Bill > H434

This bill modifies how lottery revenues and local government aid are distributed in Massachusetts by replacing an existing section of law. The bill defines "budgeted aid" as unrestricted aid, payments in lieu of taxes, and education aid to cities and towns, and mandates that state lottery revenue be apportioned to cities and towns proportionally based on lottery sales in each locality. The state treasurer will distribute budgeted aid in 12 equal monthly payments, and is directed to use the most recent U.S. Census Bureau population estimates when calculating distributions for various assistance programs, including the chapter 70 school aid program and aid to regional public libraries. The bill also ensures flexibility by allowing for the distribution of other state government payments to cities and towns through these monthly payments and permits deductions from distributions to satisfy amounts owed to the state by those municipalities. This change aims to create a more transparent and consistent method of allocating state funds to local governments.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H434