Section 63. There is established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund, consisting of monies appropriated to the fund by the general court and income derived from the investment of monies appropriated to the fund, known as the capital facility planning fund.
Allocation of monies from such fund shall be made according to section 62. The purpose of the capital facility planning fund shall be to provide monies for the planning of capital facility projects by state agencies other than counties. Priority in the allocation of monies from such fund shall be given to projects:
(i) which are included in any long range capital facilities development plan previously approved by the general court or in any master plan, consistent with such long range plans, previously approved by the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance or
(ii) whose rapid progress is indicated by statutes which provide for capital facility projects to advance specific agency programs, goals or objectives; and for which the delay in seeking monies through the normal capital budget process provided for by this chapter would cause a serious loss in use of the proposed capital facility if it were unavailable or cause a percentage increase in total project cost substantially larger than that for other projects at a comparable stage of development.
Monies from the capital facility planning fund may be allocated, in accordance with priorities stated above, for the preparation of environmental impact reports to comply with the requirements of chapter 12 and chapter 30.
Monies from the capital facility fund may be allocated, in accordance with the priorities stated above, for options to purchase land or buildings which will be used for capital facility projects specifically identified in the allocation request.
If monies spent on a capital facility project are allocated from the capital facility planning fund and the funds for the acquisition of a site for or the design or design and construction of such project are appropriated or authorized then a sum of money equal to that allocation shall be deducted from the amount so appropriated or authorized and returned to the capital facility planning fund.
In no case shall a request for monies or monies be allocated for projects for which a similar request is currently being considered according to the capital budget process for the current fiscal year provided for by this chapter or which was so considered during the capital budget process for the previous fiscal year and failed to receive an appropriation or authorization.
Requests for monies from the capital facility planning fund may be made by state agencies other than counties and only after approval of such requests by the secretary of the executive office in which that agency is located, except in the case of a public institution of higher learning, only after approval by the board of higher education.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 7c - Capital Asset Management and Maintenance
Section 1 - Definitions Applicable to This Chapter and Chapter 29
Section 3 - Coordination of Capital Facility Project Plans and Programs
Section 7 - Court Facilities Acquisition, Control, Disposition, etc.; Director of Court Facilities
Section 10 - Advisory Council on Capital Asset Management and Maintenance
Section 11 - Office of Programming; Director of Programming
Section 12 - Duties and Responsibilities of Director of Programming
Section 13 - Office of Project Management; Director of Project Management
Section 14 - Duties and Responsibilities of Director of Project Management
Section 17 - Change Orders or Other Contract Modifications
Section 18 - Request for Change Order; Approval or Disapproval; Appeal
Section 21 - General Principles Applicable to Equitable Adjustments
Section 22 - Resident Engineers
Section 23 - Acceptance of Federal Funds or Assistance
Section 25 - Control of Supervision of Projects by the Director of Facilities Management
Section 28 - Duties and Responsibilities of Director of Facilities Management
Section 30 - Evaluation of Energy Consumption of Buildings and Their Major Energy Using Systems
Section 34 - Procedure for the Disposition of Real Property by Sale, Rental or Otherwise
Section 35a - Termination of Lease for Nonappropriation or Nonallotment; Renegotiation of Lease
Section 40 - Rules and Regulations for the Acquisition, Utilization and Disposition of Real Property
Section 42 - Reporting of Lease or Any Agreement for Tenancy at Will or Other Rental of Space
Section 45 - Designer Selection Board
Section 46 - Jurisdiction of Designer Selection Board; Exemptions From Jurisdiction
Section 47 - Public Notice Requirements for Contracts for Design Services
Section 52 - Appointment of Designer or Interior Designer for Continued or Extended Services
Section 53 - Expedited Selection Procedures Upon Declaration of Emergency Situation
Section 54 - Adoption of Written Selection Procedure Prior to Award of Contract for Design Services
Section 57 - Adoption of Procedures and Regulations to Implement Secs. 44 to 58
Section 59 - Study or Program Required Prior to Contracting for Design or Construction Services
Section 62 - Contingency Funds or Accounts
Section 63 - Capital Facility Planning Fund
Section 64 - Long-Range Capital Facilities Development Plans
Section 65 - Required Content of Long-Range Capital Facilities Development Plans
Section 69 - Design and Construction Contingency Reserve Account
Section 70 - Emergency Repair Reserve Account
Section 72 - Annual Reporting by Commissioner to Governor and General Court