Bill
H 4083
Creates a dedicated Bourne Bridge Replacement Fund and transfers $200,000,000 from the Education and Transportation Fund to finance the bridge replacement.
Status snapshot
- Bill number: H 4083 (House Docket No. 3271) — introduced in the Massachusetts General Court (2025–2026 session).
- Primary sponsor: Rep. David T. Vieira; cosponsors listed include Steven G. Xiarhos and Julian Cyr.
- Current procedural notes in the provided record are mixed; the text shows the measure creating a dedicated Bourne Bridge Replacement Fund and directing a one‑time transfer of revenue. The record also contains material from an unrelated South Carolina concurrent resolution (see “Document note” below).
Purpose and intent
- Establish a dedicated fund to finance the replacement of the Bourne Bridge and to provide an immediate, specified source of capital for that project by transferring $200,000,000 in income surtax revenue into the new fund.
Key provisions
1. Bourne Bridge Replacement Fund (new section 2KKKKKK in Chapter 29)
- Creates a separate, nonreverting fund on the Commonwealth’s books called the Bourne Bridge Replacement Fund.
- Administration: Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will administer the fund.
- Acceptable credits: appropriations or transfers specifically designated for the fund; public and private gifts, grants, donations; federal funds intended for Bourne Bridge replacement; and any interest earned on fund assets.
- Use of funds: MassDOT may expend amounts in the fund for costs related to the replacement of the Bourne Bridge without further appropriation.
- Fund characteristics: money in the fund does not revert to the General Fund at fiscal year end and the fund is not subject to section 5C of Chapter 29 (i.e., it is excluded from lapse/reversion rules covered by that section).
Who would be affected
- Primary: MassDOT — will manage and spend the fund for the bridge replacement.
- Financially affected accounts: the Education and Transportation Fund (source of the $200 million transfer) would be reduced by that amount, potentially affecting the balance available for other uses supported by that fund.
- Project beneficiaries: the Bourne Bridge replacement project and contractors/vendors working on that project would benefit from the dedicated financing.
Procedural/timing notes
- The transfer is tied to certification timing (collected FY 2025, certified after 7/20/2025). Once the act takes effect, the $200 million transfer must occur within 30 days.
- The bill text and legislative record provided include overlapping/ambiguous entries (see Document note). Confirm current committee referrals and hearing dates with the official Massachusetts legislative website for up‑to‑date status.
Document note (important)
- The packet supplied appears to contain two distinct measures merged into one file: (A) the Massachusetts bill H 4083 regarding the Bourne Bridge fund and transfer of $200 million, and (B) a South Carolina concurrent resolution declaring “South Carolina Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Day” (April 1, 2025). These are unrelated measures from different jurisdictions. This summary focuses on the Massachusetts Bourne Bridge legislation. If you need a separate summary of the South Carolina resolution, I can provide that as well.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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