Chapter 29

Section 1. All words and terms defined by section 1 of chapter 7C and appearing in this chapter, except for the phrases ''state agency'' and ''state authority'', shall have the meaning defined in that section, unless the context shall indicate another meaning or intent. As used i…

Section 12. Appropriations by the general court shall be made for the fiscal year unless otherwise specifically provided in such appropriation.

Section 12A. Beginning June 1 of any year, obligations may be incurred against appropriations for items to be delivered or for services to be rendered on or after the beginning of the next fiscal year; provided, however, that said obligations are in accordance with law and the am…

Section 12B. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the fiscal year for the payment of classified personal services shall be the fiscal year established by clause ninth of section 7 of chapter 4…

Section 13. Encumbrances outstanding on the records of the comptroller's office at the close of the fiscal year may be applied to the payment thereof in the 2 months immediately succeeding such fiscal year.

Section 13A. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, upon receiving a written request from the secretary, the comptroller shall transfer to the General Fund all or part of the unexpended balance of a fund, trust fund or other separate account, whether establis…

Section 14. (a) Appropriations for other than ordinary maintenance, unless otherwise specifically provided in the appropriation, shall be available for expenditure in the 2 fiscal years following June 30 of the calendar year in which the appropriation is made and any portion of s…

Section 15. An appropriation shall supersede an earlier one made for the same object.

Section 16. Payments authorized by appropriation acts shall be made from budgeted revenue, if no other provision is expressly made for such payment.

Section 17. An appropriation act shall not be construed to require a payment to a person with whom the commonwealth has an unadjusted account. The governor, upon receiving satisfactory information that money is illegally withheld from the commonwealth by any person, shall instruc…

Section 18. Except as otherwise provided, no money shall be paid by the commonwealth without a warrant from the governor drawn in accordance with an appropriation then in effect, and after the demand or account to be paid has been certified by the comptroller; provided, that the …

Section 19A. Whenever a general appropriation act provides that transfers shall be made from a fund, account or receipts, of a specific sum, a percentage of payments, or a sum equivalent to payments, such transfers of a specific sum shall be made upon the effective date of such a…

Section 2. There shall be a General Fund of the commonwealth, into which all revenue payable to the commonwealth shall be paid, except revenue required by law to be paid into a fund other than the General Fund and revenue for or on account of sinking funds, trust funds or trust d…

Section 20. No account or demand requiring the certificate of the comptroller or warrant of the governor shall be paid from an appropriation unless it has been authorized and approved by the head of the department, office, commission or institution for which it was contracted; no…

Section 20C. Any commercial vendor to whom any state agency of the commonwealth is liable for late penalty interest under section 29B shall, prior to payment of said interest, submit to said state agency an invoice for said interest under applicable rules and regulations of the c…

Section 22. Except as otherwise expressly provided, no greater sum from an appropriation shall be drawn from the treasury at any one time than is necessary to meet expenses then incurred.

Section 23. Any officer authorized to expend money in behalf of the commonwealth may have money advanced to the officer from the treasury for such purposes, in such sums and subject to such rules and regulations as the comptroller may determine. The state treasurer shall manage a…

Section 23A. Subject to sections 24 and 25, the comptroller shall provide for payments by officers receiving advances under this chapter and to section 20 of chapter 18B, to eligible organizations under contract with the commonwealth to provide social, educational or rehabilitati…

Section 24. Such officers shall certify that the amount is needed for immediate use, and, as specifically as may be, the purposes for which the expenditure is required. The certificate shall bear the approval of the officer or department having the supervision of such expenditure…

Section 25. Such officers shall, within 30 days after receipt of an advance, file with the comptroller a detailed statement of the amounts expended subsequent to the previous accounting, approved by the officer or department authorized to supervise such expenditure, with vouchers…

Section 26. Expenses of offices and departments for compensation of officers, members and employees and for other purposes shall not exceed the appropriations made therefor by the general court or the allotments made therefor by the governor. No obligation incurred by any officer…

Section 27. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no department, office, commission and institution shall incur an expense, increase a salary or employ a new clerk, assistant or other subordinate, unless an appropriation by the general court and an allotment…

Section 27C. Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary: (a) Any law taking effect on or after January 1, 1981 imposing any direct service or cost obligation upon any city or town shall be effective in any city or town only if such law is accepted by vote or by th…

Section 28. The cost of printing and publishing any publication issued by or on behalf of the commonwealth by any office or department shall be paid from the appropriation for such office or department.

