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Mass. House accepts $1.38 billion supplemental spending plan splitting fair‑share surtax surplus between transportation and education
Summary
The Massachusetts House accepted a conference committee report on a supplemental appropriations bill that directs roughly $1.38 billion — mostly fair‑share surtax surplus — to transportation and education, including major allocations for the MBTA and special education reimbursements.
The Massachusetts House of Representatives accepted a conference committee report and passed House Bill 4227, a $1.38 billion supplemental appropriations measure that draws largely on surplus revenue from the fair‑share surtax and directs the bulk of the funds to transportation and education.
Representative Michael Wicks of Boston, who presented the conference report on the floor, said the bill reflects the House’s effort to balance spending between education and transportation after FY24 produced a larger‑than‑expected surtax revenue surplus. “The legislation that is before you today is the final conference committee report on how to spend the FY '24 surplus funds from the fair share surtax,” Wicks said.
The conference report allocates about $1.3 billion drawn from surtax…
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