 38 Investment of commonwealth funds; loans
- Section 38A Investment funds; establishment; sale of participation units
- Section 38B Deferred compensation committee
- Section 38C Investments; bonds or notes; contracts; powers of state treasurer; payments to constitute general obligations
- Section 39 Bonds, etc., held by commonwealth; exchanges
- Section 40 Trust deposits with state; form; investment
- Section 41 Bonds, etc., of commonwealth; custody
- Section 42 Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 112
- Section 43 Repealed, 1926, 143
- Section 44 Unappropriated income
- Section 45 Securities purchased for sinking funds
- Section 46 Transfer of securities from one fund to another
- Section 47 Borrowing in anticipation of receipts; use of notes to pay taxes of bearer
- Section 47A Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 112
- Section 48 Signatures on bonds and notes
- Section 48A Facsimile signatures, bonds, notes, interest coupons; signatures of former officers
- Section 48B Bonds and notes; official statements; advertising; collateral tax consequences to social security recipients
- Section 49 Sinking fund for commonwealth bonds; investments
- Section 49A Minibonds; issuance and sale; limitations; regulations
- Section 49B Insurance or credit line security for bonds and notes; agreements with brokers
- Section 49C College savings programs; issuance and sale of bonds; powers and duties of state treasurer
- Section 50 Serial and sinking fund payments; certification
- Section 51 Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 112
- Section 52 Repealed, 1999, 68, Sec. 7
- Section 53 Notes or bonds maturing later than three years after issuance; requirements for inviting purchase proposals; waiver
- Section 53A Refunding bonds; issuance; proceeds; terms; report
- Section 54 Deposits or other security for proposals by bidders
- Section 55 Sale of bonds, etc.; expenditures
- Section 56 Transfers of reverted funds; sales of bonds or other securities
- Section 57 Repealed, 1968, 536
- Section 58 Registered bonds exchanged for coupon bonds or defaced bonds
- Section 59 Lost or destroyed interest-bearing bonds; duplicates
- Section 60 Lost or destroyed interest-bearing bonds; owner's indemnity bonds
- Section 60A General obligations of the commonwealth, full faith and credit; negotiable instruments; direct debt limit
- Section 60B Capital debt affordability committee; estimation of prudent amount of new debt each fiscal year
- Section 61 Claims for materials or labor against commonwealth; oath of claimants
- Section 62 Repealed, 1943, 83, Sec. 2
- Section 63 Unlawful exercise or departments abuse of power; commonwealth, commissions, officers, etc.; court restraint
- Section 64 Deferred compensation contracts; public employees; investments
- Section 64A Individual retirement accounts; public employees
- Section 64B Deferred compensation contracts between governmental bodies and employees; investments
- Section 64C Individual retirement accounts between governmental bodies and employees
- Section 64D Deferred compensation program, annuity or other defined contribution plan; required participation
- Section 64E Qualified defined contribution plan for employees of not-for-profit employer
- Section 65 Delegation of certain powers and duties by secretaries of executive offices established under Chapters six A and seven; review by secretary of administration and finance
- Section 66 Violation of state finance laws; penalties
- Section 67 to 70 Repealed, 1992, 133, Sec. 346
- Section 71 Treasurer's obligation regarding local aid intercepts
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