Section 29. Any subsidiary account set up as prescribed in a schedule referred to in section 27, on the books of any department, office, commission or institution, receiving an appropriation from the commonwealth, may be increased or decreased by the interchange with any other su…

Section 29A. The secretary of administration and finance shall make, and may from time to time amend, rules and regulations governing the use of consultants in all departments, offices, boards, agencies, commissions and institutions. Such rules and regulations shall be open to pu…

Section 29B. The secretary of administration and finance shall make, and may from time to time amend, rules and regulations governing the procurement and administration of contracts with organizations providing social, rehabilitative, health or special education services. Such ru…

Section 29C. Except as otherwise provided for by law, the general court or any agency of the executive or judicial branches of the government which acquires property or services from a commercial vendor, including both profit and not for profit corporations, excluding state emplo…

Section 29D. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the officer having charge of any state agency may retain the services of 1 or more private persons, companies, associations or corporations for the purpose of collection of debts owed to the commonwealth, other than those cove…

Section 29E. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the comptroller may enter into contracts or interdepartmental service agreements for the purpose of identifying and pursuing increased revenue collection, cost avoidance, the maximum reimbursement opportunit…

Section 29F. (a) As used in this section the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:— ''Affiliates'', entities which are affiliates of each other when either directly or indirectly one concern or individual controls or ha…

Section 29G. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the officer having charge of a state agency may retain the services of private persons, companies, associations or corporations for the purpose of recoupment of overcharges to the commonwealth for utility ex…

Section 29H. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the comptroller may assess late charge rates, in addition to any other late fees or interest provided by law, against any person, entity or contractor owing an overdue payment to the commonwealth, or to a city, town housing or…

Section 29I. The comptroller shall develop and implement a payment system and regulations for interdepartmental fiscal transactions including interdepartmental service agreements and interdepartmental chargebacks. The chargeback system and regulation shall require state agencies …

Section 29J. Notwithstanding section 50 of chapter 3, or any other general or special law to the contrary, a state agency or state authority shall not use state funds to pay for an executive or legislative agent, as defined in section 39 of said chapter 3, unless the executive or…

Section 29K. (a) Each state authority that receives a total amount of appropriations from the commonwealth equal to or in excess of $500,000 in any fiscal year shall, on an annual basis, conduct an audit of those funds. Each such audit shall be conducted by an independent auditor…

Section 2AAA. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Fund. The fund shall provide agencies under the executive office of health and human services with funding t…

Section 2AAAA. There shall be a State Athletic Commission Fund, which shall be a separate, nonbudgeted special revenue fund to be administered by the division of occupational licensure. The fund shall be credited with: (i) appropriations, bond proceeds or other money authorized o…

Section 2AAAAA. There shall be a Safety Net Provider Trust Fund. The fund shall be administered by the secretary of health and human services. Payments from the fund shall be: (i) subject to the availability of federal financial participation; (ii) made under federally-approved p…

Section 2AAAAAA. (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Portable Order for Life Sustaining Treatment Trust Fund. The secretary of health and human services shall be the trustee of the fund and shall expend mon…

Section 2B. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund, to be known as the Federal Capital Improvement Fund. Money received from the federal government on account of projects financed in whole or in part by appropriations authorized to …

Section 2BBBB. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Commonwealth Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Fund. The fund shall be credited with all sales tax revenues collected from the sale of alcoholic beverag…

Section 2BBBBB. There shall be an Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Product Cleanup Fund. There shall be credited to the fund: (i) the fees imposed under subsection (A) of section 2 of chapter 21J in the manner set forth pursuant to clause (i) of subsection (C) of said section 2…

Section 2BBBBBB. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise: [ Definition of "Dedicated transportation income surtax revenue amount'' of subsection (a) effective until July 1, 2025. For text eff…

Section 2C. All income from federal grants which shall include grants in aid and subventions, received by any department, institution, board, commission, agency, officer or employee of the commonwealth from the federal government, whether directly or through an intermediary, othe…

Section 2CCCC. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Local Aid Stabilization Fund. The fund shall consist of monies transferred to it from the Gaming Revenue Fund established in section 59 of chapter 23K, all oth…

Section 2CCCCC. (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Civics Project Trust Fund. The fund shall be administered by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education. The fund shall be credited with: (i) …

Section 2CCCCCC. (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund known as the Education and Transportation Reserve Fund. The fund shall be credited with: (i) funds transferred pursuant to subsection (c) of section 2BBBBBB; (ii) appropria…

Section 2DDD. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth, a separate fund to be known as the Department of Fire Services Hazardous Materials Emergency Mitigation Response Recovery Trust Fund, consisting of any monies appropriated to the fund by the gen…